CELEX: 62020CN0704
Language: en
Date: 2020-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Case C-704/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 23 December 2020 — Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v C, B

12.4.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 128/10
            
         
      Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 23 December 2020 — Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v C, B
      (Case C-704/20)
      (2021/C 128/14)
      Language of the case: Dutch
      
         Referring court
      
      Raad van State
      
         Parties to the main proceedings
      
      
         Appellant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
      
         Respondents: C, B
      
         Question referred
      
      Does European Union law, more particularly Article 15(2) of the Return Directive (2008/115/EC; OJ 2008 L 348) (1) and Article 9 of the Reception Directive (2013/33/EU; OJ 2013 L 180), (2) read in conjunction with Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (OJ 2007 C 303/01), require a court of its own motion (ex officio) to assess whether all the conditions pertaining to detention have been met, including those where the foreign national has not disputed that compliance occurred, despite having had the opportunity to do so?
      
         (1)  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 (OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98).
      
         (2)  Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 96).