39In that context, the Court has stated that the severity of the penalties must be commensurate with the gravity of the infringements for which they are imposed, in particular by ensuring a genuinely dissuasive effect, while respecting the general principle of proportionality (order of 12 July 2018, Pinzaru and Cirstinoiu, C‑707/17, not published, EU:C:2018:574, paragraph 28 and the case-law cited).
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