Article 70

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Article 70
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Effective application of penalties and exercise of powers to impose penalties by competent authorities
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Member States shall ensure that when determining the type of admin­ istrative penalties or other administrative measures and the level of administrative pecuniary penalties, the competent authorities shall take into account all relevant circumstances, including, where appropriate:

(a)    the gravity and the duration of the breach;

(b)    the degree of responsibility of the natural or legal person responsible for the breach;

(c)    the financial strength of the natural or legal person responsible for the breach, as indicated, for example, by the total turnover of a legal person or the annual income of a natural person;

(d)    the importance of profits gained or losses avoided by the natural or legal person responsible for the breach, insofar as they can be determined;

(e)    the losses for third parties caused by the breach, insofar as they can be determined;

(f)    the level of cooperation of the natural or legal person responsible for the breach with the competent authority;

(g)    previous breaches by the natural or legal person responsible for the breach;

(h)    any potential systemic consequences of the breach.