Judgment_paragraph 32 · Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull’Immigrazione (ASGI) and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per le politiche della famiglia and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (C-462/20)

32In the present case, it does not however appear that the exclusion of third-country nationals with long-term resident status, under Directive 2003/109, from eligibility for the family card would be liable to undermine the effectiveness of that directive as regards equal treatment in the field of social security, social assistance and social protection. Therefore, in so far as that card does not, according to Italian legislation, come within the concepts of ‘social security’, ‘social assistance’ or ‘social protection’, which is for the referring court to ascertain, Article 11(1)(d) of Directive 2003/109 does not preclude legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings.