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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 9 May 2011 - Jyske Bank Gibraltar Limited v Administración del Estado

(Case C-212/11)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Supremo

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Jyske Bank Gibraltar Limited

Defendant: Administración del Estado

Question referred

Does Article 22(2) of Directive 2005/60/EC 1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing permit a Member State to make it a mandatory requirement that the information which must be provided by credit institutions operating in its territory without a permanent establishment be forwarded directly to its own authorities responsible for the prevention of money laundering, or, on the other hand, must the request for information be directed to the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Member State in whose territory the addressee institution is situated?

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1 - OJ 2005 L 309, p. 15.