83Such a right of residence cannot however be regarded in any way as being granted ‘on the basis of’ Directive 2004/38 within the meaning of Article 24(1) of that directive. The Court has held that the fact that national provisions concerning the right of residence of Union citizens, that are more favourable than those laid down in Directive 2004/38, are not to be affected does not in any way mean that such provisions must be incorporated into the system introduced by that directive and it has concluded, in particular, that it is for each Member State that has decided to adopt a system that is more favourable than that established by that directive to specify the consequences of a right of residence granted on the basis of national law alone (judgment of 21 December 2011, Ziolkowski and Szeja, C‑424/10 and C‑425/10, EU:C:2011:866, paragraphs 49 and 50).
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