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Criminal proceedings against K. M (C-77/20)
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Criminal proceedings against K. M (C-77/20)

Judgment of 11 Feb 2021law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-77-20/para_48@2026-11-10

48If those fines were imposed as the sole sanction for that type of offence, they might not effectively deprive those responsible of the economic benefit derived from their infringement. Thus, such a sanction would be neither effective nor dissuasive.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Sixth Chamber
Case: C-77/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2021:112
Decided: 11 Feb 2021
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Court of Appeal (Ireland)
Rapporteur: C. Toader
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 3 judges
L. Bay Larsen, C. Toader, M. Safjan
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0077

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Charter of Fundamental Rights Fisheries

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006
Cited by 6: Bank Melli Iran v Telekom Deutschland GmbH (C-124/20); Criminal proceedings against G. ST. T (C-655/21); Ultimo Portfolio Investment (Luxembourg) S.A. v KM (C-303/20)2 provisions; PJ v Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli - Ufficio dei monopoli per la Toscana and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (C-452/20); MT v Landespolizeidirektion Steiermark (C-231/20); Criminal proceedings against A (C-35/20)
Cites 11: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Criminal proceedings against Rosanna Laezza (C-375/14); Raffinerie Mediterranee (ERG) SpA, Polimeri Europa SpA and Syndial SpA v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Others and ENI SpA v Ministero Ambiente e Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others (C-379/08, C-380/08); Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms; Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005; Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006; Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-249/08); Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999; Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption; Robert Michal Chmielewski v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-alföldi Regionális Vám- és Pénzügyőri Főigazgatósága (C-255/14); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-304/02)