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Secretary of State for the Home Department v NA (C-115/15)
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Consideration of the questions referre…
The first question
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Secretary of State for the Home Department v NA (C-115/15)

Judgment of 30 Jun 2016law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-115-15/para_48@2026-11-11

48It follows from the foregoing that it is apparent from the wording, the context and objectives of Article 13(2) of Directive 2004/38 that the application of that provision, including the right derived from Article 13(2)(c) of Directive 2004/38, is dependent on the parties concerned being divorced.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-115/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:487
Decided: 30 Jun 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division)
Applicant: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Defendant: NA
Rapporteur: R. Silva de Lapuerta
Advocate General: M. Wathelet
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, A. Arabadjiev, J.-C. Bonichot, C.G. Fernlund, S. Rodin
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0115

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Citizenship of the Union Freedom of movement for workers

History · 1 version

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Interprets 3: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 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); Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community
Cited by 3: X v État belge (C-930/19)3 provisions; Ermira Bajratari v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-93/18); Alfredo Rendón Marín v Administración del Estado (C-165/14)
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); 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); Rudy Grzelczyk v Centre public d'aide sociale d'Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (C-184/99); Adzo Domenyo Alokpa and Others v Ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Immigration (C-86/12); Murat Dereci and Others v Bundesministerium für Inneres (C-256/11); Maria Teixeira v London Borough of Lambeth and Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-480/08); Aissatou Diatta v Land Berlin (267/83); London Borough of Harrow v Nimco Hassan Ibrahim and Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-310/08); Baumbast and R v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-413/99); Office national d’allocations familiales pour travailleurs salariés (ONAFTS) v Radia Hadj Ahmed (C-45/12); Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community; Kunqian Catherine Zhu and Man Lavette Chen v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-200/02); Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l’emploi (ONEm) (C-34/09); Spedition Welter GmbH v Avanssur SA (C-306/12); Kuldip Singh and Others v Minister for Justice and Equality (C-218/14)