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Murat Dereci and Others v Bundesministerium für Inneres (C-256/11)
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Murat Dereci and Others v Bundesministerium für Inneres (C-256/11)

Judgment of 15 Nov 2011law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-256-11/para_63@2026-11-10

63As nationals of a Member State, family members of the applicants in the main proceedings enjoy the status of Union citizens under Article 20(1) TFEU and may therefore rely on the rights pertaining to that status, including against their Member State of origin (see McCarthy, paragraph 48).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-256/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2011:734
Decided: 15 Nov 2011
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria)
Applicants: Murat Dereci; Vishaka Heiml and 3 more
Alban Kokollari; Izunna Emmanuel Maduike; Dragica Stevic
Defendant: Bundesministerium für Inneres
Rapporteur: R. Silva de Lapuerta
Advocate General: P. Mengozzi
Bench: 9 judges
V. Skouris, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus, R. Silva de Lapuerta, M. Ilešič, E. Levits
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0256

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Association agreements Charter of Fundamental Rights Freedom of movement for workers Immigration policy International agreements Right of entry and residence

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/72 of 19 December 1972 concluding the additional protocol and the financial protocol signed on 23 November 1970 and annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey and relating to the measures to be taken for their implementation
Cited by 18: Pál Aranyosi and Robert Căldăraru v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Bremen (C-404/15, C-659/15 PPU); K.S. and M.H.K. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others and R.A.T. and D.S. v Minister for Justice and Equality (C-322/19, C-385/19); WebMindLicenses kft v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Kiemelt Adó- és Vám Főigazgatóság (C-419/14); X v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-459/20)2 provisions; Subdelegación del Gobierno en Toledo v XU and QP (C-451/19); C and A v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (C-257/17); K.A. and Others v Belgische Staat (C-82/16); H.C. Chavez-Vilchez and Others v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank and Others (C-133/15)4 provisions; Secretary of State for the Home Department v CS (C-304/14)2 provisions; Alfredo Rendón Marín v Administración del Estado (C-165/14); Goldfish BV and Others v European Commission (T-54/14); Secretary of State for the Home Department v NA (C-115/15); Caner Genc v Integrationsministeriet (C-561/14)2 provisions; The Queen, on the application of Sean Ambrose McCarthy and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-202/13); Snezhana Somova v Glaven direktor na Stolichno upravlenie ‘Sotsialno osiguryavane’ (C-103/13); Víctor Manuel Julian Hernández and Others v Reino de España (Subdelegación del Gobierno de España en Alicante) and Others (C-198/13)2 provisions; Naime Dogan v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-138/13); Pelckmans Turnhout NV v Walter Van Gastel Balen NV and Others (C-483/12)
Cites 17: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)8 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (Text with EEA relevance); Shirley McCarthy v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-434/09); Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l’emploi (ONEm) (C-34/09); Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/72 of 19 December 1972 concluding the additional protocol and the financial protocol signed on 23 November 1970 and annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey and relating to the measures to be taken for their implementation; Staatssecretaris van Justitie v F. Toprak and I. Oguz (C-300/09); The Queen, Veli Tum and Mehmet Dari v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-16/05); Egon Schempp v Finanzamt München V (C-403/03); Eran Abatay and Others and Nadi Sahin v Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (C-317/01, C-369/01); Government of the French Community and Walloon Government v Flemish Government (C-212/06); Criminal proceedings against Magatte Gueye and Valentín Salmerón Sánchez (C-483/09, C-1/10); J. McB. v L. E. (C-400/10 PPU); Blaise Baheten Metock and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (C-127/08); Mehmet Soysal and Ibrahim Savatli v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-228/06); Tural Oguz v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-186/10); Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification