Amended proposal for a Council Directive on the right to family reunification (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty)
Date: 2000-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: application of EU law, family migration, foreign national, free movement of persons, immigration

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Amended proposal for a Council Directive on the right to family reunification (1)

(2001/C 62 E/04)

COM(2000) 624 final (cid:15) 1999/0258(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty on 10 October 2000)

(1) OJ C 116 E, 26.4.2000, p. 66.

INITIAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Unchanged

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 63 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Whereas:

(1) With a view to the progressive establishment of an area of
freedom, security and justice, the Treaty establishing the
European Community provides both for the adoption of
measures aimed at ensuring the free movement of
persons, in conjunction with flanking measures relating
to external border controls, asylum and immigration, and
for the adoption of measures relating to asylum, immi-
gration and safeguarding the rights of
third-country
nationals.

(1) Article 63(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council is to
adopt measures on immigration policy. Article 63(3)(a)
provides,
is to adopt
that
measures relating to the conditions of entry and residence,
and specifically refers to entry and residence for the
purpose of family reunion.

in particular,

the Council

in particular,

(2) Article 63(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council is to
adopt measures on immigration policy. Article 63(3)(a)
provides,
is to adopt
that
measures relating to the conditions of entry and residence,
and standards on procedures for the issue by Member
States of
and residence permits,
including those for the purpose of family reunification.

long term visas

the Council

(2) Measures concerning family reunification must be adopted
in conformity with the obligation to protect the family
and respect family life which is laid down in a variety of
including the European
international
Convention for
the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms, signed in Rome on 4 November
1950. The Union respects the fundamental rights secured
by that Convention by virtue of Article 6(2) of the Treaty
on European Union.

instruments,

legal

(3) Measures concerning family reunification must be adopted
in conformity with the obligation to protect the family
and respect family life which is laid down in a variety of
including the European
international
Convention for
the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms, signed in Rome on 4 November
1950. The Union respects the fundamental rights secured
by that Convention by virtue of Article 6(2) of the Treaty
on European Union.

instruments,

legal

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(3) The European Council, at its special meeting in Tampere
on 15 and 16 October 1999, acknowledged the need for
legislation on the conditions
harmonisation of national
for admission and residence of third-country nationals,
to be based on a common evaluation both of economic
and demographic trends within the Union and of
the
situation in countries of origin. The European Council
accordingly asked the Council rapidly to adopt decisions
on the basis of Commission proposals. Those decisions
were to take account not only of the absorption capacity
of each Member State but also their historical and cultural
links with countries of origin.

(4) The European Council, at its special meeting in Tampere
on 15 and 16 October 1999, acknowledged the need for
legislation on the conditions
harmonisation of national
for admission and residence of third-country nationals,
to be based on a common evaluation both of economic
and demographic trends within the Union and of
the
situation in countries of origin. The European Council
accordingly asked the Council rapidly to adopt decisions
on the basis of Commission proposals. Those decisions
were to take account not only of the absorption capacity
of each Member State but also their historical and cultural
links with countries of origin.

(5) In order to evaluate migration flows and to prepare for
the adoption of measures by the Council, the Commission
needs to have access to statistical data and information on
the legal immigration of third-country nationals in each
Member State, and in particular on the number of permits
issued, and on their type and validity; to this end, Member
States must regularly and rapidly make the necessary data
and information available to the Commission.

(6) The European Council, at its special meeting in Tampere,
stated that
the European Union should ensure fair
treatment of third-country nationals residing lawfully on
the territory of
the Member States and that a more
vigorous integration policy should aim at granting them
rights and obligations comparable to those of citizens of
the European Union.

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(7) In accordance with the Council and Commission Plan of
Action of 3 December 1998 (1), an instrument on the
should be adopted
immigrants
legal
legal
status of
within two years of
the
the
Amsterdam Treaty, and rules on the conditions of entry
and residence, and standards on procedures for the issue
long-term visas and residence
by Member States of
permits,
family
the purposes of
reunification, should be prepared within five years.

entry into force of

including those for

It

helps

(8) Family reunification is a necessary way of making family
life possible.
socio-cultural
to
environment facilitating the integration of third-country
nationals in the Member State, which also serves to
promote economic and social cohesion, a fundamental
Community objective stated in Article 2 and Article
3(1)(k) of the EC Treaty.

create

a

(8) Family reunification is a necessary way of making family
life possible. It helps to create socio-cultural stability facili-
tating the integration of third-country nationals in the
Member State, which also serves to promote economic
and
Community
objective stated in Article 2 and Article 3(1)(k) of the
EC Treaty.

fundamental

cohesion,

social

a

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(1) Plan of action on how best to implement the provisions of the
Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice
(OJ C 19, 23.1.1999, p. 1).

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(9) To ensure protection of the family and the preservation or
formation of family life, a right to family reunification
should be established and recognised by the Member
States. The practical conditions for the exercise of that
right should be determined on the basis of common
criteria.

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(10) Special attention should be paid to the situation of
refugees and persons enjoying subsidiary protection on
account of the reasons which obliged them to flee their
country and prevent them from leading a normal family
life there. More favourable conditions should therefore be
laid down for the exercise of their right to family reunifi-
cation.

(10) Special attention should be paid to the situation of
refugees on account of the reasons which obliged them
to flee their country and prevent them from leading a
normal
family life there. More favourable conditions
should therefore be laid down for the exercise of their
right to family reunification.

(11) The scope of this Directive does not extend to family
reunification for persons enjoying a subsidiary form of
protection; a directive on the rules for admission of
persons in this category, which should also cover their
right to family reunification, should be adopted as soon as
possible.

(12) To avoid discriminating between citizens of the Union
to free movement and those
who exercise their right
who do not, provision should be made for the family
reunification of
the Union residing in
countries of which they are nationals to be governed by
the rules of Community law relating to free movement.

citizens of

Unchanged

(13) Family reunification applies to members of the nuclear
family, that is to say the spouse and the minor children.
However, if the situation of unmarried couples is treated
as corresponding to that of married couples in a Member
State, the principle of equal treatment should be respected
and provision should be made for unmarried partners to
be eligible for reunification.

(14) Family reunification should also apply to children of full
age and to relatives in the ascending line where, in view
of, there are for not separating them from the third-
country national residing lawfully in a Member State.

(14) Family reunification should also apply to children of full
for
age and to relatives in the ascending line where,
important objective reasons,
situation
their personal
prevents their living,
in acceptable conditions and self-
sufficiently, separately from their relative, a third-country
national residing lawfully in a Member State.

(15) A set of rules governing the procedure for examination of
applications for family reunification and for entry and
residence of
should be laid down.
Those procedures should be effective and fair and offer
appropriate protection to those concerned.

family members

(15) A set of rules governing the procedures for examination
of applications for family reunification and for entry and
residence of family members should be laid down. Those
procedures should be effective and manageable, taking
account of the normal workload of the Member States’
administrations, as well as transparent and fair, in order to
offer appropriate legal certainty to those concerned.

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(16) The integration of family members should be promoted.
To that end, they should be granted a status independent
of that of the applicant after a period of residence in the
Member State. They should have access to education,
employment and vocational training.

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(17) Effective, proportionate and dissuasive measures should
the rules

be taken to avoid and penalise breaches of
and procedures relating to family reunification.

(17) Effective, proportionate and dissuasive measures should
be taken to prevent and penalise breaches of the rules
and procedures relating to family reunification.

Unchanged

(18)

In accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and
proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty, the
the proposed action, namely the estab-
objectives of
lishment of a right
to family reunification for third-
country nationals to be exercised in accordance with
common rules, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the
Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale
the action, be better achieved by the
and impact of
Community. This Directive
to the
confines
minimum required to achieve those objectives and does
not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose,

itself

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 1

The purpose of this Directive is to establish a right to family
reunification for the benefit of third-country nationals residing
lawfully in the territory of the Member States and citizens of
the Union who do not exercise their right to free movement.
This right shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this
Directive.

Article 2

For the purposes of this Directive:

(a) Bthird-country nationalC means any person who is not a
citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 17(1)
of the Treaty establishing the European Community;

(b) BrefugeeC means any third-country national or

stateless
person enjoying refugee status within the meaning of the
Convention on the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as
amended by the Protocol signed in New York on 31
January 1967;

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(c) Bperson enjoying subsidiary protectionC means any third
country national or stateless person authorised to reside
to a subsidiary form of
in a Member State pursuant
protection in accordance with international
law, national
legislation or the practice of the Member States;

Deleted

(c) Bapplicant for reunificationC or BapplicantC means a third-
country national residing lawfully in a Member State or a
citizen of the Union and applying to be joined by members
of his family;

(c) Bapplicant for reunificationC or BapplicantC means either a
third-country national residing lawfully in a Member State
or a citizen of the Union applying to be joined by members
of his family;

(d) Bfamily reunificationC means the entry into and residence in
a Member State by family members of a citizen of the
Union or of a third-country national residing lawfully in
that Member State in order to form or preserve the family
unit, whether the family relationship arose before or after
the resident’s entry;

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(e) Bresidence permitC means a permit or authorisation issued
by the authorities of a Member State in accordance with its
legislation allowing a third-country national to reside in its
territory, with the exception of provisional authorisations
pending examination of an application for asylum.

