Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 12 May 2011.

Malgožata Runevič-Vardyn and Łukasz Paweł Wardyn v Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės administracija and Others.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Vilniaus miesto 1 apylinkės teismas - Lithuania.

Citizenship of the Union - Freedom to move and reside in the Member States - Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality - Articles 18 TFEU and 21 TFEU - Principle of equal treatment of persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin - Directive 2000/43/EC - National rules requiring that the surnames and forenames of natural persons must be entered on certificates of civil status in a form which complies with the rules governing the spelling of the official national language.

Case C-391/09.

Reports of Cases

2011 I-03787