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Document 62011CA0071
Joined Cases C-71/11 and C-99/11: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 September 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y (C-71/11), Z (C-99/11) (Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or for subsidiary protection status — Article (2)(c) — Classification as a ‘refugee’ — Article 9(1) — Definition of ‘acts of persecution’ — Article 10(1)(b) — Religion as ground for persecution — Connection between the reasons for persecution and the acts of persecution — Pakistani nationals who are members of the Ahmadiyya religious community — Acts by the Pakistani authorities designed to prohibit the manifestation of a person’s religion in public — Acts sufficiently serious for the person concerned to have a well founded fear of being persecuted on account of his religion — Individual assessment of the facts and circumstances — Article 4)
Joined Cases C-71/11 and C-99/11: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 September 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y (C-71/11), Z (C-99/11) (Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or for subsidiary protection status — Article (2)(c) — Classification as a ‘refugee’ — Article 9(1) — Definition of ‘acts of persecution’ — Article 10(1)(b) — Religion as ground for persecution — Connection between the reasons for persecution and the acts of persecution — Pakistani nationals who are members of the Ahmadiyya religious community — Acts by the Pakistani authorities designed to prohibit the manifestation of a person’s religion in public — Acts sufficiently serious for the person concerned to have a well founded fear of being persecuted on account of his religion — Individual assessment of the facts and circumstances — Article 4)
Joined Cases C-71/11 and C-99/11: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 September 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y (C-71/11), Z (C-99/11) (Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or for subsidiary protection status — Article (2)(c) — Classification as a ‘refugee’ — Article 9(1) — Definition of ‘acts of persecution’ — Article 10(1)(b) — Religion as ground for persecution — Connection between the reasons for persecution and the acts of persecution — Pakistani nationals who are members of the Ahmadiyya religious community — Acts by the Pakistani authorities designed to prohibit the manifestation of a person’s religion in public — Acts sufficiently serious for the person concerned to have a well founded fear of being persecuted on account of his religion — Individual assessment of the facts and circumstances — Article 4)
IO C 331, 27.10.2012, p. 5–6
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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27.10.2012 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 331/5 |
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 September 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y (C-71/11), Z (C-99/11)
(Joined Cases C-71/11 and C-99/11) (1)
(Directive 2004/83/EC - Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or for subsidiary protection status - Article (2)(c) - Classification as a ‘refugee’ - Article 9(1) - Definition of ‘acts of persecution’ - Article 10(1)(b) - Religion as ground for persecution - Connection between the reasons for persecution and the acts of persecution - Pakistani nationals who are members of the Ahmadiyya religious community - Acts by the Pakistani authorities designed to prohibit the manifestation of a person’s religion in public - Acts sufficiently serious for the person concerned to have a well founded fear of being persecuted on account of his religion - Individual assessment of the facts and circumstances - Article 4)
(2012/C 331/08)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Defendants: Y (C-71/11), Z (C-99/11)
Other parties: Vertreter des Bundesinteresses beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht, Bundesbeauftragter für Asylangelegenheiten beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Interpretation of Articles 2(c) and 9(1)(a) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refuges or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (OJ 2004 L 304, p.12) — Conditions for qualifying as a refugee — Sufficiently severe nature of an act of persecution — Acts by the Pakistani authorities seeking to restrict the activities of the Ahmadiyya religious community
Operative part of the judgment
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Articles 9(1)(a) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC 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 must be interpreted as meaning that:
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Article 2(c) of Directive 2004/83 must be interpreted as meaning that the applicant’s fear of being persecuted is well founded if, in the light of the applicant’s personal circumstances, the competent authorities consider that it may reasonably be thought that, upon his return to his country of origin, he will engage in religious practices which will expose him to a real risk of persecution. In assessing an application for refugee status on an individual basis, those authorities cannot reasonably expect the applicant to abstain from those religious practices. |