Article 3

This Directive applies where the applicant for reunifi-

1.
cation is:

(a) a third-country national residing lawfully in a Member State
and holding a residence permit issued by that Member State
for a period of at least one year;

(b) a refugee,
permit;

irrespective of

the duration of his residence

(c) a citizen of
movement,

the Union not exercising his right

to free

if the applicant’s family members are third-country nationals,
irrespective of their legal status.

This Directive shall not apply where the applicant for

2.
reunification is:

(a) a third-country national applying for recognition of refugee
status whose application has not yet given rise to a final
decision;

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(b) a third-country national authorised to reside in a Member
State on the basis of temporary protection or applying for
authorisation to reside on that basis and awaiting a decision
on his status.

(c) a third-country national authorised to reside in a Member
State on the basis of a subsidiary form of protection in
accordance with international obligations, national
legis-
lation or the practice of the Member States or applying
for authorisation to reside on that basis and awaiting a
decision on his status.

3.
This Directive shall not apply to family members of
citizens of the Union exercising their right to free movement
of persons.

Unchanged

This Directive is without prejudice to more favourable

4.
provisions of:

(a) bilateral

agreements

and multilateral

the
Community or the Community and its Member States, on
the one hand, and third countries, on the other, which
entered into force before the date of entry into force of
this Directive;

between

(b) the European Social Charter of 18 October 1961 and the
European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant
Workers of 24 November 1977.

Article 4

By way of derogation from this Directive, the family reunifi-
cation of third-country nationals who are family members of a
citizen of the Union residing in the Member State of which he
is a national and who has not exercised his right
to free
movement of persons,
is governed mutatis mutandis by
Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1612/68 (1), and by the other provisions of Community law
listed in the Annex.

CHAPTER II

Family members

Article 5

The Member States

1.
entry and
shall
residence, pursuant to this Directive and subject to compliance
with the conditions laid down in Chapter IV, of the following
family members:

authorise

the

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(1) OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 2.

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(a) the applicant’s spouse, or an unmarried partner living in a
durable relationship with the applicant, if the legislation of
situation of
concerned treats
the Member State
unmarried couples as corresponding to that of married
couples;

the

(b) the minor children of the applicant and of his spouse or
unmarried
in
including
accordance with a decision taken by the competent
authority in the Member State concerned or a decision
recognised by that authority;

children

adopted

partner,

(c) the minor children including adopted children of

the
applicant or his spouse or unmarried partner, where one
of them has custody and the children are dependent on him
or her; where custody is shared, the agreement of the other
parent shall be required;

(d) the relatives in the ascending line of the applicant or his
spouse or unmarried partner who are dependent on them
and have no other means of family support in the country
of origin;

(e) children of

the applicant or his spouse or unmarried
partner, being of full age, who are objectively unable to
satisfy their needs by reason of their state of health.

2.
In the event of a polygamous marriage, where the
applicant already has a spouse living with him in the
territory of a Member State,
the Member State concerned
shall not authorise the entry and residence of a further
the entry and
spouse, nor
residence of children of another spouse shall be authorised if
the best interests of the child so require.

the children of

such spouse;

3.
The minor children referred to in points (b) and (c) of
paragraph 1 must be below the age of majority set by the law
of the Member State concerned and must not be married.

4. Where the applicant is a refugee or a person enjoying
facilitate the
subsidiary protection,
referred to in
reunification of other
paragraph 1, if they are dependent on the applicant.

the Member States shall
family members not

4. Where the applicant is a refugee, the Member States shall
facilitate the reunification of other family members not referred
to in paragraph 1, if they are dependent on the applicant.

5.
Third-country nationals residing in a Member State for
the purpose of study may not be joined by the relatives in the
ascending line as defined in point (d) of paragraph 1.

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Article 6

If the refugee is an unaccompanied minor, the Member States
may:

(a) authorise the entry and residence for the purposes of family
reunification of his relatives in the ascending line without
applying the conditions laid down in Article 5(1)(d);

(b) authorise the entry and residence for the purposes of family
reunification of other family members not referred to in
in the
Article 5, where the minor has no relatives
ascending line or such relatives cannot be traced.

