Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany) lodged on 25 September 2014 — Seusen Sume v Landkreis Stade
(Case C-445/14)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: Seusen Sume
Respondent: Landkreis Stade
Other party: Vertreter des Bundesinteresses beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Questions referred
Does the condition requiring residence to be taken up in a geographically limited area (municipality, district, region) of a Member State constitute a restriction of freedom of movement within the meaning of Article 33 of Directive 2011/95/EU, 1 where the foreign national can otherwise move and reside freely in the territory of that Member State?
Is a place of residence condition imposed on beneficiaries of subsidiary protection status compatible with Article 33 and/or Article 29 of Directive 2011/95/EU, where it is based on the objective of achieving a reasonable distribution of social assistance burdens among the relevant institutions within the territory of the State?
Is a place of residence condition imposed on beneficiaries of subsidiary protection status compatible with Article 33 and/or Article 29 of Directive 2011/95/EU, where it is based on grounds of migration or integration policy, for instance to prevent points of social tension as a result of the accumulated settlement of foreign nationals in certain municipalities or districts? Are abstract migration or integration policy grounds sufficient in this regard or must such grounds be specifically ascertained?
____________1 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ 2011 L 337, p. 9).