Judgment_paragraph 43 · Falke KGaA v European Commission (T-306/21)

43Compliance of a measure with the principle of proportionality thus includes three components. The first component relates to its appropriateness, namely whether it is able to achieve the legitimate objective pursued. The second component concerns its necessity and implies that the legitimate objective in question cannot be achieved by less restrictive but equally appropriate means (see, to that effect, judgment of 26 September 2013, Dansk Jurist- og Økonomforbund, C‑546/11, EU:C:2013:603, paragraph 69). Lastly, the third component, sometimes referred to as ‘proportionality in the strict sense’, relates to its proportionality, namely the absence of disproportionate disadvantages in relation to the aims pursued (see, to that effect, judgments of 7 March 2013, Poland v Commission, T‑370/11, EU:T:2013:113, paragraph 89, and of 26 September 2014, Romonta v Commission, T‑614/13, EU:T:2014:835, paragraph 74).