40In addition, given that the right of residence is a right conferred directly by the Treaty (see, in particular, Case C-363/89 Roux [1991] ECR I-273, paragraph 9), issue of a residence permit to a national of a Member State, as provided for by Directive 68/360, is to be regarded not as a measure giving rise to rights but as a measure by a Member State serving to prove the individual position of a national of another Member State with regard to provisions of Community law (Case C-459/99 MRAX [2002] ECR I-6591, paragraph 74).
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