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Document 62021CJ0230
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2022.
X v Belgische Staat.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Immigration policy – Directive 2003/86/EC – Article 2(f) – Article 10(3)(a) – Concept of ‘unaccompanied minor’ – Right to family reunification – Refugee minor who is married at the time of her entry into the territory of a Member State – Child marriage not recognised in that Member State – Cohabitation with the spouse lawfully residing in that Member State.
Case C-230/21.
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2022.
X v Belgische Staat.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Immigration policy – Directive 2003/86/EC – Article 2(f) – Article 10(3)(a) – Concept of ‘unaccompanied minor’ – Right to family reunification – Refugee minor who is married at the time of her entry into the territory of a Member State – Child marriage not recognised in that Member State – Cohabitation with the spouse lawfully residing in that Member State.
Case C-230/21.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:887
Case C‑230/21
X
v
Belgische Staat
(Request for a preliminary ruling
from the Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen)
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2022
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Immigration policy – Directive 2003/86/EC – Article 2(f) – Article 10(3)(a) – Concept of ‘unaccompanied minor’ – Right to family reunification – Refugee minor who is married at the time of her entry into the territory of a Member State – Child marriage not recognised in that Member State – Cohabitation with the spouse lawfully residing in that Member State)
Border controls, asylum and immigration – Immigration policy – Right to family reunification – Directive 2003/86 – Family reunification of refugees – Concept of ‘unaccompanied minor’
(Council Directive 2003/86, recital 8 and Arts 1, 2(f), 4(1),(2) and (5), and 10(3)(a))
(see paragraphs 28-38, 40-46, 49, operative part)