Judgment_paragraph 52 · Melli Bank plc v Council of the European Union (C-380/09 P)

52According to settled case-law, the principle of proportionality is one of the general principles of European Union law and requires that measures implemented through provisions of European Union law be appropriate for attaining the legitimate objectives pursued by the legislation at issue and must not go beyond what is necessary to achieve them (Case C-491/01 British American Tobacco (Investments) and Imperial Tobacco [2002] ECR I-11453, paragraph 122; Joined Cases C-453/03, C-11/04, C-12/04 and C-194/04 ABNA and Others [2005] ECR I-10423, paragraph 68; and Case C-58/08 Vodafone and Others [2010] ECR I-4999, paragraph 51).

Melli Bank plc v Council of the European Union (C-380/09 P)

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