Council Directive 68/360/EEC of 15 October 1968 on the abolition of restrictions on movement and residence within the Community for workers of Member States and their families
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 31968L0360
- Official Journal: JOL_1968_257_R_0013_007
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: --
- Languages:
- cs
- da
- de
- el
- en
- et
- fi
- fr
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- it
- lv
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- mt
- nl
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- pt
- sk
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Dates
Date of document: - October 15, 1968
- October 19, 1968
- October 16, 1968
- Entry into force - Date notif.
- July 16, 1969
- See Art 12
- July 1, 1973
- See 172BN11/8
- April 29, 2006
- Repealed by 32004L0038
Modified by
Corrected by:
- January 1, 1973 - 31968L0360R(01)
Modified by:
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX I LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 21 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, IX. SOCIAL POLICY - detail
- Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 2. Freedom of movement for persons - B. Free movement of workers - detail
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, 2. ANNEXES, ANNEX VII LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 133 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, VII. SOCIAL POLICY - detail
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE III FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 1 WORKERS, ARTICLE 46 - detail
- Council Decision of the European Communities of 1 January 1973 adjusting the documents concerning the accession of the new Member States to the European Communities - detail
- ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, ANNEX I - List referred to in Article 29 of the Act of Accession - IV. SOCIAL POLICY - B. FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS - detail
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX I: LIST PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 26 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION - detail
Derogated in:
- undefined
- undefined
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court of 26 May 1993. Dimitrios Tsiotras v Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany. Right of residence - Accession of the Hellenic Republic. Case C-171/91.
- A07
- Judgment of the Court (Full Court) of 23 March 2004. Brian Francis Collins v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Social Security Commissioner - United Kingdom. Freedom of movement for persons - Article 48 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 39 EC) - Concept of 'worker' - Social security allowance paid to jobseekers - Residence requirement - Citizenship of the European Union. Case C-138/02.
- Judgment of the Court of 8 April 1976. Jean Noël Royer. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de première instance de Liège - Belgium. The right to stay in a Member State and public policy. Case 48-75.
- A04
- Judgment of the Court of 18 October 1990. Massam Dzodzi v Belgian State. References for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de première instance de Bruxelles and Cour d'appel de Bruxelles - Belgium. Preliminary rulings - Jurisdiction of the Court - Reference in national legislation to provisions of Community law - Right of residence - Right to remain - Directive 64/221/EEC. Joined cases C-297/88 and C-197/89.
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 5 February 1991. Danielle Roux v Belgian State. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de première instance de Liège - Belgium. Right of residence for Community nationals. Case C-363/89.
- A04
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 March 1991. Panagiotis Giagounidis v Stadt Reutlingen. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany. Freedom of movement for persons - Interpretation fo Directiave 68/360/EEC - Right of residence - Identity document. Case C-376/89.
- A04P1
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 December 2021. V.М.А. v Stolichna obshtina, rayon „Pancharevo“. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the Union – Articles 20 and 21 TFEU – Right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States – Child born in the host Member State of her parents – Birth certificate issued by that Member State mentioning two mothers in respect of that child – Refusal by the Member State of origin of one of those two mothers to issue a birth certificate for the child in the absence of information as to the identity of the child’s biological mother – Possession of such a certificate being a prerequisite for the issue of an identity card or a passport – Persons of the same sex not recognised as parents under the national legislation of that Member State of origin. Case C-490/20.
- Case C-398/06: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 April 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Right of residence of nationals of Members States of the European Union and of the European Economic Area who are non-active and pensioned persons — National legislation and administrative practice requiring personal resources sufficient for a stay of at least a year in the host Member State)
- Judgment of the Court of 14 July 1977. Concetta Sagulo, Gennaro Brenca and Addelmadjid Bakhouche. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Amtsgericht Reutlingen - Germany. Right of residence for Community citizens. Case 8-77.
- A04P2
- N
- A03P1
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 September 1989. Mário Lopes da Veiga v Staatssecretaris van Justitie. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Freedom of movement for workers - Seaman - Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal - Transitional arrangements. Case 9/88.
- A04
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 3 July 1980. Regina v Stanislaus Pieck. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Pontypridd Magistrates' Court (Wales) - United Kingdom. Right of residence of Community citizens. Case 157/79.
- A04
- A04P2
- N
- A03P2
- Judgment of the Court of 25 July 2002. Mouvement contre le racisme, l'antisémitisme et la xénophobie ASBL (MRAX) v Belgian State. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'Etat - Belgium. Third country nationals who are the spouse of a Member State national - Requirement for a visa - Right of entry for spouses not in possession of identity documents or a visa - Right of residence for spouses who have entered unlawfully - Right of residence for spouses who have entered lawfully but whose visa has expired when they apply for a residence permit - Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC and 73/148/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 2317/95. Case C-459/99.
- A04P3
- A03
- A04
- A10
Legal basis
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE III - FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 1: WORKERS, ARTICLE 49
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Freedom of movement for workers
- Free movement of workers
- Residence permit
- Migrant worker
- Community migration
- Approximation of laws
- Worker (EU)
- Internal market - Principles
- Approximation of laws