Council Directive 90/364/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the right of residence

COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 28 June 1990
on the right of residence
(90/364/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Article 3 (c) of the Treaty provides that the activities of the Community shall include, as provided in the Treaty, the abolition, as between Member States, of obstacles to freedom of movement for persons;
Whereas Article 8a of the Treaty provides that the internal market must be established by 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty;
Whereas national provisions on the right of nationals of the Member States to reside in a Member State other than their own must be harmonized to ensure such freedom of movement;
Whereas beneficiaries of the right of residence must not become an unreasonable burden on the public finances of the host Member State;
Whereas this right can only be genuinely exercised if it is also granted to members of the family;
Whereas the beneficiaries of this Directive should be covered by administrative arrangements similar to those laid down in particular in Directive 68/360/EEC (4) and Directive 64/221/EEC (5);
Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the action concerned, powers other than those of Article 235,