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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunale di Rovigo – Interpretation of Articles 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 15 and 16 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 (OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98) and Article 4(3) TEU – National legislation imposing a fine of between EUR 5 000 and EUR 10 000 on a foreign national who unlawfully enters or remains in the national territory – Whether it is possible for illegal residence to constitute a criminal offence – Whether it is possible to replace the fine with immediate deportation for a period of not less than five years or a penalty entailing curtailment of liberty (‘permanenza domiciliare’) – Member States’ obligations during the period for transposition of a directive

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• TEU, Article 4 -P3 : paragraph 1
• Directive 2008/115 : paragraphs 1, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 38, 43
• Directive 2008/115 -A02 : paragraph 3
• Directive 2008/115 -A03 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2008/115 -A03PT4 : paragraph 39
• Directive 2008/115 -A04P3 : paragraph 5
• Directive 2008/115 -A06 : paragraph 6
• Directive 2008/115 -A06P6 : paragraph 39
• Directive 2008/115 -A07 : paragraphs 6, 40
• Directive 2008/115 -A07P4 : paragraphs 41, 48
• Directive 2008/115 -A08 : paragraph 6
• Directive 2008/115 -A08P1 : paragraph 39
• Directive 2008/115 -A08P3 : paragraph 39
• Directive 2008/115 -A11 : paragraph 7
• Directive 2008/115 -A11P2 : paragraph 42
• Directive 2008/115 -A15 : paragraphs 8, 36
• Directive 2008/115 -A16 : paragraphs 8, 36
• Directive 2008/115 -A20 : paragraph 9
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -61/11 : paragraphs 32, 33, 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -329/11 : paragraphs 29, 31, 32, 33, 43, 44, 46

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 2008/115

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 18/08/2011

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

06/12/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 25 from 28.01.2012, p.25

Judgment: OJ C 26 from 26.01.2013, p.13

Name of the parties

Sagor

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Castellaneta, Marina: Immigrati irregolari: la pena dell'ammenda non va sostituita con l'arresto domiciliare, Guida al Diritto 2012 p.102-104 (IT)
2. Van Dokkum, Bram: Rechtspraak Vreemdelingen recht (Ed. Ars Aequi Libri - Nijmegen) 2012 p.535-536 (NL)
3. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Cassagnabère, Hervé: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Séjour irrégulier d'un ressortissant d'un Etat tiers - Sanctions pénales, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2013 p.337 (FR)
4. Gazin, Fabienne: Politique des retours. Plusieurs mesures d'ordre pénal sanctionnant un séjour irrégulier sont appréhendées au regard de la directive retour, Europe 2013 Février Comm. nº 2 p.29 (FR)
5. Biondi Dal Monte, Francesca: La sentenza Sagor: cosa resta del reato di ingresso e soggiorno illegale?, Quaderni costituzionali 2013 p.157-160 (IT)
6. Pfersich, Andreas: Rückführung, Drittstaatsangehöriger, Geldstrafe, Abschiebungsstrafe, Zeitschrift für Ausländerrecht und Ausländerpolitik 2013 p.119-120 (DE)
7. Carlier, Jean-Yves: La libre circulation des personnes dans et vers l'Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2013 nº 197 p.103-114 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunale di Rovigo - Italy

Subject-matter

• area of freedom, security and justice
  
• - Immigration policy
  

Provisions of national law referred to

decreto legislativo, art. 10 bis, 14, comma 1 e art. 16 decreto legislativo, art. 62 bis e 55 decreto legislativo Costituzione

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Mazák

Language(s) of the Case

• Italian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available