Reference for a preliminary ruling by the House of Lords, by order of that court dated 2 December 2004, in the case of The Queen on the application of 1) Veli Tum and 2) Mehmet Dari against Secretary of State for the Home Department

(Case C-16/05)

(2005/C 69/17)

Language of procedure: English

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by order of the House of Lords, dated 2 December 2004, which was received at the Court Registry on 19 January 2005, for a preliminary ruling in the case of The Queen on the application of 1) Veli Tum and 2) Mehmet Dari against Secretary of State for the Home Department on the following question:

Is Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement signed at Brussels on 23 November 1970 to be interpreted as prohibiting a Member State from introducing new restrictions, as from the date on which that Protocol entered into force in that Member State, on the conditions of and procedure for entry to its territory for a Turkish national seeking to establish himself in business in that Member State?