This rapid increase is caused on the one hand by the constant proliferation of Community Law, and on the other hand, from the increased severity of a Commission that has at its disposal, since the adoption of the Maastricht Treaty, effective instruments of oppression, notably Articles 226 and 228 of the EC Treaty.
Cette multiplication découle, d'une part, de la prolifération constante du droit communautaire, d'autre part, de la sévérité accrue de la Commission qui dispose, depuis Maastricht, d'instruments répressifs efficaces, notamment avec les articles 226 et 228 du TCE.