Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 25 March 2013 — C v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

(Case C-150/13)

2013/C 171/34

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: C

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

Question referred

What limits do Article 4 of Council Directive 2004/83/EC (1) of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 3 and 7 thereof, impose on the method of assessing the credibility of a declared sexual orientation, and are those limits different from the limits which apply to assessment of the credibility of the other grounds of persecution and, if so, in what respect?

(1)  OJ 2004 L 304, p. 12.