26.5.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 151/3
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 29 March 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Justitie v Tayfun Kahveci (C-7/10), Osman Inan (C-9/10)
(Joined Cases C-7/10 and C-9/10) (1)
(EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Right of residence - Members of the family of a Turkish worker who has been naturalised - Retention of Turkish nationality - Date of naturalisation)
2012/C 151/04
Language of the case: Dutch
Referring court
Raad van State
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie
Defendants: Tayfun Kahveci (C-7/10), Osman Inan (C-9/10)
Re:
References for a preliminary ruling — Raad van State — Interpretation of Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 on the development of the Association, adopted by the Association Council set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey — Right of residence for members of the family of a Turkish worker duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State — Members of the family of a Turkish worker who has been naturalised but has retained Turkish nationality — Date of naturalisation
Operative part of the judgment
Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of 19 September 1980 on the development of the Association adopted by the Association Council set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, must be interpreted as meaning that the members of the family of a Turkish worker duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State can still invoke that provision once that worker has acquired the nationality of the host Member State while retaining his Turkish nationality.
(1) OJ C 63, 13.3.2010.
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