26.1.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 26/19
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 21 November 2014 — Ukamaka Mary Jecinta Oruche and Nzubechukwu Emmanuel Oruche v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Case C-527/14)
(2015/C 026/22)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Verwaltungsgericht Berlin
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Ukamaka Mary Jecinta Oruche and Nzubechukwu Emmanuel Oruche
Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Other parties: Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Potsdam, Emeka Emmanuel Mary Oruche
Question referred
Should the first subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (1) be interpreted as precluding a provision of national law which makes the first entry of a member of the family of a sponsor conditional on the requirement that, prior to entry, the family member can demonstrate the ability to communicate, in a basic way, in the German language?
(1) OJ 2003 L 251, p. 12.
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