62006CJ0398_EN
Subject of the case
Operative part
Subject of the case
Re:
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
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.