This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) and in particular the right to liberty and security, the protection of personal data, the freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work, the freedom to conduct a business, the right to property, the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial, the presumption of innocence and the right of defence, the principles of the legality and proportionality of criminal offences and sanctions, as well as the principle of ne bis in idem.
Urramaítear na cearta bunúsacha leis an Treoir seo agus cloítear léi leis na prionsabail a aithnítear go háirithe le Cairt um Chearta Bunúsacha an Aontais Eorpaigh (“an Chairt”) agus go háirithe an ceart chun saoirse agus slándála, sonraí pearsanta a chosaint, an tsaoirse chun slí bheatha a roghnú agus an ceart chun obair a dhéanamh, an tsaoirse chun gnó a sheoladh, an ceart chun maoine, an ceart chun leigheas éifeachtach agus triail chóir a fháil, toimhde na neamhchiontachta agus an ceart chun cosaint a fháil, prionsabail na dlíthiúlachta agus na comhréireachta i dtaca le cionta coiriúla agus pionóis, mar aon le prionsabal ne bis in idem.