According to the Court, the French authorities neglected to carry out controls which were effective, proportionate and dissuasive, as required by the Community rules and were not carrying out a sufficient number of proceedings leading to penalties which were effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Selon la Cour, les autorités françaises procédaient à un nombre insuffisant de contrôles effectifs, proportionnés et dissuasifs au regard de la réglementation communautaire et engageaient un nombre insuffisant de poursuites aboutissant à des sanctions effectives, proportionnées et dissuasives.