CHAPTER III

Submission and examination of the application

Article 7

In order to exercise his right to family reunification, the
1.
applicant shall submit an application for entry and residence of
a member of his family to the competent authorities of the
Member State where he resides. The application shall be
accompanied
family
relationship and of compliance with the conditions laid down
in Articles 5, 8 and, where applicable, 9 and 10. The
application shall be submitted when the family member is
outside the territory of the Member State.

documentary

evidence

the

by

of

In order to exercise his right to family reunification, the
1.
applicant shall submit an application for entry and residence of
one or more members of his family to the competent auth-
orities of the Member State where he resides. The application
shall be accompanied by documentary evidence of the family
relationship and of compliance with the conditions laid down
in Articles 5, 8 and, where applicable, 9 and 10. The
application shall be submitted when the family members are
outside the territory of the Member State.

2.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member
State concerned shall examine an application submitted when
the family member is already residing in its territory, in excep-
tional circumstances or on humanitarian grounds.

2.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member
State concerned shall examine an application submitted when
in
the family members are already residing in its territory,
exceptional circumstances or on humanitarian grounds.

After examining the application,

the competent auth-
3.
orities of the Member State shall give the applicant written
notification of the decision within a period which may not
exceed six months. Reasons shall be given for the decision
rejecting the application.

Unchanged

If

the applicant

4.
is a refugee or a person enjoying
documentary
subsidiary protection and
evidence of the family relationship, the Member States shall
have regard to other evidence of the existence of the family
relationship. A decision rejecting an application may not be
based solely on the fact that documentary evidence is lacking.

cannot provide

4.
If the applicant is a refugee and cannot provide docu-
mentary evidence of the family relationship, the Member States
shall have regard to other evidence of the existence of the
family relationship. A decision rejecting an application may
not be based solely on the fact that documentary evidence is
lacking.

5. When examining an application, the Member States shall
have due regard to the best interests of minor children.

Unchanged

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CHAPTER IV

Practical conditions for the exercise of the right to family
reunification

Article 8

1.
The Member States may refuse to allow the entry and
residence of a family member on grounds of public policy,
domestic security or public health.

The Member States may refuse to allow the entry and
family members on grounds of public policy,

1.
residence of
domestic security or public health.

2.
The grounds of public policy or domestic security must
be based exclusively on the personal conduct of the family
member concerned.

Unchanged

Renewal of the residence permit may not be withheld and
3.
removal
from the territory may not be ordered by the
competent authority of the Member State concerned on the
sole ground of illness or disability suffered after the issue of
the residence permit.

Article 9

1. When the
submitted,
applicant to provide evidence that he has:

application for

the Member

State

family

concerned may

reunification is
ask the

(a) adequate accommodation, that is to say accommodation
for a comparable
the Member State

that would be regarded as normal
family living in the same region of
concerned;

(a) accommodation which is at least equivalent in size to that
provided as social housing and which meets general health
in the Member State
in force
and safety standards
concerned;

(b) sickness insurance in respect of all risks in the Member
State concerned for himself and the members of his family;

Unchanged

(c) stable and sufficient resources,

is to say resources
which are higher than or equal to the level of resources
below which the Member State concerned may grant social
assistance;

that

(c) stable resources which are higher than or equal to the level
of resources below which the Member State concerned may
grant social assistance;

Where the first subparagraph cannot be applied, resources shall
be deemed sufficient if they are equal to or higher than the
level of
the minimum social security pension paid by the
Member State.

Where the first subparagraph cannot be applied, resources
must be higher than or at least equal
the
minimum social security pension paid by the Member State.

to the level of

The conditions

relating to accommodation,

2.
sickness
insurance and resources provided for by paragraph 1 may be
set by the Member States only in order to ensure that the
applicant for family reunification will be able to satisfy the
needs of his
further
recourse to public funds. They may not have the effect of
discriminating between nationals of
the Member State and
third-country nationals.

reunified family members without

Unchanged

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Paragraph 1 shall not apply if the applicant is a refugee

3.
or a person enjoying subsidiary protection.

3.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply if the applicant is a refugee.

Article 10

1.
The Member States may require the applicant to have
resided lawfully in their territory for a period not exceeding
one year, before having his family members join him.

Unchanged

Paragraph 1 shall not apply if the applicant is a refugee

2.
or a person enjoying subsidiary protection.

2.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply if the applicant is a refugee.

CHAPTER V

Unchanged

Entry and residence of family members

Article 11

1.
As soon as the application for family reunification has
been accepted, the Member State concerned shall authorise the
entry of the family member. The Member States shall grant
such person every facility for obtaining the requisite visas,
including transit visas where required. Such visas shall be
issued without charge.

