11.7.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 251/4
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco (Spain) lodged on 7 April 2016 — E v Subdelegación del Gobierno en Álava
(Case C-193/16)
(2016/C 251/05)
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant/appellant: E
Defendant/respondent: Subdelegación del Gobierno en Álava
Question referred
In accordance with Article 27 [(1) and (2)] of Directive 2004/38/EC, (1) does the appellant, sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for repeated offences of child abuse, represent a genuine and present threat to public security, bearing in mind that he is detained in prison and, having served six years, has several years left to serve before being released?
(1) Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ 2004 L 158, p. 77).