Article 79 › 3
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Member States shall ensure that the penalties established pursuant to this Article give due regard to the following, as applicable: (a) the nature, gravity, and extent of the infringement; (b) the population or the environment affected by the infringement, bearing in mind the impact of the infringement on the objective of achieving a high level of protection of human health and the environment; (c) the repetitive or one-off character of the infringement.
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