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Safe Interenvios, SA v Liberbank, SA and Others (C-235/14)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
Question 2(b) and (c)(i) and (iii)
105

Safe Interenvios, SA v Liberbank, SA and Others (C-235/14)

Judgment of 10 Mar 2016law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-235-14/para_105@2026-11-12

105Thirdly, in order to assess whether such national legislation is proportionate, it is necessary to determine the level of protection desired by the Member State concerned with respect to the identified level of risk of money laundering or terrorist financing.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-235/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:154
Decided: 10 Mar 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona (Provincial Court, Barcelona, Spain)
Applicant: Safe Interenvíos SA
Defendants: Liberbank SA; Banco de Sabadell SA; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
Rapporteur: A. Rosas
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 5 judges
T. von Danwitz, D. Šváby, A. Rosas, E. Juhász, C. Vajda
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0235

Topics

Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Free movement of capital Internal market - Principles Protection of personal data

History · 1 version

10 Mar 2016Reading

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Interprets 1: Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 12: SIA 'Rodl & Partner' v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (C-562/20)3 provisions; AS 'PrivatBank' and Others v Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija (C-78/21); Criminal proceedings against Atanas Ognyanov (C-614/14); Parchetul de pe lângă Tribunalul Braşov v LG and MH (C-790/19); Petya Milkova v Izpalnitelen direktor na Agentsiata za privatizatsia i sledprivatizatsionen kontrol (C-406/15); Servizio Elettrico Nazionale SpA and Others v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato and Others (C-377/20); Scotch Whisky Association v Michael Klotz (C-44/17); SN and Others v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-540/22); BAWAG PSK Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse AG v European Central Bank (T-667/21); AS „PrivatBank” v Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija (C-480/18); Belgische Staat v Wereldhave Belgium Comm. VA and Others (C-448/15); ‘Private Equity Insurance Group’ SIA v ‘Swedbank’ AS (C-156/15)
Cites 18: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Directive 95/46/EC; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2010/78/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 98/26/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2003/6/EC, 2003/41/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2004/109/EC, 2005/60/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC and 2009/65/EC in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority); Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (Text with EEA relevance); Federico Cipolla v Rosaria Fazari, née Portolese and Stefano Macrino and Claudia Capoparte v Roberto Meloni (C-94/04, C-202/04); Elliniki Radiophonia Tiléorassi AE and Panellinia Omospondia Syllogon Prossopikou v Dimotiki Etairia Pliroforissis and Sotirios Kouvelas and Nicolaos Avdellas and others (C-260/89); Ministre du Budget, des Comptes publics et de la Fonction publique v Accor SA (C-310/09); Robert Pfleger and Others (C-390/12); Directive 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the internal market amending Directives 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 97/5/EC (Text with EEA relevance); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-168/04); European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (C-296/12); Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administración del Estado (C-212/11); Azienda sanitaria locale n. 5 ‘Spezzino’ and Others v San Lorenzo Soc. coop. Sociale and Croce Verde Cogema cooperativa sociale Onlus (C-113/13); Argenta Spaarbank NV v Belgische Staat (C-578/14); Safe Interenvios, SA v Liberbank, SA and Others (C-235/14); Víctor Manuel Julian Hernández and Others v Reino de España (Subdelegación del Gobierno de España en Alicante) and Others (C-198/13); Equitalia Nord SpA v CLR di Camelliti Serafino & C. Snc (C-68/14)