Editing Numerus clausus (section)

== Matters other than education ==

''Numerus clausus'' is also a rule that regulates the number of practitioners of a public service in many areas. In the U.S., for instance, it can limit the number of liquor stores to be found in a given geographic area.

In France, it limits the distribution of [[civil law notary|public notaries]] geographically and, in effect, limits competition for their services (since their fees are fixed by the state). Notaries handle, for instance, title transactions, which is not allowed to lawyers in France. Similar limitations apply to [[pharmacist]]s, and to licensed premises for the consumption of strong alcoholic beverages.

In India the system of [[Mandal Commission|caste quotas for job placement]] is enforced,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-08-16/news/27551045_1_upper-caste-quota-obc-leaders-mandal-commission | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151004184122/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-08-16/news/27551045_1_upper-caste-quota-obc-leaders-mandal-commission | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 4, 2015 | title = Fear of OBC backlash may derail upper caste quota plan | website = timesofindia-economictimes | access-date = 2016-02-29 }}</ref> and vigorously defended by strikes and riots.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/22/india-caste-protesters-accept-offer-to-end-riots-and-water-crisis | title = Delhi faces water crisis after canal sabotaged in deadly protests | agency = Agence France-Presse | date = 2016-02-22 | newspaper = The Guardian | language = en-GB | issn = 0261-3077 | access-date = 2016-02-29}}</ref>

Often, the rule is administered by the corporation or professional body to which the public servant must adhere, but it is also employed by state entities that have the responsibility for assuring the uniformity of a public service across a national geography.