Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Spain) - Tribunal Constitucional

Date: 07/02/2012

Subject: The Tribunal Constitucional quashes the sanctions against an undertaking, because based on a law deemed in contrast with the norms of the “Treaty of the European Community” (today the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) by a decision of the Court of Justice

Parties: Iberdrola, S.A.

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Justice - Art. 49 Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty)

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