Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 June 2006 - European Parliament v Council of the European Union
(Immigration policy - Right to family reunification of minor children of third country nationals - Directive 2003/86/EC - Protection of fundamental rights - Right to respect for family life - Obligation to have regard to the interests of minor children)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: H. Duintjer Tebbens and A. Caiola, Agents)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: O. Petersen and M. Simm, Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. O'Reilly and C. Ladenburger, Agents) and Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: A. Tiemann, W.-D. Plessing and M. Lumma, Agents)
Re:
Annulment of the last subparagraph of Article 4(1), Article 4(6) and Article 8 of Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (OJ 2003 L 251, p. 12) - Derogations from the right to family reunification of minor children.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the application;
Orders the European Parliament to pay the costs;
Orders the Federal Republic of Germany and the Commission of the European Communities to bear their own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 47, 21.02.2004.