Judgment_paragraph 45 · PJ v Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli - Ufficio dei monopoli per la Toscana and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (C-452/20)

45In those circumstances, it appears that a system of penalties, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides, in addition to the imposition of an administrative fine, for an ancillary administrative penalty consisting of the suspension of the tobacconist’s shop trading licence of the economic operator concerned may significantly undermine, or even eliminate, economic considerations which may lead tobacco retailers to sell tobacco products to minors despite the prohibition on such sales.