Judgment_paragraph 48 · Giovanni Pesce and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Dipartimento della Protezione Civile and Others (C-78/16, C-79/16)

48That principle must, in addition, be applied having regard to the principle of proportionality, which requires that measures adopted by EU institutions should not exceed the limits of what is appropriate and necessary in order to attain the legitimate objectives pursued by the legislation in question, and where 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 (see, inter alia, judgment of 17 October 2013, Schaible, C‑101/12, EU:C:2013:661, paragraph 29).