Principle Of Proportionality

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Principle of proportionality

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6133 Principle of proportionality

Alternative Concepts

• Principle of necessity

Definition

Principle in accordance with which the Commission, pursuant to the Amsterdam Protocol, proposes measures which are proportional to the aim pursued, allowing each Member State the largest possible margin for realising these measures on a national scale.

Other Languages

• Spanish: Principio de proporcionalidad
• French: Principe de proportionnalité
• German: Grundsatz der Verhältnismäßigkeit
• Italian: Principio di proporzionalità
• Portuguese: Princípio da proporcionalidade
• Polish: Zasada proporcjonalności

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