Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 9 June 2022

EP v Préfet du Gers and Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal judiciaire d’Auch

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the Union – National of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland residing in a Member State – Article 9 TEU – Articles 20 and 22 TFEU – Right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections in the Member State of residence – Article 50 TEU – Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community – Consequences of the withdrawal of a Member State from the Union – Removal from the electoral roll in the Member State of residence – Articles 39 and 40 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Validity of Decision (EU) 2020/135

Case C-673/20


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
15/07/2022 Préfet du Gers and Institut National de la Statistique and des Études Économiques
General and final provisions
  • General and final provisions
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Economic and monetary policy
  • Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2022:449		 09/06/2022 Préfet du Gers and Institut National de la Statistique and des Études Économiques
General and final provisions
  • General and final provisions
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Economic and monetary policy
  • Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2022:449		 09/06/2022 Préfet du Gers and Institut National de la Statistique and des Études Économiques
General and final provisions
  • General and final provisions
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Economic and monetary policy
  • Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
05/03/2021 Préfet du Gers and Institut National de la Statistique and des Études Économiques
General and final provisions
  • General and final provisions
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Economic and monetary policy
  • Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Request for a preliminary ruling
09/12/2020 Préfet du Gers and Institut National de la Statistique and des Études Économiques
General and final provisions
  • General and final provisions
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Economic and monetary policy
  • Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2022:129		 24/02/2022 Préfet du Gers and Institut National de la Statistique and des Études Économiques
General and final provisions
  • General and final provisions
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Economic and monetary policy
  • Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.39 Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.40 Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.00 General
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7 General and final provisions
  7.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
    3.04.01 Reference to the Court of Justice
      3.04.01.05 Definition of acts of the institutions
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.40 Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.01 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 09/12/2020

Date of the Opinion

  • 24/02/2022

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

09/06/2022


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Information not available

Name of the parties

Préfet du Gers and Institut National de la Statistique and des Études Économiques

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Rigaux, Anne: Citoyenneté européenne - Conséquences du Brexit, Europe 2022, n° 8-9 Août-Septembre, comm. 269 (FR)
  2. Kauffmann, Adèle: Le statut de citoyen de l’Union européenne et les droits politiques face au Brexit, Revue des affaires européennes 2022, n° 2, p.353-364 (FR)
  3. Voets, Thomas Yaw: Brexit means Brexit, ook wat het stemrecht bij lokale verkiezingen in lidstaten van de Europese Unie betreft : zaak C-673/20, Préfet du Gersen Institut National dela Statistique en des Études Économiques, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2023 p. 149-153 (NL)
  4. Parry, Antoine: Arrêt « Préfet du Gers » : Brexit et perte de la citoyenneté de l’Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2023, nº 1, p. 17-19 (FR)
  5. Carlier, Jean-Yves ; Frasca, Eleonora: Libre circulation des personnes dans l’Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2023, nº 4, p. 198-213 (FR)
  6. Shuibhne, Niamh Nic: Protecting the legal heritage of former Union citizens: EP v. Préfet du Gers, Common Market Law Review 2023, n° 2, p. 475-516 (EN)
  7. Benlolo-Carabot, Myriam: VI. Citoyenneté - Cour de justice, gde ch., 9 juin 2022, EP c/ Préfet du Gers, aff. C-673/20, ECLI:EU:C:2022:449, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2022. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2024, p. 399-405 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunal judiciaire d’Auch - France

Subject-matter

  • General and final provisions
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Economic and monetary policy
  • Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties

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

Jääskinen

Advocate General

Collins

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English