CELEX:62020CJ0570: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 5 May 2022.#Criminal proceedings against Direction départementale des finances publiques de la Haute-Savoie.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Fraudulent concealment of tax due – Penalties – National legislation which provides for an administrative penalty and a criminal penalty for the same acts – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 49 – Article 50 – Principle ne bis in idem – Article 52(1) – Limitations to the principle ne bis in idem – Requirement to provide for clear and precise rules – Possibility of taking into account the interpretation of national legislation by national courts – Need to provide for rules ensuring the proportionality of all of the penalties imposed – Penalties of different kinds.#Case C-570/20.
May 9, 2022
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