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Document 62020CA0094
Case C-94/20: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Linz — Austria) — Land Oberösterreich v KV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/109/EC — Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents — Article 11 — Right to equal treatment as regards social security, social assistance and social protection — Derogation from the principle of equal treatment in respect of social assistance and social protection — Concept of ‘core benefits’ — Directive 2000/43/EC — Principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin — Article 2 — Concept of discrimination — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Legislation of a Member State subjecting the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State)
Case C-94/20: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Linz — Austria) — Land Oberösterreich v KV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/109/EC — Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents — Article 11 — Right to equal treatment as regards social security, social assistance and social protection — Derogation from the principle of equal treatment in respect of social assistance and social protection — Concept of ‘core benefits’ — Directive 2000/43/EC — Principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin — Article 2 — Concept of discrimination — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Legislation of a Member State subjecting the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State)
Case C-94/20: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Linz — Austria) — Land Oberösterreich v KV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/109/EC — Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents — Article 11 — Right to equal treatment as regards social security, social assistance and social protection — Derogation from the principle of equal treatment in respect of social assistance and social protection — Concept of ‘core benefits’ — Directive 2000/43/EC — Principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin — Article 2 — Concept of discrimination — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Legislation of a Member State subjecting the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State)
OJ C 297, 26.7.2021, p. 12–13
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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26.7.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 297/12 |
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Linz — Austria) — Land Oberösterreich v KV
(Case C-94/20) (1)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2003/109/EC - Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents - Article 11 - Right to equal treatment as regards social security, social assistance and social protection - Derogation from the principle of equal treatment in respect of social assistance and social protection - Concept of ‘core benefits’ - Directive 2000/43/EC - Principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin - Article 2 - Concept of discrimination - Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Legislation of a Member State subjecting the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State)
(2021/C 297/11)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Landesgericht Linz
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Land Oberösterreich
Defendant: KV
Operative part of the judgment
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Article 11(1)(d) of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents must be interpreted as precluding, even where use has been made of the option to apply the derogation provided for in Article 11(4) of that directive, legislation of a Member State under which the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents is subject to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State, if that housing assistance constitutes a ‘core benefit’ within the meaning of that latter provision, this being a matter for the referring court to assess. |
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Legislation of a Member State which is applicable to all third-country nationals without distinction and under which the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents is subject to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State does not come within the scope of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin. |
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Where use has been made of the option to apply the derogation provided for in Article 11(4) of Directive 2003/109, Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is not intended to apply to legislation of a Member State under which the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents is subject to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State, if that housing assistance does not constitute a ‘core benefit’ within the meaning of Article 11(4) of that directive. If the housing assistance in question does constitute such a core benefit, Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, in so far as it prohibits any discrimination based on ethnic origin, does not preclude such legislation. |