27In order to answer that question, it must first be noted that the first indent of Article 7 of Decision No 1/80, in the same way as Article 6(1) and the second paragraph of Article 7 of that decision, confer, in clear, precise and unconditional terms, the right on the members of the family of a Turkish worker duly registered as belonging to the labour force of the host Member State to respond, subject to priority being granted to workers of the Member States, to any offer of employment after being legally resident there for at least three years, and the right freely to take up paid employment of their choice in the Member State in whose territory they have been legally resident for at least five years.
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