54That having being clarified, it is appropriate to observe, first of all, that, in accordance with Article 3(1) of Directive 2004/38, Union citizens who move to or reside in a Member State other than that of which they are a national, and their family members, as defined in Article 2(2) of that directive, who accompany or join them, fall within the scope of the directive and are beneficiaries of the rights conferred by it (judgment of 14 November 2017, Lounes, C‑165/16, EU:C:2017:862, paragraph 34 and the case-law cited).
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