34In that regard, it is settled case-law that, by providing that the property and assets of the European Union may not be the subject of any administrative or legal measure of constraint without the authorisation of the Court, Article 1 of the Protocol is intended to prevent any interference with the functioning and independence of the European Union. It is clear from the wording of that provision that such immunity is automatic and, in the absence of the authorisation of the Court, prevents the execution of any measure of constraint against the European Union without there being any need for the institution concerned to expressly rely on Article 1 of the Protocol (order of 29 September 2015, ANKO v Commission, C‑2/15 SA, not published, EU:C:2015:670, paragraph 12 and the case-law cited).
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