Judgment_paragraph 27 · K.S. v A.B (C-707/19)

27In addition, it must be recalled that Directive 2009/103 seeks to ensure the protection of victims of accidents caused by motor vehicles, an objective which has consistently been pursued and reinforced by the EU legislature (see, to that effect, judgment of 4 September 2018, Juliana, C‑80/17, EU:C:2018:661, paragraph 47) and that it is also clear from recitals 2 and 20 of that directive that insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles has ‘an impact on the free movement of persons and vehicles’. The Court has stated in this regard that the aim of EU legislation concerning insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of vehicles, including Directive 2009/103, is, on the one hand, to ensure the free movement of vehicles normally based on European Union territory and of persons travelling in those vehicles, and, on the other hand, to guarantee that the victims of accidents caused by those vehicles will receive comparable treatment irrespective of where in the European Union the accidents occurred (see, to that effect, judgments of 23 October 2012, Marques Almeida, C‑300/10, EU:C:2012:656, paragraph 26 and the case-law cited, and of 20 June 2019, Línea Directa Aseguradora, C‑100/18, EU:C:2019:517, paragraph 33 and the case-law cited).