Anti-Money Laundering Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2024/1624

Identifier

CELEX

32024R1624

Identifier

EU 2024/1624

Adopted

2024-05-31

In force

2024-07-09

Applies from

2027-07-10

Articles

86

Articles

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Judgments of the Court of Justice

8 decisions

• C-509/23Court of Justice of the European Union2025-06-19

  SIA „Laimz” v Izložu un azartspēļu uzraudzības inspekcija

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Point 11(a) of Article 3 – Close associate of a politically exposed person – Definition – Article 45(1) and (8) – Obliged entities that are part of a group – Information sharing within the group – Application of decisions taken by another obliged entity that is part of that group – Article 14(1) and (8) – Ongoing monitoring of customers by obliged entities – Article 11(d) – Enhanced customer due diligence measures for providers of gambling services.

• C-671/23Court of Justice of the European Union2025-06-19

  M v Lietuvos bankas

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Article 59 – Concept of ‘systematic infringement’ – Penalties – National legislation or practice allowing a separate fine to be imposed in respect of each infringement established in the course of one and the same investigation – Compatibility with EU law – Minimum harmonisation – Observance of the general principles of EU law – Effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions – Principle ne bis in idem.

• C-3/24Court of Justice of the European Union2024-12-05

  ‘MISTRAL TRANS’ SIA v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – Article 2(1)(3)(a) – Obliged entity – Concept of ‘external accountants’ – Accounting services provided, on an ancillary basis, to companies related to the entity providing them.

• C-22/23Court of Justice of the European Union2024-04-18

  'Citadeles nekustamie īpašumi' SIA v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – Obliged entity – Article 3(7)(c) – Concept of ‘trust or company service provider’ – Provision of a registered office – Owner of immovable property who has entered into leases with legal persons – Registration of the registered office of such legal persons in that immovable property.

• 62020CJ0037Court of Justice of the European Union2022-11-22

  WM and Sovim SA v Luxembourg Business Registers

  Joined Cases C-37/20 and C-601/20.

• C-562/20Court of Justice of the European Union2022-11-17

  SIA 'Rodl & Partner' v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Article 18(1) and (3) – Annex III, point 3(b) – Risk-based approach – Risk assessment conducted by obliged entities – Identification of risks by Member States and obliged entities – Customer due diligence measures – Enhanced due diligence measures – High-corruption-risk third countries – Article 13(1)(c) and (d) – Evidence and documentation requirements imposed on obliged entities – Article 14(5) – Ongoing customer monitoring imposed on obliged entities – Publication of decisions imposing a sanction.

• C-49/20Court of Justice of the European Union2022-10-04

  SF v Teritorialna direktsia na NAP - Plovdiv

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Articles 53 and 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – National legislation requiring payments over a certain amount to be made exclusively by bank transfer or by deposit into a payment account.

• C-544/19Court of Justice of the European Union2021-10-06

  „ЕCOTEX BULGARIA“ LTD v Teritorialna direktsia na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 63 TFEU – Free movement of capital – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – National legislation requiring payments exceeding a certain amount to be made only by transfer or deposit into a payment account – Article 65 TFEU – Justification – Combating tax evasion and tax avoidance – Proportionality – Administrative penalties of a criminal nature – Article 49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties.

Binding case law

8 judgments the Court itself has marked as interpreting this act.

• C-671/23Court of Justice of the European Union2025-06-19

  M v Lietuvos bankas

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Article 59 – Concept of ‘systematic infringement’ – Penalties – National legislation or practice allowing a separate fine to be imposed in respect of each infringement established in the course of one and the same investigation – Compatibility with EU law – Minimum harmonisation – Observance of the general principles of EU law – Effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions – Principle ne bis in idem.

  ECLI:EU:C:2025:457EUR-LexThe Court
• C-509/23Court of Justice of the European Union2025-06-19

  SIA „Laimz” v Izložu un azartspēļu uzraudzības inspekcija

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Point 11(a) of Article 3 – Close associate of a politically exposed person – Definition – Article 45(1) and (8) – Obliged entities that are part of a group – Information sharing within the group – Application of decisions taken by another obliged entity that is part of that group – Article 14(1) and (8) – Ongoing monitoring of customers by obliged entities – Article 11(d) – Enhanced customer due diligence measures for providers of gambling services.

  ECLI:EU:C:2025:466EUR-LexThe Court
• C-3/243ca6f0a7-954d-4b0b-8898-78c385afdf902024-12-05

  ‘MISTRAL TRANS’ SIA v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – Article 2(1)(3)(a) – Obliged entity – Concept of ‘external accountants’ – Accounting services provided, on an ancillary basis, to companies related to the entity providing them.

  ECLI:EU:C:2024:999EUR-LexThe Court
• C-22/233ca6f0a7-954d-4b0b-8898-78c385afdf902024-04-18

  'Citadeles nekustamie īpašumi' SIA v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – Obliged entity – Article 3(7)(c) – Concept of ‘trust or company service provider’ – Provision of a registered office – Owner of immovable property who has entered into leases with legal persons – Registration of the registered office of such legal persons in that immovable property.

  ECLI:EU:C:2024:327EUR-LexThe Court
• 62020CJ0037b87d36ea-f6fe-11e8-9982-01aa75ed71a12022-11-22

  WM and Sovim SA v Luxembourg Business Registers

  Joined Cases C-37/20 and C-601/20.

  ECLI:EU:C:2022:912EUR-LexThe Court
• C-562/20b87d36ea-f6fe-11e8-9982-01aa75ed71a12022-11-17

  SIA 'Rodl & Partner' v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Article 18(1) and (3) – Annex III, point 3(b) – Risk-based approach – Risk assessment conducted by obliged entities – Identification of risks by Member States and obliged entities – Customer due diligence measures – Enhanced due diligence measures – High-corruption-risk third countries – Article 13(1)(c) and (d) – Evidence and documentation requirements imposed on obliged entities – Article 14(5) – Ongoing customer monitoring imposed on obliged entities – Publication of decisions imposing a sanction.

  ECLI:EU:C:2022:883EUR-LexThe Court
• C-49/20957a16f7-c757-11ea-adf7-01aa75ed71a12022-10-04

  SF v Teritorialna direktsia na NAP - Plovdiv

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Articles 53 and 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – National legislation requiring payments over a certain amount to be made exclusively by bank transfer or by deposit into a payment account.

  ECLI:EU:C:2022:770EUR-LexThe Court
• C-544/19957a16f7-c757-11ea-adf7-01aa75ed71a12021-10-06

  „ЕCOTEX BULGARIA“ LTD v Teritorialna direktsia na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite

  Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 63 TFEU – Free movement of capital – Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Scope – National legislation requiring payments exceeding a certain amount to be made only by transfer or deposit into a payment account – Article 65 TFEU – Justification – Combating tax evasion and tax avoidance – Proportionality – Administrative penalties of a criminal nature – Article 49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties.

  ECLI:EU:C:2021:803EUR-LexThe Court

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