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Criminal proceedings against A (C-35/20)
Consideration of the questions referred
The second question
67

Criminal proceedings against A (C-35/20)

Judgment of 6 Oct 2021law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-35-20/para_67@2026-11-10

67It should be observed from the outset that, a situation in which a Union citizen crosses the border of the Member State of which he or she is a national on arriving from another Member State is not governed by Directive 2004/38.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-35/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2021:813
Decided: 6 Oct 2021
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Korkein oikeus (Supreme Court, Finland)
Rapporteur: C. Lycourgos
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 5 judges
E. Regan, M. Ilešič, E. Juhász, C. Lycourgos, I. Jarukaitis
Language: Finnish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0035

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Border checks Citizenship of the Union Freedom of establishment Freedom of movement for workers Freedom to provide services Immigration policy Principles of Union law

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Interprets 5: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); 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); Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code); Regulation (EU) No 610/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Council Regulations (EC) No 1683/95 and (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Cited by 6: Berlin Chemie A. Menarini SRL v Administraţia Fiscală pentru Contribuabili Mijlocii Bucureşti - Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Bucureşti (C-333/20); SIA 'Zinātnes parks' v Finanšu ministrija (C-347/20); Servizio Elettrico Nazionale SpA and Others v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato and Others (C-377/20); WA v Direcţia pentru Evidenţa Persoanelor şi Administrarea Bazelor de Date din Ministerul Afacerilor Interne (C-491/21); „Svilosa“ AD v Direktor na Direktsia „Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika“ – Veliko Tarnovo (C-535/24); Nordic Info BV v Belgische Staat (C-128/22)2 provisions
Cites 19: 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); Toufik Lounes v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-165/16); Criminal proceedings against Rosanna Laezza (C-375/14); Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code); Relu Adrian Coman and Others v Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări and Ministerul Afacerilor Interne (C-673/16); Proceedings brought by Mircea Florian Freitag (C-541/15); Criminal proceedings against ZW (C-454/19); Criminal proceedings against K. M (C-77/20); Criminal proceedings against Florus Ariël Wijsenbeek (C-378/97); Yvonne van Duyn v Home Office (41/74); Shirley McCarthy v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-434/09); Criminal proceedings against A (C-35/20); Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification); A. v Dyrektor Krajowej Informacji Skarbowej (C-895/19); Salah Oulane v Minister voor Vreemdelingenzaken en Integratie (C-215/03); Granarolo SpA v Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others (C-617/19); Atiqullah Adil v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel (C-278/12 PPU)