CELEX: C2006/190/02
Language: en
Date: 2006-08-12 00:00:00
Title: Case C-540/03: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 June 2006 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union (Immigration policy — Right to family reunification of minor children of third country nationals — Directive 2003/86/EC — Protection of fundamental rights — Right to respect for family life — Obligation to have regard to the interests of minor children)

12.8.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 190/1
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 June 2006 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union
   (Case C-540/03) (1)
   
   (Immigration policy - Right to family reunification of minor children of third country nationals - Directive 2003/86/EC - Protection of fundamental rights - Right to respect for family life - Obligation to have regard to the interests of minor children)
   (2006/C 190/02)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: H. Duintjer Tebbens and A. Caiola, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: O. Petersen and M. Simm, Agents)
   
      Interveners in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. O'Reilly and C. Ladenburger, Agents) and Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: A. Tiemann, W.-D. Plessing and M. Lumma, Agents)
   Re:
   Annulment of the last subparagraph of Article 4(1), Article 4(6) and Article 8 of Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (OJ 2003 L 251, p. 12) — Derogations from the right to family reunification of minor children.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1)
            
            
               Dismisses the application;
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Orders the European Parliament to pay the costs;
            
         
               3)
            
            
               Orders the Federal Republic of Germany and the Commission of the European Communities to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 47, 21.02.2004.