Judgment_paragraph 20 · Vlaamse Oliemaatschappij NV v FOD Financiën (C-499/10)

20However, in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by European Union directives, Member States must respect the general principles of law that form part of the European Union legal order, which include, in particular, the principles of legal certainty and proportionality (see, inter alia, Federation of Technological Industries and Others, paragraph 29, and Case C-271/06 Netto Supermarkt [2008] ECR I-771, paragraph 18).

Vlaamse Oliemaatschappij NV v FOD Financiën (C-499/10)

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