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Ibrahima Diallo v État belge (C-246/17)
Consideration of the questions referred
Substance
The fifth question
55

Ibrahima Diallo v État belge (C-246/17)

Judgment of 27 Jun 2018law://eu/cjeu/2017/c-246-17/para_55@2026-11-10

55Such a system, in so far as it allows residence cards to be issued to persons who do not qualify for them, is contrary to the objectives of Directive 2004/38.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-246/17 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:499
Decided: 27 Jun 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Conseil d’État (Council of State, Belgium)
Applicant: Ibrahima Diallo
Defendant: État belge
Rapporteur: R. Silva de Lapuerta
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, C.G. Fernlund, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, S. Rodin
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62017CJ0246

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Asylum policy Charter of Fundamental Rights Citizenship of the Union Freedom of establishment Freedom of movement for workers Freedom to provide services Justice and home affairs Principles of Union law

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Interprets 1: 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)
Cited by 8: Minister for Justice v I.T (C-477/24); XXX v État belge (C-607/21); Ryanair Designated Activity Company v Országos Rendőr-főkapitányság (C-754/18); AS „PrivatBank” v Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija (C-480/18); TB v Bevándorlási és Menekültügyi Hivatal (C-519/18)2 provisions; X v Belgische Staat (C-706/18)2 provisions; Südzucker AG v Hauptzollamt Karlsruhe (C-423/18); X and X v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (C-47/17, C-48/17)
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)6 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); Soufiane El Hassani v Minister Spraw Zagranicznych (C-403/16); Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses v Tribunal de Contas (C-64/16); Toufik Lounes v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-165/16); Secretary of State for the Home Department v CS (C-304/14); O. v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel and Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel v B (C-456/12); The Queen, on the application of Sean Ambrose McCarthy and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-202/13); Yoshikazu Iida v Stadt Ulm (C-40/11); Secretary of State for the Home Department v Muhammad Sazzadur Rahman and Others (C-83/11); Blaise Baheten Metock and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (C-127/08); Ibrahima Diallo v État belge (C-246/17); Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Maria Dias (C-325/09); Abdelhafid Bensada Benallal v État belge (C-161/15); Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification