ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the Union – Article 21 TFEU – Freedom to move and reside in the Member States – Law of a Member State abolishing privileges and prohibiting the conferring of new noble titles – Surname of an adult, national of that State, obtained during a habitual residence in another Member State of which that person also holds the nationality – Name comprising tokens of nobility – Residence in the first Member State – Refusal by the authorities of the first Member State to enter the name acquired in the second Member State in the register of civil status – Justification – Public policy – Incompatibility with the essential principles of German law
C-438/14, [2016] EUECJ C-438/14, ECLI:EU:C:2016:401
Bailii
TFEU 21
European
Updated: 17 January 2022; Ref: scu.565135