The direct effect of the principle of proporcionality in the context of the sanctions provided for in article 20 of Directive 2014/67/EU
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is the analysis of the judgment of the Court of Justice of March 8, 2022, case C-205/20. The question referred for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of article 20 of Directive 2014/67/EU of May 15, 2014.This question arose in the context of the dispute bet- ween NE and the Bezirksauptmannschaft Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in relation with the fine that it imposed on NE for various infringements of the Austrian provisions on labor law. This ruling analyzes the direct effect of European Directives, sanctions and the principle of proportionality and its criteria.