Preliminary reference · referred by the Cour de cassation (France)
Rapporteur
T. von Danwitz
Advocate General
J. Mazák
Bench
11 judgesV. Skouris, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, R. Silva de Lapuerta, C. Toader, K. Schiemann, E. Juhász, T. von Danwitz, J.-J. Kasel, M. Safjan
67Article 20 of Regulation No 562/2006 provides that internal borders may be crossed at any point without a border check on persons, irrespective of their nationality, being carried out. Under Article 2, point 10, of that regulation ‘border checks’ means the checks carried out at border crossing points, to ensure that persons may be authorised to enter the territory of the Member States or authorised to leave it.