Official translated version of the reference for a preliminary ruling in case C-338/13, Marhan Noorzia v Bundesministerin für Inneres

Date: 
Friday, October 4, 2013

The official version of a reference by Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 20th June 2013 has been published as follows:

Is Article 4(5) of Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification 1 to be interpreted as precluding a provision under which spouses and registered partners must already have reached the age of 21 years at the time at which the application is submitted in order to be considered to be entitled to join other family members?

Read the official version of the reference on the CJEU website.


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Family reunification
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