62021CJ0338_SUM
Case C‑338/21
Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
v
S.S. and Others
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State)
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 March 2023
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 – Determination of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection – Article 27 – Appeal against a transfer decision taken in respect of an asylum seeker – Article 29 – Suspension of implementation of the transfer decision – Transfer time limit – Interruption of the transfer time limit – Directive 2004/81/EC – Residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities – Article 6 – Reflection period – Prohibition on enforcing an expulsion order – Remedies)
Border controls, asylum and immigration – Asylum policy – Residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings – Directive 2004/81 – Reflection period – Implementation, during that period, of a transfer decision adopted pursuant to the Dublin III Regulation – Not permissible
(Council Directive 2004/81, Art. 6)
(see paragraphs 32-37)
Border controls, asylum and immigration – Asylum policy – Residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings – Directive 2004/81 – Decision rejecting an application for a residence permit – Obligation for the Member States to provide for a procedure ensuring there is a judicial remedy against that decision
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; Council Directive 2004/81, Art. 8)
(see paragraphs 38-40)
Border controls, asylum and immigration – Asylum policy – Criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection – Regulation No 604/2013 – Procedures for taking charge and taking back
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 604/2013, Arts 27(3) and 29(1) and (2); Council Directive 2004/81, Art. 4)
(see paragraphs 47-50, 60, 63, 64, 67-74, operative part)
See the text of the decision.