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Self-check exercisesDuring his stay in Paris, a British tourist suffered an injury resultingfrom a violent assault at a metro station exit. In France, victims of anassault resulting in physical injury are entitled to the award of statecompensation for harm caused in that state, but only if they haveFrench citizenship or hold a residence permit. The Court of Justiceruled that the right in a Member State to financial compensation inthe case of physical injury is part of the right to receive servicesunder the same conditions as nationals of that Member State. Didthe conditions under which victims of assault were awarded statecompensation in France constitute discrimination as prohibitedunder EU law?YesNoSpain allowed free entry to national museums only to its nationals,foreigners resident in Spain, and citizens of other EU MemberStates under the age of 21. Citizens of other Member States overthe age of 21 were required to pay an entrance fee. The EuropeanCommission claimed that the freedom to provide servicesrecognised by the Treaty includes the freedom for the recipients ofservices, including tourists, to go to another Member State in orderto enjoy those services under the same conditions as nationals. TheCommission maintained that right relates not only to access toservices but also to all the ancillary advantages that affect theconditions under which those services are provided or received.Since visiting museums is one of the determining reasons for whichtourists, as recipients of services, decide to go to another MemberState, there is a close link between the freedom of movement whichthey enjoy under the Treaty and museum admission conditions. TheKingdom of Spain stated that the rules in question were notdiscriminatory in so far as Article 22 (3) of the Regulation on State211.1 Dynamic European Integration Environment 1. 2. YES NO