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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of25February1964
ontheabolitionofrestrictionsonmovementandresidencewithintheCommunityfor
nationalsofMemberStateswithregardtoestablishment andtheprovisionofservices
(64/220/EEC)
publichealth;whereas,inpursuanceofArticle56(2)
oftheTreaty,co-ordinationofsuchmeasuresistobe
dealtwithinaseparateDirective;
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles54and63thereof;
HavingregardtotheGeneralProgrammes 1forthe
abolitionofrestrictionsonfreedomofestablishment
andonfreedomtoprovideservices,andinparticular
TitleIIofeachprogramme;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthecommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament2;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee 3;
Whereasfreedomofmovementofpersonsasprovided
forintheTreatyandinTitleIIofeachoftheGeneral
ProgrammesfortheAbolitionofrestrictionson
freedomofestablishmentandonfreedomtoprovide
servicesentailstheabolitionofrestrictionsonmove­
mentandresidencewithintheCommunity for
nationalsofMemberStateswishingtoestablish
themselvesortoprovideserviceswithintheterritory
ofanotherMemberState;
Whereasfreedomofestablishment canbefullyat­
tainedonlyifarightofpermanentresidenceis
grantedtothepersonswhoaretoenjoyfreedomof
establishment ;whereasfreedomtoprovideservices
entailsthatpersonsprovidingandreceivingservices
shouldhavetherightofresidenceforthetimeduring
whichtheservicesarebeingprovided;
WhereasthisDirectivedoesnotaffectmeasuresjusti­
fiedongroundsofpublicpolicy,publicsecurityor1.MemberStatesshall,actingasprovidedinthis
Directive,abolishrestrictionsonthemovementand
residenceof:
(a)nationalsofaMemberStatewhoareestablished
orwhowishtoestablishthemselvesinanother
MemberStateinordertopursueactivitiesasself­
employedpersons,orwhowishtoprovideser­
vicesinthatState;
(b)nationalsofMemberStateswishingtogoto
anotherMemberStateasrecipientsofservices;
(c)thespouseandthechildrenundertwenty-one
yearsofageofsuchnationals,irrespectiveof
theirnationality;
(d)therelativesintheascendinganddescending
linesofsuchnationalsandoftheirspousewho
aredependentonthem,irrespectiveof'the
nationalityofsuchrelatives.
2.MemberStatesshallgivesympatheticconsider­
ationtothecaseofanyothermemberofthefamily
ofanypersonreferredtoinparagraph1(a)or(b)
whoisdependentonthatpersonandlivingunderthe
sameroof.
Article2
1.MemberStatesshallgranttothepersonsre­
ferredtoinArticle1therighttoentertheirterritory
merelyonproductionofavalididentitycardorpass­
port.
2.Noentryvisaorequivalentdocumentshallbe
required,saveinrespectofpersonscoveredbysub­1OJNo2,15.1.1962,pp.32/62and36/62.
2OJNo33,4.3.1963,p.479/63.
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paragraphs (c)and(d)ofArticle1(1)whodonot
havethenationalityofaMemberState.Member
Statesshallendeavourtoaffordtosuchpersonsevery
facilityforobtaininganynecessaryvisas.(a)theidentitycardorpassportwithwhichheorshe
enteredtheterritory;
(b)proofthatheorshecomeswithinoneofthe
classesofpersonreferredtoinArticle3.
Article3
Article6
1.MemberStatesshall,actinginaccordancewith
theirlaws,issuetotheirnationalsreferredtoin
Article1,andrenew,anidentitycardorpassport,
whichshallstateinparticularitsholder'snationality
andshallentitlehimorhertoleaveandre-enterthe
countryfreely.
2.ThepassportmustbevalidatleastforallMem­
berStatesandforcountriesthroughwhichtheholder
mustpasswhentravellingbetweenMemberStates.
Whereapassportistheonlydocumentwithwhich
theholdermaylawfullyleavethecountry,itsperiod
ofvalidityshallbenotlessthanfiveyears.
Article71.EachMemberStateshallgranttherightofper­
manentresidencetonationalsofotherMember
Stateswhoestablishthemselveswithinitsterritoryin
ordertopursueactivitiesasself-employed persons,
whentherestrictionsontheseactivitieshavebeen
abolishedpursuanttotheTreaty.
Asproofofthisrightadocument(hereinaftercalleda
'residencepermit')shallbeissued.Thisdocument
shallbevalidfornotlessthanfiveyearsandshallbe
automaticallyrenewable.
AnynationalofaMemberStatewhodoesnotcome
withintheprovisionsoftheprecedingsubparagraphs
butwhoisauthorisedunderthelawsofanother
MemberStatetopursueanactivitywithinitster­
ritoryshallbegrantedaresidencepermitvalidfora
periodnotlessthanthatoftheauthorisationgranted
forthepursuitoftheactivityinquestion.
2.Therightofresidenceforpersonsprovidingand
receivingservicesshallbeofequaldurationwiththe
periodduringwhichtheservicesareprovided.
Wheresuchperiodexceedsthreemonths,theMem­
berStateintheterritoryofwhichtheservicesare
performedshallissuearesidencepermitasproofof
thatright.
Wheretheperioddoesnotexceedthreemonths,the
identitycardorpassportwithwhichthepersoncon­
cernedenteredtheterritoryshallbesufficientto
coverhisstay.TheMemberStatemay,however,
requirethepersonconcernedtoreporthispresence
intheterritory.
3.Therightofresidenceofmembersofafamily
shallbethesameasthatofthenationalonwhom
theyaredependent.Residencepermits,passportsandidentitycards
grantedinpursuanceofthisDirectiveshallbeissued
andrenewedfree,ofchargeoronpaymentofasum
notexceedingtheiradministrative costs.Thispro­
visionshallapplyalsotodocumentsandcertificates
requiredfortheissueorrenewalofsuchpermits,
passportsandidentitycards.
Article8
MemberStatesshallnotderogatefromtheprovisions
ofthisDirectivesaveongroundsofpublicpolicy,
publicsecurityorpublichealth.
Article9
MemberStatesshallwithinsixmonthsofnotification
ofthisDirectiveputintoforcethemeasuresnecessary
tocomplywithitsprovisionsandshallforthwithin­
formtheCommissionthereof.
Article4
Article10
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.Subjecttoanymeasurestakeninparticularcaseson
groundsofpublicpolicyorpublicsecurity,theright
ofresidenceshallbeeffectivethroughouttheterritory
oftheMemberStateconcerned .
Article5DoneatBrussels,25February1964.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.FAYATAnapplicantforaresidencepermitshallnotbere­
quiredbyaMemberStatetoproduceanythingother
thanthefollowing,namely: