Freitag, interveners, Oberburgermeister der Stadt Wuppertal and Others: ECJ 8 Jun 2017

(Citizenship of The Union – Freedom To Move and Reside In The Member States : Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the Union – Article 21 TFEU – Freedom to move and reside in the Member States – Individual having the nationality of both the Member State in which he resides and the Member State in which he was born – Change of surname in the Member State of birth not carried out during a period of habitual residence – Name corresponding to birth name – Application for the entry of that name in the civil register of the Member State of residence – Rejection of that application – Reason – Name not acquired during a period of habitual residence – Existence of other procedures in national law to have that name recognised

Citations:

C-541/15, [2017] EUECJ C-541/15

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

Administrative

Updated: 27 March 2022; Ref: scu.588271