CELEX: 62010CN0502
Language: en
Date: 2010-10-20 00:00:00
Title: Case C-502/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 20 October 2010 — Staatssecretaris van Justitie v M. Singh

18.12.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 346/35
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 20 October 2010 — Staatssecretaris van Justitie v M. Singh
   (Case C-502/10)
   ()
   2010/C 346/61
   Language of the case: Dutch
   
      Referring court
   
   Raad van State
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Appellant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie
   
      Other party: M. Singh
   
      Question referred
   
   Is the concept of formally limited residence permit within the meaning of Article 3(2)(e) of Council Directive 2003/109/EC (1) of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents to be interpreted as including a fixed-period residence permit which, under Netherlands law, does not offer any prospect of a residence permit of indefinite duration, even if, under Netherlands law, the period of validity of the fixed-period residence permit can in principle be extended indefinitely and also if a particular group of people, such as spiritual leaders and religious teachers, are thereby excluded from the application of the Directive?
   
      (1)  OJ 2004 L 16, p. 44.