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Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 6 December 2012.#O and S v Maahanmuuttovirasto and Maahanmuuttovirasto v L.#Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus.#Citizenship of the Union — Article 20 TFEU − Directive 2003/86/EC − Right to family reunification − Union citizens who are minor children living with their mothers, who are third country nationals, in the territory of the Member State of which the children are nationals — Permanent right of residence in that Member State of the mothers who have been granted sole custody of the Union citizens — Change in composition of the families following the mothers’ remarriage to third country nationals and the birth of children of those marriages who are also third country nationals — Applications for family reunification in the Member State of origin of the Union citizens — Refusal of the right of residence to the new spouses on the ground of lack of sufficient resources — Right to respect for family life — Taking into consideration of the children’s best interests.#Joined Cases C‑356/11 and C‑357/11.

Identifier

CELEX 62011CJ0356

Status

decided

Decided

6 December 2012

Official source

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62011CJ0356

Source provider

eurlex

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