27.9.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 247/6


Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Deutschland) lodged on 8 July 2008 — Metin Bozkurt v Land Baden-Württemberg

(Case C-303/08)

(2008/C 247/09)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Metin Bozkurt

Defendant: Land Baden-Württemberg

Other party: Der Vertreter des Bundesinteresses beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Questions referred

1.

Is the right of residence and employment acquired as a member of the family pursuant to the second indent of the first paragraph of Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council by the spouse of a Turkish worker who is duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State retained even after a divorce?

If the reply to the first question is in the affirmative:

2.

Is it an abuse of rights to plead the right of residence derived from his former wife under the second indent of the first paragraph of Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council where the Turkish national raped and injured his former wife after acquiring the legal status and the offence was punished with two years' imprisonment?