Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 February 2010.

Maria Teixeira v London Borough of Lambeth and Secretary of State for the Home Department.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - United Kingdom.

Freedom of movement for persons - Right of residence - National of a Member State who worked in another Member State and remained there after ceasing to work - Child in vocational training in the host Member State - No means of subsistence - Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 - Article 12 - Directive 2004/38/EC.

Case C-480/08.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
17/04/2010 Teixeira
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2010:83
23/02/2010 Teixeira
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2010:83
23/02/2010 Teixeira
Application (OJ)
07/02/2009 Teixeira
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2009:642
20/10/2009 Teixeira
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

2010 I-01107

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (OJ 2004 L 158, p. 77) and of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (OJ, English Special Edition, 1968 (II), p. 475) – Right of residence in the United Kingdom of a Union citizen no longer having the status of a worker and no longer able to establish a right of residence in accordance with the provisions on the freedom of movement of workers – Right for the child of such a citizen to remain in the United Kingdom in order to complete a vocational training course – Right of the mother to remain there as guardian with the child

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.01 Workers
      4.04.01.01 Equal treatment
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.01 Workers
      4.04.01.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.01 Workers
      4.04.01.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.01 Workers
      4.04.01.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.01 Workers
      4.04.01.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 07/11/2008

Date of the Opinion

  • 20/10/2009

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

23/02/2010


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 32 from 07.02.2009, p.14

Judgment: OJ C 100 from 17.04.2010, p.6

Name of the parties

Teixeira

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Michel, Valérie: Rejet d'une interprétation régressive de la jurisprudence Baumbast, Europe 2010 Avril Comm. nº 131 p.13-14 (FR)
  2. Cavallini, Joël: Absence de ressources suffisantes et maintien du droit de séjour d'un ressortissant européen et de sa famille, La semaine juridique - Social 2010 nº 1183 p.23-25 (FR)
  3. Koufaki, Ioanna: Ekfraseis tis evropaikis ithageneias ypo to prisma tou sevasmou tis oikogeneiakis zois, Nomiko Vima 2010 p.543-545 (EL)
  4. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2010 nº 307 (NL)
  5. Starup, Peter ; Elsmore, Matthew J.: Taking a Logical or Giant Step Forward? Comment on Ibrahim and Teixeira, European Law Review 2010 p.571-588 (EN)
  6. Cortés Martín, José Manuel: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Uníon Europea, Enero - Abril 2010, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2010 nº 34 p.1-61 (ES)
  7. Cortés Martín, José Manuel: Los clubes pueden reclamar una compensación por la formación de jóvenes jugadores, aunque debe ser proporcional a los gastos soportados para formar tanto a los futuros profesionales como a los que jamás llegarán a serlo - STJUE (Gran Sala) de 16 de marzo de 2010, Olympique Lyonnais, C-325/08, y Maria Teixeira, C-480/08, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2010 nº 36 p.607-609 (ES)
  8. O'Brien, Charlotte: Case C-310/08, London Borough of Harrow v. Nimco Hassan Ibrahim and Secretary of State for the Home Department, Judgment of the Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) of 23 February 2010, nyr; Case C-480/08, Maria Teixeira v. London Borough of Lambeth and Secretary of State for the Home Department, Judgment of the Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) of 23 February 2010, nyr, Common Market Law Review 2011 Vol. 48 Nº 1 p.203-225 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

  • Citizenship of the Union
  • - Right of entry and residence
  • Freedom of movement for workers

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rosas

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German