Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco (Spain) lodged on 27 January 2014 – Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa - Extranjería v Samir Zaizoune
(Case C-38/14)
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa - Extranjería
Other party: Samir Zaizoune
Question referred
In the light of the principles of sincere cooperation and the effectiveness of directives, must Articles 4(2), 4(3) and 6(1) of Directive 2008/115/EC 1 be interpreted as meaning that they preclude legislation, such as the national legislation at issue in the main proceedings and the case-law which interprets it, pursuant to which the illegal stay of a foreign national may be punishable just by a financial penalty, which, moreover, may not be imposed concurrently with the penalty of removal?
____________1 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98).