Judgment;Summary — ECLI:EU:C:2023:852
Date: 2023-11-09
Language of the case: Czech
Court formation: Tenth Chamber
Subject matter: Asylum policy;Immigration and asylum policy;Area of freedom, security and justice;Fundamental rights;Charter of Fundamental Rights
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Czechia

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský soud v Brně (Czech Republic) lodged on 14 April 2022 – CD v Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky, Odbor azylové a migrační politiky (Case C-257/22) Language of the case: Czech Referring court Krajský soud v Brně Parties to the main proceedings Applicant: CD Defendant: Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky, Odbor azylové a migrační politiky Question referred Should Article 4(2) and (3) and Article 5 in fine of Directive 2008/115/EC 1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals in conjunction with Article 2, Article 4, and Article 19(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union be interpreted as precluding the application, in assessing whether a return decision under Article 6 of Directive 2008/115/EC leads to a breach of the non-refoulement principle, of the concept of a safe country of origin under Articles 36 and 37 of Directive 2013/32/EU 2 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection, in combination with the narrowed definition of the non-refoulement principle focused solely on the prohibition of ill treatment under Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms? ____________ 1 OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98. 1 OJ 2013 L 180, p. 60.