Judgment_paragraph 20 · Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-53/88)

20With regard to Emergency Law No 690/1945, which provides for terms of imprisonment of up to three months for employers who do not pay the remuneration due to their employees within specified time-limits, it is sufficient to state that that is a criminal law which does not in itself guarantee employees payment of their outstanding claims in the event of their employer's insolvency, which is the essential objective of the directive, as is clear from the first recital in the preamble thereto.

Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-53/88)

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