Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 July 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany)) — Thi Ly Pham v Stadt Schweinfurt, Amt für Meldewesen und Statistik
(Case C-474/13) 1
(Area of freedom, security and justice — Directive 2008/115/EC — Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals — Article 16(1) — Detention for the purpose of removal — Detention in prison accommodation — Possibility of detaining a third-country national with ordinary prisoners where he has given his consent)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Thi Ly Pham
Defendant: Stadt Schweinfurt, Amt für Meldewesen und Statistik
Operative part of the judgment
The second sentence of Article 16(1) of 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 must be interpreted as not permitting a Member State to detain a third-country national for the purpose of removal in prison accommodation together with ordinary prisoners even if the third-country national consents thereto.
____________1 OJ C 336, 16.11.2013.