In order to avoid forum shopping with regard to penalties and to ensure consistent application of this Regulation, Member States should lay down harmonised rules on penalties for infringements of this Regulation. However, since infringements of this Regulation could also infringe other Union legislation closely linked to the prohibitions and obligations in this Regulation, such as customs legislation, restrictive measures or Regulation (EU) 2017/1938, the imposition of penalties should not lead to a breach of the principle of ne bis in idem, in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the relevant jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union. This Regulation is without prejudice to the imposition of criminal penalties under national law.
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