CELEX: E2011P0004
Language: en
Date: 2011-02-14 00:00:00
Title: Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Verwaltungsgerichtshof des Fürstentums Liechtenstein dated 14 February 2011 in the case of Arnulf Clauder (Case E-4/11)

16.6.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 176/10
            
         Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Verwaltungsgerichtshof des Fürstentums Liechtenstein dated 14 February 2011 in the case of Arnulf Clauder
   (Case E-4/11)
   2011/C 176/08
   A request has been made to the EFTA Court by a letter of 14 February 2011 from Verwaltungsgerichtshof des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (the Administrative Court of the Principality of Liechtenstein), which was received at the Court Registry on 16 February 2011, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Arnulf Clauder, on the following questions:
   
               1.
            
            
               Is Directive 2004/38/EC, in particular Article 16(1) in conjunction with Article 7(1), to be interpreted such that a Union citizen with a right of permanent residence, who is a pensioner and in receipt of social welfare benefits in the host Member State, may claim the right to family reunification even if the family member will also be claiming social welfare benefits?
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Is it of relevance for the answer to Question 1, whether the Union citizen with a right of permanent residence was employed or self-employed in the host Member State prior to attaining retirement age?
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Is it of relevance for the answer to Question 1, whether the family member will be employed or self-employed in the host Member State and still be claiming social welfare benefits?