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In those circumstances, the Administrativen sad Blagoevgrad (Administrative Court, Blagoevgrad) decided to stay the proceedings and to refer the following questions to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling: ‘(1) Must Article 63 TFEU be interpreted as precluding national legislation such as that in question in the main proceedings, under which domestic payments amounting to [BGN 10000] or more are only to be made by transfer or deposit into a payment account and which restricts the cash payment of dividends from undistributed profits of BGN 10000 or more? If Article 63 TFEU does not preclude [such legislation], is such a restriction justified by the aims of [Directive 2015/849]? (2) Must Article 2(1) of [Directive 2015/849], in consideration of recital 6 and Articles 4 and 5 thereof, be interpreted as not precluding a general national legislative provision such as that in question in the main proceedings, under which domestic payments of BGN 10000 or more are only to be made by transfer or deposit into a payment account and which has no interest in the person and in the reason for the cash payment and at the same time covers all cash payments among natural and legal persons? [(a)] If that question is answered in the affirmative, does Article 2(1)(3)(e) of [Directive 2015/849], in consideration of recital 6 and Articles 4 and 5 thereof, allow the Member States to provide for additional general restrictions of domestic cash payments in a national legislative provision such as that in question in the main proceedings, under which domestic cash payments of BGN 10000 or more are only to be made by transfer or deposit into a payment account, if the reason for the cash payment is “undistributed profit” (dividends)? [(b)] If that question is answered in the affirmative, does Article 2(1)(3)(e) of [Directive 2015/849], in consideration of recital 6 and Article 5 thereof, allow the Member States to provide for restrictions of cash payments in a national legislative provision such as that in question in the main proceedings, under which domestic payments of BGN 10000 or more are only to be made by transfer or deposit into a payment account, where the threshold value is below EUR 10000? (3) [(a)] Must Article 58(1) and Article 60(4) of [Directive 2015/849], with regard to Article 49(3) of the [Charter], be interpreted as precluding a national legislative provision such as that in question in the main proceedings, which stipulates a fixed level of administrative penalties for infringements of the cash payment restrictions and does not allow any differentiating assessment taking account of the specific relevant circumstances? [(b)] If the answer is that the provisions of Article 58(1) and Article 60(4) of [Directive 2015/849], with regard to Article 49(3) of the [Charter], allow a national legislative provision such as that in question in the main proceedings, which stipulates a fixed level of administrative penalties for infringements of the cash payment restrictions, must the provisions of Article 58 and Article 60(4) of [Directive 2015/849], in consideration of the principle of effectiveness and the right to an effective remedy under Article 47 of the [Charter], be interpreted as precluding a national legislative provision such as that in question in the main proceedings, which restricts judicial review, if that provision does not allow the court to determine an administrative penalty for infringements of the cash payment restrictions, in the event of an appeal, below the amount that has been set, taking account of the specific relevant circumstances?’