Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2004:314
Date: 2004-05-25
Language of the case: German
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Association Agreement;External relations;Free movement of workers
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgment International agreements – EEC-Turkey Association Agreement – Association Council established by the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement – Decision on the freedom of movement of workers – Family unity – Members of the family of a Turkish worker duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State – Concept – Stepson under 21 years of age or dependant – Covered (Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council, Art. 7, first para.) The first paragraph of Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council is to be interpreted as meaning that a stepson who is under the age of 21 years or is a dependant of a Turkish worker duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State is a member of the family of that worker, for the purposes of that provision, and enjoys the rights conferred on him by that decision, provided that he has been duly authorised to join that worker in the host Member State. (see para. 48, operative part)