Enforcing EU Law at the National Level EU General Principles and the Imposition of Fines

Introduction
Dawid Miąsik

Part 1 Enforcement of EU law at the national level by fines - General Issues

1. Duty to respect the EU general principles of law and fundamental rights in national fining proceedings

Monika Szwarc

2. The principle of consistent interpretation: Its application and limitations in national fining proceedings

Agnieszka Sołtys 

3. The consequences of the failure to observe European general principles and fundamental rights in national fining proceedings

Dawid Miąsik, Rafał Poździk

Part 2  Application of specific general principles of EU law in national fining proceedings

4. Principle of legal certainty – Does it really limit the effectiveness of EU law in national fining proceedings?

Dagmara Kornobis-Romanowska

5. The principle of the protection of legitimate expectations – Still more promising than delivering?

Łukasz Prus

6. The principles of equality and non-discrimination in fining proceedings

Monika Domańska

7. The principle of proportionality and assessment of national fines

Dawid Miąsik

8. The principle of ne bis in idem - A protection against disproportionate penalty – A new version of an old principle

Kamil Kapica

9. Principle of good administration: How the general principles of EU law supplement the Charter of Fundamental Rights in national fining proceedings

Inga Kawka

10. Principle of rights of defence – Between procedural autonomy and effectiveness of EU fundamental rights in national fining proceedings

Krystyna Kowalik-Bańczyk

11. Right to an effective remedy – A judicial right binding administrative authorities

Michalina Szpyrka 

Part 3  Enforcement of EU law at the national level by fines - Specific problems and case studies

12. Principle of legal certainty in addressing novel anticompetitive abuses of a dominant position in the digital economy: What should the role of antitrust authorities be in imposing fines?

Artur Szmigielski

13. Mitigation of fines by national data protection authorities: A case study of Bisnode – III OSK 2538/21

Dominika Kuźnicka-Błaszkowska

14. The ne bis in idem principle and the legal liability of natural persons for bid rigging (The case of Polish competition and criminal law)

Grzegorz Materna

Conclusions – Towards a common standard in national fining proceedings?

Dawid Miąsik 

Biography

Dawid Miąsik is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of European Law at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland, and a Judge of the Polish Supreme Court in the Chamber of Labour and Social Security.