Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-432/20ZK
- Decided
- 2022-01-20
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2022:39
- CELEX
- 62020CJ0432
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Immigration policy – Directive 2003/109/EC – Article 9(1)(c) – Loss of the status of long-term resident third-country national – Absence from the territory of the European Union for a period of 12 consecutive months – Interruption of that period of absence – Irregular and short‑term stays in the territory of the European Union.
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Read from EU:s publikationsbyrå, Cellar (EUR-Lex och CURIA) on 2026-08-22.
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