Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 September 2024 – Anglo Austrian AAB AG in liquidation v European Central Bank, Belegging-Maatschappij ‘Far-East’ BV

(Case C-579/22 P)  (1)

(Appeal - Economic and monetary policy - Directive 2013/36/EU - Access to the activity of credit institutions - Prudential supervision of credit institutions - Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 - Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the European Central Bank (ECB) - Withdrawal of authorisation - Scope of the ECB’s powers - Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 - Division of powers between the ECB and the national authorities - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing - Findings of the General Court of the European Union with regard to national law - Examination of a potential distortion of national law)

(C/2024/6223)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Anglo Austrian AAB AG in liquidation (represented by: O. Behrends, Rechtsanwalt)

Applicant at first instance: Belegging-Maatschappij ‘Far-East’ BV (represented by: O. Behrends, Rechtsanwalt)

Defendant at first instance: European Central Bank (represented by: E. Yoo, V. Hümpfner and R. Tutsch, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the appeal;

2.	Orders Anglo Austrian AAB AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Central Bank (ECB);

3.	Orders Belegging-Maatschappij ‘Far-East’ BV to bear its own costs.

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(1)   OJ C 398, 17.10.2022.