48However when taking all appropriate measures to ensure fulfilment of the obligations arising under a directive, pursuant to Article 5 of the Treaty, the Member States are required to comply with the general principles of Community law, in particular the principle of proportionality (see, to that effect, inter alia Case C-326/88 Hansen [1990] ECR I-2911, paragraphs 17 to 19).
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