1.
As soon as the application for family reunification has
been accepted, the Member State concerned shall authorise the
entry of the family member or members. The Member States
such persons every facility for obtaining the
shall grant
requisite visas,
including transit visas where required. Such
visas shall be issued without charge.

The Member State concerned shall grant

2.
the family
member a renewable residence permit of the same duration
the applicant’s residence
as that held by the applicant.
the
permit
is permanent or
Member States may limit
family
member’s first residence permit to one year.

for an unlimited duration,

the duration of

the

If

The Member State concerned shall grant

2.
the family
members a renewable residence permit of the same duration
as that held by the applicant. If the applicant’s residence permit
is permanent or for an unlimited duration, the Member States
may limit the duration of the family members’ first residence
permits to one year.

Article 12

Unchanged

The applicant’s family members shall be entitled, in the

1.
same way as citizens of the Union, to:

(a) access to education;

(b) access to employment and self-employed activity;

(c) access to vocational guidance, initial and further training

and retraining.

2.
Points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to
relatives in the ascending line or to children of full age to
whom Article 5(1)(d) and (e) applies.

2. Member States may restrict access to employment or self-
employed activity by relatives in the ascending line or children
of full age to whom Article 5(1)(d) and (e) applies.

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Article 13

Unchanged

At the latest after four years of residence, and provided
1.
the family relationship still exists, the spouse or unmarried
reached majority shall be
partner and a child who has
entitled to an autonomous residence permit,
independent of
that of the applicant.

2.
The Member States may issue an autonomous residence
permit to children of full age and to relatives in the ascending
line to whom Article 5(1)(d) and (e) applies.

3.
In the event of widowhood, divorce, separation or death
of relatives in the ascending or descending line, persons who
have entered by virtue of family reunification and have been
resident for at least one year, may apply for an autonomous
residence permit. Where necessary by reason of particularly
difficult
such
applications.

situations, Member

accept

States

shall

CHAPTER VI

Penalties and redress

Article 14

1. Member States may reject an application for entry and
residence for the purpose of family reunification, or withdraw
or refuse to renew a residence permit, where it is shown that:

(a) entry and/or residence was obtained by means of falsified

documents or fraud;

(b) the marriage or adoption was contracted for

the sole
purpose of enabling the person concerned to enter or
reside in a Member State.

2. Member States shall undertake specific checks where
there are grounds for suspicion.

Article 15

Member States shall have proper regard for the nature and
solidity of the person’s family relationships and the duration
of his residence in the Member State and to the existence of
family, cultural and social ties with his country of origin where
they withdraw or refuse to renew a residence permit or decide
to order the removal of the applicant or members of his family.

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Article 16

Where an application for family reunification is rejected or a
residence permit is either not renewed or is withdrawn or
removal
the applicant and the members of his
family have the right to apply to the courts of the Member
State concerned.

is ordered,

Article 17

to infringements of

lay down the rules on penalties
The Member States shall
applicable
the national provisions
adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures
necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The Member
States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by the
date specified in Article 19 at the latest and shall notify it
without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.

CHAPTER VII

Final provisions

Article 18

No later than two years after the deadline set by Article 19 the
Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the
Council on the application of this Directive in the Member
States and shall propose such amendments as may appear
necessary.

Article 19

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 31 December 2002 at
the latest. They shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a
reference on the occasion of
their official publication.
Member States shall determine how such reference is to be
made.

Article 20

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Article 21

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX

Council Directive 64/221/EEC of 25 February 1964 on the coordination of special measures concerning the movement
and residence of foreign nationals which are justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health (1).

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 (2).

Regulation (EEC) No 1251/70 of the Commission of 29 June 1970 on the right of workers to remain in the territory of
a Member State after having been employed in that State (3).

Council Directive 73/148/EEC of 21 May 1973 on the abolition of restrictions on movement and residence within the
Community for nationals of Member States with regard to establishment and the provision of services (4).

Council Directive 75/34/EEC of 17 December 1974 concerning the right of nationals of a Member State to remain in the
territory of another Member State after having pursued therein an activity in a self-employed capacity (5).

Council Directive 90/364/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the right of residence (6).

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 (7).

Council Directive 93/96/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the right of residence for students (8).

(1) OJ 56, 4.4.1964, p. 850/64.
(2) OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 142, 30.6.1970, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 172, 28.6.1973, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 14, 20.1.1975, p. 10.
(6) OJ L 180, 13.7.1990, p. 26.
(7) OJ L 180, 13.7.1990, p. 28.
(8) OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 59.