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O.T. E. v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-66/21)
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O.T. E. v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-66/21)

Judgment of 20 Oct 2022law://eu/cjeu/2021/c-66-21/para_82@2026-11-10

82It is settled case-law that it is not the Court’s task to deliver advisory opinions on general or hypothetical questions (judgments of 16 July 1992, Meilicke, C‑83/91, EU:C:1992:332, paragraph 25, and of 8 June 2017, OL, C‑111/17 PPU, EU:C:2017:436, paragraph 33).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-66/21 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:809
Decided: 20 Oct 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Rechtbank Den Haag (District Court, The Hague, Netherlands)
Applicant: O.T.E.
Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
Rapporteur: L.S. Rossi
Advocate General: J. Richard de la Tour
Bench: 5 judges
C. Lycourgos, L.S. Rossi, J.‑C. Bonichot, S. Rodin, O. Spineanu-Matei
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62021CJ0066

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Interprets 2: Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities; Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast)
Cited by 4: OÜ Voore Mets and AS Lemeks Põlva v Keskkonnaamet (C-784/23)2 provisions; E. sp. z o.o. v Prezydent Miasta Mielca (C-453/23)2 provisions; Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers and Others v Premier ministre/ Eerste Minister (C-623/22); Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v S.S. and Others (C-338/21)
Cites 16: 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); OT v Vyriausioji tarnybinės etikos komisija (C-184/20); Union royale belge des sociétés de football association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman, Royal club liégeois SA v Jean-Marc Bosman and others and Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) v Jean-Marc Bosman (C-415/93); The North of England P & I Association Ltd v Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (C-786/19); Komisia za protivodeystvie na koruptsiyata i za otnemane na nezakonno pridobitoto imushtestvo v ZV and Others (C-319/19); État du Grand-duché de Luxembourg v L (C-437/19); Wienand Meilicke v ADV/ORGA F. A. Meyer AG (C-83/91); VI v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (C-247/20); Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national; OL v PQ (C-111/17 PPU); Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities; Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals; A.S. v Republic of Slovenia (C-490/16); O.T. E. v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-66/21); Komisia za protivodeystvie na koruptsiyata i za otnemane na nezakonno pridobitoto imushtestvo v BP and Others (C-234/18); Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast)