Judgment_paragraph 68 · The Queen, on the application of ABNA Ltd and Others v Secretary of State for Health and Food Standards Agency, Fratelli Martini & C. SpA and Cargill Srl v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali and Others, Ferrari Mangimi Srl and Associazione nazionale tra i produttori di alimenti zootecnici (Assalzoo) v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali and Others and Nederlandse Vereniging Diervoederindustrie (Nevedi) v Productschap Diervoeder (C-453/03, C-11/04, C-12/04, C-194/04)

68According to settled case-law, the principle of proportionality, which is one of the general principles of Community law, requires that measures implemented through Community provisions be appropriate for attaining the objective pursued and must not go beyond what is necessary to achieve it (Arnold André, paragraph 45, and Swedish Match, paragraph 47).