Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 31 January 2006.

Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain.

Freedom of movement for persons - Directive 64/221/EEC - National of a third country who is the spouse of a national of a Member State - Right of entry and residence - Restriction imposed on grounds of public policy - Schengen Information System - Alert issued for the purposes of refusing entry.

Case C-503/03.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2006:74
31/01/2006 Commission v Spain
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2006:74
31/01/2006 Commission v Spain
Application (OJ)
24/01/2004 Commission v Spain
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2005:158
10/03/2005 Commission v Spain
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

2006 I-01097

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations ─ Articles 1,2, 3 and 6 of Directive 64/221/EEC of 25 February 1964 on the co-ordination of special measures concerning the movement and residence of foreign nationals which are justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health (English special edition: Series I Chapter 1963-1964 p. 117) ─ Right of entry and of residence ─ Refusal of visa and entry into Spanish territory of nationals of a third country, members of a family of citizens of the Union, included on the national reporting list of the Schengen Information System ─ Failure to state reasons

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.00 General
G European Union
  G-03 Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
    G-03.02 Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement
      G-03.02.00 General
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.01 Right of entry and of residence
      B-04.01.02 Restrictions justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health
G European Union
  G-03 Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
    G-03.02 Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement
      G-03.02.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 27/11/2003

Date of the Opinion

  • 10/03/2005

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

31/01/2006


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 21 from 24.01.2004, p.26

Judgment: OJ C 86 from 08.04.2006, p.3

Name of the parties

Commission v Spain

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2006 nº 184 (NL)
  2. Kauff-Gazin, Fabienne: Contrôle des ressortissants d'États tiers, Europe 2006 Mars Comm. nº 85 p.20-22 (FR)
  3. Muir, E.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt "Commission c. Espagne" liste noire du SIS, Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2006 nº 1 p.172-177 (FR)
  4. Ruffer, Emil: Vztah Úmluvy k provedení Schengenské dohody a volného pohybu osob, Jurisprudence : specialista na komentování judikatury 2006 p.34-39 (CS)
  5. Saas, Claire: Espace Schengen, liberté de circulation et juge communautaire, Recueil Le Dalloz 2006 Jur. p.1508-1511 (FR)
  6. Martin, Sébastien: Droit communautaire et dispositif Schengen: incompatibilité concernant le traitement du conjoint du ressortissant communautaire, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2006 p.568-582 (FR)
  7. Adobati, Enrica: Sistema di informazione Schengen (SIS): per limitare la circolazione di un cittadino di un paese terzo non è sufficiente che lo stesso risulti segnalato nel SIS, Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali 2006 p.76-78 (IT)
  8. Nascimbene, Bruno: Corte di giustizia e Corte costituzionale sulla "segnalazione Schengen", Quaderni costituzionali 2006 p.360-365 (IT)
  9. Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis ; Lambert, Christian: Libre circulation des personnes, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2006 p.1154-1156 (FR)
  10. Oosterom-Staples, H.: Botsende openbare-ordebegrippen in het Europese Migratierecht, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2006 p.169-181 (NL)
  11. Tsadiras, Alexandros: Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2006 p.97-99 (EL)
  12. Prevedourou, E.: Epitheorisis Dimosiou Dikaiou kai Dioikitikou Dikaiou 2006 p.685-690 (EL)
  13. Olesti Rayo, Andreu: TJCE - Sentencia de 31.01.2006, Comisión/España, C-503/03, Libre circulación de personas, Sistema de Información de Schengen, Lista de no admisibles, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2006 p.989-1001 (ES)
  14. Alcoceba Gallego, Amparo: La subordinación del acervo Schengen al de la Unión Europea. Comentario a la sentencia del TJCE de 31 de enero de 2006. AS. C-503/03, Comisión Europea c. España, Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2006, nº 10, p. 1-17 (ES)
  15. Banu, Mihai: Libera circulație a persoanelor. Directiva 64/221/CE. Resortisant al unui stat terț a cărui soț/soție este resortisant al unui stat membru. Drept de intrare și de ședere. Restricție pe temei de ordine publică. Sistemul de informații Schengen. Semnalare emisă în scopul refuzării intrării, Revista românã de drept comunitar 2007 nº 01 p.66-69 (RO)
  16. Brouwer, E.: Common Market Law Review 2008 p.1251-1267 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of movement for workers
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Closer cooperation

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jann

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • Spanish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German