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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Cour administrative – Interpretation of Article 20 TFEU and of Articles 20, 21, 24, 33 and 34 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Refusal by a Member State to grant a right of residence to a third-country national who is the direct ascendant of infants who are citizens of the European Union, with the nationality of one of the Member States, and for whom he or she has sole responsibility – No shared family life with another direct ascendant of the children, who is resident in another Member State – Scope of the refusals to allow residence, to grant a residence permit and to grant a work permit – Implications for the genuine enjoyment of the rights attaching to the status of citizen of the Union

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 20 : paragraph 19
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 21 : paragraph 19
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 24 : paragraph 19
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 33 : paragraph 19
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 34 : paragraph 19
• TFEU, Article 20 : paragraphs 1, 19 - 21, 32, 36
• TFEU, Article 21 : paragraphs 1, 21, 29 - 31, 33, 36
• Directive 2003/86 -A01 : paragraph 3
• Directive 2003/109 -A01LA : paragraph 3
• Directive 2004/38 : paragraphs 1, 25, 26
• Directive 2004/38 -A02P1 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2004/38 -A02P2LD : paragraph 4
• Directive 2004/38 -A02P3 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2004/38 -A03P1 : paragraphs 5, 24
• Directive 2004/38 -A07 : paragraph 6
• Directive 2004/38 -A07P1 : paragraphs 30, 31
• Directive 2004/38 -A07P1LB : paragraphs 27, 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -200/02 : paragraphs 27 - 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -434/09 : paragraph 20
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/11 : paragraphs 24, 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -87/12 : paragraphs 22, 23, 32

Operative part

• Interprets : TFEU, Article 20
• Interprets : TFEU, Article 21
• Interprets : Directive 2004/38

Opinion

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7 : point 34
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 20 : point 8
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 21 : point 8
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 24 : points 8, 34
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 33 : points 8, 34
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 34 : point 8
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 51 -P2 : point 35
  
• TFEU, Article 20 : points 1, 8, 10, 12, 17
  
• TFEU, Article 21 : points 17, 35, 42 - 46, 54
  
• TFEU, Article 21 -P1 : point 35
  
• Directive 90/364 : points 14, 19, 40, 41
  
• Directive 90/364 -A01P2LB : point 41
  
• Directive 2003/86 : point 17
  
• Directive 2004/38 : points 1, 4, 17, 28 - 44, 49, 50, 59
  
• Directive 2004/38 -A02P2LD : point 39
  
• Directive 2004/38 -A03P1 : point 15
  
• Directive 2004/38 -A07P1LB : points 16, 18 - 47
  
• Directive 2004/38 -A08P4 : point 29
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -200/02 : points 14, 19, 21, 40, 42, 43
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -251/06 : point 17
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -34/09 : points 7, 12, 48 - 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -434/09 : points 12, 16, 17, 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/11 : points 16, 43, 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/11 : point 33
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -256/11 : points 12, 16, 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -356/11 : points 17, 56
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

Information not available

Date of the Opinion

• 21/03/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

10/10/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 138 from 12.05.2012, p.3

Judgment: OJ C 344 from 23.11.2013, p.21

Name of the parties

Alokpa and Moudoulou

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Cassagnabère, Hervé: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Ascendant d'un enfant né dans un État membre autre que celui dont il a la nationalité et n'ayant pas fait usage de son droit de libre circulation, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2013 p.2307 (FR)
2. Rigaux, Anne: Regroupement familial, Europe 2013 Décembre Comm. nº 12 p.18-20 (FR)
3. Marx, Reinhard: Unionsbürgerschaft, Aufenthaltsrecht eines Drittstaatsangehörigen, Geburt in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat EZAR NF 14 Nr. 30, Zeitschrift für Ausländerrecht und Ausländerpolitik 2014 p.127-128 (DE)
4. Oosterom-Staples, Helen: Rechtspraak Vreemdelingenrecht 2013 (Ed. Ars Aequi Libri - Nijmegen) 2013 p.186-189 (NL)
5. Carlier, Jean-Yves: La libre circulation des personnes. dans l’Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2014 nº 208 p.167-179 (FR)
6. Carlier, Jean-Yves: La libre circulation des personnes dans l’Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2016 nº 1 p.153-159 (FR)
7. Raucea, Chiara: European Citizenship and the Right to Reside: ‘No One on the Outside has a Right to be Inside?', European Law Journal : review of European law in context 2016 p.470-491 (EN)
8. Carlier, Jean-Yves ; Renaudière, Géraldine: Libre circulation des personnes dans l'Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2018 p.141-151 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Cour administrative - Luxembourg

Subject-matter

• Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
  
• - Citizenship of the Union
  
• - Right of entry and residence
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Loi modifiée du 05/05/2006 relative au droit d'asile et à des formes complémentaires de protection, art. 19 et 22 Loi modifiée du 29/08/2008 sur la libre circulation des personnes et l'immigration, art. 6 et 12

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

Deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Silva de Lapuerta

Advocate General

Mengozzi

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French