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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Verwaltungsgericht Gelsenkirchen – Validity of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ 2004 L 385, p. 1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 (OJ 2009 L 142, p. 1), as amended (OJ 2009 L 188, p. 127), in the light of Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – Right of a person to be issued with a passport without his fingerprints being taken

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 62 -PT2LA : paragraphs 15 - 17, 20
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 67 : paragraphs 16, 20
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 67 -P1 : paragraph 20
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7 : paragraphs 24, 33, 39, 46, 49, 51, 53
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 : paragraphs 33, 39, 46, 49, 51, 53
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 -P1 : paragraph 24
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 -P2 : paragraph 31
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52 -P1 : paragraphs 34, 35
• Directive 95/46 -A02 : paragraph 3
• Directive 95/46 -A02LB : paragraph 28
• Directive 95/46 -A07LE : paragraph 4
• Regulation 2252/2004 : paragraphs 15, 16, 20, 40
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P1 : paragraph 7
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P2 : paragraphs 1, 14, 20 - 23, 29 - 66
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P2BIS : paragraph 7
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A02LA : paragraph 8
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A03P1 : paragraph 9
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A04P3 : paragraphs 10, 56
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A04P3L2 : paragraph 44
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C2 : paragraphs 5, 36
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C3 : paragraphs 5, 36
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C8 : paragraph 5
• Regulation 444/2009 : paragraph 22
• Regulation 444/2009 -C5 : paragraphs 6, 61
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 : paragraphs 26, 33, 40, 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -543/09 : paragraph 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -468/10 : paragraph 26

Operative part

• Validates : Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P2

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 18 -P2 : point 15
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 18 -P3 : point 15
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 61 : point 44
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 62 -PT2LA : points 13, 16, 17, 24 - 28
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 67 : point 29
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 67 -P1 : point 29
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 67 -P2 : point 30
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 251 : point 30
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 : points 12, 38, 39, 42, 51
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 -P1 : point 36
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8 -P2 : point 36
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52 -P1 : points 37, 43
  
• Directive 95/46 : points 39, 41
  
• Directive 95/46 -A02LA : point 36
  
• Directive 95/46 -A06 : point 39
  
• Directive 95/46 -A07 : point 39
  
• Directive 95/46 -A12 : point 39
  
• Directive 95/46 -A14 : point 39
  
• Directive 95/46 -A22 : point 39
  
• Decision 1999/436 -NA : point 25
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 : points 2, 12, 13, 16 - 29, 33, 41 - 58
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01BIS : points 40, 57
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P1 : point 23
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P2 : points 3, 4, 9, 16, 23 - 60
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P2BIS : points 23, 57
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P2BISLA : point 49
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P2TER : points 23, 57
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A01P3 : point 5
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A02 : point 23
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A03P2 : point 23
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A04 : point 23
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A04P1 : point 57
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A04P2 : point 23
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -A04P3 : points 23, 56, 57
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C1 : point 20
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C10 : point 22
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C11 : point 22
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C12 : point 22
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C13 : point 22
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C14 : point 22
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C2 : point 19
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C3 : point 19
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C8 : point 39
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -C9 : point 21
  
• Regulation 2252/2004 -N1 : point 23
  
• Regulation 562/2006 -A07 : point 25
  
• Regulation 444/2009 : points 13, 25, 40, 51
  
• Regulation 444/2009 -A01 : point 4
  
• Regulation 444/2009 -C1 : point 20
  
• Regulation 444/2009 -C2 : point 19
  
• Regulation 444/2009 -C4 : point 21
  
• Regulation 444/2009 -C5 : point 56
  
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) : points 21, 22
  
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A06 : point 25
  
• Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52004PC0116 : points 20, 52
  
• Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52004PC0116 -A01P2 : point 32
  
• Other Bodies - Preparatory Act - 52005XX0723(01) : point 2
  
• Other Bodies - Preparatory Act - 52006XX0419(01) : point 52
  
• Other Bodies - Preparatory Act - 52006XX1229(01) : point 52
  
• Other Bodies - Preparatory Act - 52008XX0806(01) : point 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -392/95 : point 31
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -137/05 : point 16
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -137/05 : points 16, 19, 22, 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -411/06 : point 17
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09 : point 50
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -343/09 : point 53
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 12/06/2012

Date of the Opinion

• 13/06/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

17/10/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 273 from 08.09.2012, p.5

Judgment: OJ C 367 from 14.12.2013, p.17

Name of the parties

Schwarz

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Overkleeft-Verburg, G.: Jurisprudentie bestuursrecht 2013 n° 235 (NL)
2. Brouwer, Evelien: "Slimme grenzen". Het gebruik van EU-databestanden voor migratiecontrole, Asiel en Migrantenrecht 2013 p.461-467 (NL)
3. Gazin, Fabienne: Passeports biométriques, Europe 2013 Décembre Comm. nº 12 p.29-30 (FR)
4. Adobati, Enrica: La Corte di giustizia si pronuncia sulla validità dell'inserimento delle impronte digitali nel passaporto, Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali 2013 p.635-637 (IT)
5. Koufaki, Ioanna: Psifiaka daktylika apotypomata kai prostasia themeliodon dikaiomaton, Nomiko Vima 2013 p.2319-2322 (EL)
6. Klingenberg, A.M.: Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2014 nº 128 (NL)
7. Brouwer, Evelien: Rechtspraak Vreemdelingenrecht 2013 (Ed. Ars Aequi Libri - Nijmegen) 2013 p.554-558 (NL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Verwaltungsgericht Gelsenkirchen - Germany

Subject-matter

• area of freedom, security and justice
  
• Fundamental rights
  
• - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  
• Data protection
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Paßgesetz (PaßG), Paragraph 4 Abs. 3 und 4

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention européenne de sauvegarde des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés fondamentales (04/11/1950), art. 8

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Malenovský

Advocate General

Mengozzi

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French