45In that regard, the Court examined in Sahin the scope of the standstill rule laid down in Article 13 of Decision No 1/80, applicable to free movement of workers. It held that that provision is not intended to protect Turkish nationals already integrated into a Member State’s labour force, but is intended to apply precisely to Turkish nationals who do not yet qualify for the rights in relation to employment and, accordingly, residence under Article 6(1) of that decision (Sahin, paragraph 51).
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