Request for a preliminary ruling from the rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Roermond (Netherlands) lodged on 4 June 2024 – C v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

(Case C-387/24, Bouskoura) ¹

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Roermond

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: C

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

Question referred

Are Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2008/115/EC, ¹ Article 9(3) of Directive 2013/33/EU ² and Article 28(4) of Regulation No 604/2013, ³ read in conjunction with Articles 6 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to be interpreted as meaning that the judicial authority is always obliged to release the detained person immediately if the detention has been or has become unlawful at any time during the continuous implementation of a series of successive detention measures?

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¹ The name of the present case is fictitious. It does not correspond to the real name of any of the parties to the proceedings.

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).

¹ Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 96).

¹ Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 31).