Judgment_paragraph 115 · A.B. and Others v Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa and Others (C-824/18)

115In the second place, it should be recalled that, to ensure that such bodies are in a position to ensure the effective judicial protection thus required under the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, maintaining their independence is essential, as confirmed by the second paragraph of Article 47 of the Charter, which refers to access to an ‘independent’ tribunal as one of the requirements linked to the fundamental right to an effective remedy (judgment of 24 June 2019, Commission v Poland (Independance of the Supreme Court), C‑619/18, EU:C:2019:531, paragraph 57 and the case-law cited).