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CG v The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland (C-709/20)
The jurisdiction of the Court
45

CG v The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland (C-709/20)

Judgment of 15 Jul 2021law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-709-20/para_45@2026-11-11

45According to settled case-law, it is for the Court to examine the conditions in which the case was referred to it by the national court, in order to assess whether it has jurisdiction (judgment of 10 December 2020, J & S Service, C‑620/19, EU:C:2020:1011, paragraph 32 and the case-law cited).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-709/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2021:602
Decided: 15 Jul 2021
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Appeal Tribunal for Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
Applicant: CG
Defendant: The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
Rapporteur: K. Jürimäe
Advocate General: J. Richard de la Tour
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Prechal, E. Regan, M. Ilešič, L. Bay Larsen, A. Kumin, N. Wahl, T. von Danwitz, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, I. Jarukaitis, N. Jääskinen, I. Ziemele, J. Passer
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0709

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Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality

History · 1 version

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 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)
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Cites 17: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Treaty on 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); Criminal proceedings against AZ (C-510/19); Jobcenter Krefeld - Widerspruchsstelle v JD (C-181/19); Terveys- ja sosiaalialan neuvottelujärjestö (TSN) ry v Hyvinvointialan liitto ry and Auto- ja Kuljetusalan Työntekijäliitto AKT ry v Satamaoperaattorit ry (C-609/17, C-610/17); SM v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section (C-129/18); Criminal proceedings against ZW (C-454/19); Land Nordrhein-Westfalen v D.-H. T. as liquidator of J & S Service UG (C-620/19)2 provisions; Tomasz Ziolkowski and Barbara Szeja and Others v Land Berlin (C-424/10, C-425/10); Michel Trojani v Centre public d'aide sociale de Bruxelles (CPAS) (C-456/02); TR v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Hamburg (C-416/20 PPU); Elisabeta Dano and Florin Dano v Jobcenter Leipzig (C-333/13); Nalini Chenchooliah v Minister for Justice and Equality (C-94/18); Eugenia Florescu and Others v Casa Judeţeană de Pensii Sibiu and Others (C-258/14); Proceedings relating to the extradition of BY (C-398/19)