CELEX: 62006CJ0398
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
Right of residence of nationals of Members States of the European Union and of the European Economic Area who are non-active and pensioned persons
National legislation and administrative practice requiring personal resources sufficient for a stay of at least a year in the host Member State

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of the Community rules on the residence of citizens of the
Union – National legislation and administrative practice requiring that, in order to obtain a residence permit, non‑active
and pensioned persons must have adequate personal resources.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by maintaining in force national provisions under which, in order to obtain a residence permit, nationals of
the European Union and of the European Economic Area who are non-active and retired must prove that they have sustainable
resources, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has failed to fulfil its obligations under Council Directive 68/360/EEC of 15 October
1968 on the abolition of restrictions on movement and residence within the Community for workers of Member States and their
families, Council Directive 90/364/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the right of residence and Council Directive 90/365/EEC of 28 June
1990 on the right of residence for employees and self-employed persons who have ceased their occupational activity;
2.
Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs;
3.
Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs.