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O and S v Maahanmuuttovirasto and Maahanmuuttovirasto v L (C-356/11, C-357/11)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
Directive 2003/86
81

O and S v Maahanmuuttovirasto and Maahanmuuttovirasto v L (C-356/11, C-357/11)

Judgment of 6 Dec 2012law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-356-11/para_81@2026-11-11

81It is for the competent national authorities, when implementing Directive 2003/86 and examining applications for family reunification, to make a balanced and reasonable assessment of all the interests in play, taking particular account of the interests of the children concerned.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Cases: C-356/11, C-357/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:776
Decided: 6 Dec 2012
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland)
Applicants: O; S
Defendants: Maahanmuuttovirasto; Maahanmuuttovirasto; L
Rapporteur: A. Ó Caoimh
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 5 judges
A. Rosas, U. Lõhmus, A. Ó Caoimh, A. Arabadjiev, C.G. Fernlund
Language: Finnish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0356

Topics

Immigration policy Right of entry and residence

History · 1 version

6 Dec 2012Reading

Connections

Interprets 3: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification
Cited by 20: J. N. v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (C-601/15 PPU); E.K. v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-624/20); E. v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (C-635/17)2 provisions; SM v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section (C-129/18)2 provisions; B. M. M. and Others v État belge (C-133/19, C-136/19, C-137/19); V v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-147/24); X v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-459/20)2 provisions; Subdelegación del Gobierno en Toledo v XU and QP (C-451/19); Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie v Y.Z. and Others (C-557/17)2 provisions; K.A. and Others v Belgische Staat (C-82/16); A and S v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (C-550/16); H.C. Chavez-Vilchez and Others v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank and Others (C-133/15); Alfredo Rendón Marín v Administración del Estado (C-165/14); Secretary of State for the Home Department v CS (C-304/14); Mimoun Khachab v Subdelegación del Gobierno en Álava (C-558/14)2 provisions; Mehdi Ben Tijani Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen Ben Ali v Council of the European Union (T-200/14); Mohammad Makhlouf v Council of the European Union (T-443/13); Geoffrey Léger v Ministre des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes and Etablissement français du sang (C-528/13); Mohammad Makhlouf v Council of the European Union (T-509/11); Adib Mayaleh v Council of the European Union (T-307/12, T-408/13)
Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); 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); Georgios Alevizos v Ypourgos Oikonomikon (C-392/05); Jasna Detiček v Maurizio Sgueglia (C-403/09); Murat Dereci and Others v Bundesministerium für Inneres (C-256/11); Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification; Blaise Baheten Metock and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (C-127/08); Rhimou Chakroun v Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken (C-578/08); 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); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-540/03)