15.9.2014
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 315/23
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 July 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany)) — Thi Ly Pham v Stadt Schweinfurt, Amt für Meldewesen und Statistik
(Case C-474/13) (1)
((Area of freedom, security and justice - Directive 2008/115/EC - Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals - Article 16(1) - Detention for the purpose of removal - Detention in prison accommodation - Possibility of detaining a third-country national with ordinary prisoners where he has given his consent))
2014/C 315/34
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Thi Ly Pham
Defendant: Stadt Schweinfurt, Amt für Meldewesen und Statistik
Operative part of the judgment
The second sentence of Article 16(1) of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals must be interpreted as not permitting a Member State to detain a third-country national for the purpose of removal in prison accommodation together with ordinary prisoners even if the third-country national consents thereto.
(1) OJ C 336, 16.11.2013.
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