Title	European Commission v. The Netherlands, C-508/10
Publisher	European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union
Publication Date	26 April 2012
Country	Netherlands
Topics	Family reunification
Citation / Document Symbol	ECLI:EU:C:2012:243
Cite as	European Commission v. The Netherlands, C-508/10, ECLI:EU:C:2012:243 , European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union, 26 April 2012, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,ECJ,5bbb852b4.html [accessed 1 June 2023]
Comments	by applying (i) to third-country nationals seeking long‑term resident status in the Netherlands, (ii) to those who, having acquired that status in a Member State other than the Kingdom of the Netherlands, are seeking to exercise the right to reside in that Member State, and (iii) to members of their families seeking authorisation to accompany or join them, excessive and disproportionate administrative charges which are liable to create an obstacle to the exercise of the rights conferred by Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;
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