This argument...... notar.

[Yulia Newman]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести. " This argument seems to have convinced the great and the good to the effect that today,43 years after the Common Market began, the nationality condition still exists. This violates the spirit and the letter of the EU Treaties"

Выражение встречается в следующем контексте:
" Until now, notaries have justified the nationality condition on the ground that they are protected by Article 45 of the EU Treaty."
Заранее спасибо