CELEX: C2005/330/13
Language: en
Date: 2005-12-24 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of  27 October 2005  in Case C-165/05: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Free movement of persons — Workers — Spouses — Requirement of a work permit for spouses who are nationals of non-member countries)

24.12.2005   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 330/7
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Fourth Chamber)
   of 27 October 2005
   in Case C-165/05: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Free movement of persons - Workers - Spouses - Requirement of a work permit for spouses who are nationals of non-member countries)
   (2005/C 330/13)
   Language of the case: French
   In Case C-165/05 Commission of the European Communities (Agent: G. Rozet) v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Agent: S. Schreiner) — action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 8 April 2005 — the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of J.N. Cunha Rodrigues (Rapporteur), acting as President of the Fourth Chamber, K. Lenaerts and E. Levits, Judges; J. Kokott, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 27 October 2005, in which it:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by imposing in its legislation an obligation on nationals of non-member countries married to migrant workers from the European Union to obtain a work permit and by failing to bring its legislation into line with Community law, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 132 of 28.05.2005.