Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Basic information
Dates Date of document:
  • April 29, 2004
Date of publication:
  • April 30, 2004
Date of effect:
  • April 30, 2004
    • Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 41
Date of transposition:
  • April 30, 2006
    • At the latest See Art 40.1
Modified by
Corrected by:
Modifies
Modifies:
Repeal:
Implicit repeal:
  • 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
Affected by case
Legal basis
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Two: Citizenship of the Union Article 18 Article 8a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title III: Free movement of persons, services and capital Chapter 2: Right of establishment Article 44 Article 54 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 54 - EEC Treaty
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title III: Free movement of persons, services and capital Chapter 1: Workers Article 40 Article 49 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 49 - EEC Treaty
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part One: Principles Article 12 Article 6 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 7 - EEC Treaty
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title III: Free movement of persons, services and capital Chapter 3: Services Article 52 Article 63 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 63 - EEC Treaty
EuroVoc Vocabulary
  • Foreign national
  • Residence permit
  • Freedom of movement
  • Freedom of movement for workers
  • Family
  • Freedom of establishment
  • Freedom of movement of people
  • Free movement of persons
  • EU visa policy
  • European citizenship
  • Free movement of workers
  • Free movement of persons