CJEU Joined Cases C-7/10 and C-9/10 / Judgment

Staatssecretaris van Justitie v Tayfun Kahveci and Osman Inan
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
Court (First Chamber)
Type
Decision
Decision date
29/03/2012
ECLI (European case law identifier)
ECLI:EU:C:2012:180

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  • CJEU Joined Cases C-7/10 and C-9/10 / Judgment

    Key facts of the case:

    References for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands).

    EEC-Turkey Association Agreement – Right of residence – Members of the family of a Turkish worker who has been naturalised – Retention of Turkish nationality – Date of naturalisation.

    Outcome of the case:

    On those grounds, the Court (First Chamber) hereby rules:

    Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of 19 September 1980 on the development of the Association adopted by the Association Council set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, must be interpreted as meaning that the members of the family of a Turkish worker duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State can still invoke that provision once that worker has acquired the nationality of the host Member State while retaining his Turkish nationality.

  • Relevance of Charter

    Whereas this judgement does not relate to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union it is included in the case law database because it is referred to in FRA’s Charter e-guidance. The latter is an online tool guiding judges and other legal practitioners through the relevant questions concerning the applicability of the Charter.