15.8.2009
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 193/12
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 10 June 2009 — Ilonka Sayn-Wittgenstein
(Case C-208/09)
2009/C 193/15
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Verwaltungsgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Ilonka Sayn-Wittgenstein
Defendant: Landeshauptmann von Wien
Question referred
Does Article 18 EC preclude legislation pursuant to which the competent authorities of a Member State refuse to recognise that part of the surname of a (grown up) adopted child, determined in another Member State, which contains a title which is inadmissible in the former Member State, including under constitutional law?
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