Judgment_paragraph 323 · MasterCard, Inc. and Others v European Commission (T-111/08)

323It should be borne in mind that the principle of proportionality, which is among the general principles of European Union law, requires that measures adopted by European Union institutions do not exceed the limits of what is appropriate and necessary in order to attain the objectives legitimately pursued by the legislation in question; when there is a choice between several appropriate measures, recourse must be had to the least onerous, and the disadvantages caused must not be disproportionate to the aims pursued (Case C-180/96 United Kingdom v Commission [1998] ECR I-2265, paragraph 96, and Case C-189/01 Jippes and Others [2001] ECR I-5689, paragraph 81).

MasterCard, Inc. and Others v European Commission (T-111/08)

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