83This interpretation cannot be countered by reference to the use in Article 228(2) EC of the conjunction ‘or’ to link the financial penalties capable of being imposed. As the Commission and the Danish, Netherlands, Finnish and United Kingdom Governments have submitted, that conjunction may, linguistically, have an alternative or a cumulative sense and must therefore be read in the context in which it is used. In light of the objective pursued by Article 228 EC, the conjunction ‘or’ in Article 228(2) EC must be understood as being used in a cumulative sense.
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