24First, it should be observed that reaching the age of majority has no direct effect on the rights conferred on a child by Article 12 of Regulation No 1612/68, as interpreted by the Court, given that, having regard to their subject-matter and purpose, both the right of access to education under that article and the child’s associated right of residence continue until the child has completed his or her education (Case C-480/08 Teixeira [2010] ECR I-1107, paragraphs 78 and 79).
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