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Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 26 September 2024 –[Bandundu – II] (
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(Case C‑143/24)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Questions the answer to which may be clearly deduced from the Court’s existing case-law – Area of freedom, security and justice – Immigration policy – Return of illegally staying third-country nationals – Directive 2008/115/EC – Scope – Return decision – Exceptions – Right to stay for compassionate, humanitarian or other reasons)
Border controls, asylum and immigration – Immigration policy – Return of illegally staying third-country nationals – Directive 2008/115 – Scope – Decision on the refusal to grant such a national a right of residence on compassionate, humanitarian or other reasons – Not included
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 7 and 51(2); European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/115, Art. 6(4))
(see paragraphs 22, 23, operative part)
Operative part
Directive 2008/115/EC 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, read in conjunction with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as meaning that it does not apply to a decision by which the authorities of a Member State refuse to grant a third-country national staying illegally on its territory a ‘right to stay for compassionate, humanitarian or other reasons’ within the meaning of Article 6(4) of that directive.
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)	The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.