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Annett Altmann and Others v Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (C-140/13)
Judgment
The second question
28

Annett Altmann and Others v Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (C-140/13)

Judgment of 12 Nov 2014law://eu/cjeu/2013/c-140-13/para_28@2026-11-10

28Thus, under Article 17(1) of Directive 2004/39, the Member States must ensure that the competent authorities continuously monitor the activities of investment firms so as to assess compliance with their obligations.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-140/13 · ECLI:EU:C:2014:2362
Decided: 12 Nov 2014
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Applicants: Annett Altmann; Torsten Altmann and 7 more
Hans Abel; Waltraud Apitzsch; Uwe Apitzsch; Simone Arnold; Barbara Assheuer; Ingeborg Aubele; Karl-Heinz Aubele
Defendant: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
Rapporteur: J.L. da Cruz Vilaça
Advocate General: N. Jääskinen
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62013CJ0140

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

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12 Nov 2014Reading

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Interprets 1: Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC
Cited by 4: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht v Ewald Baumeister (C-15/16)2 provisions; Enzo Buccioni v Banca d'Italia (C-594/16)2 provisions; Aeris Invest Sàrl v European Central Bank (T-827/17); Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios (OCU) v European Central Bank (T-15/18)
Cites 5: Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC; Directive 2004/109/EC; Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (recast) (Text with EEA relevance); Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) (Text with EEA relevance); Commune de Hillegom v Cornelis Hillenius (C-110/84)