Permanent Residence and Family Reunification Case Law

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I found this case rather interesting, not least because it originated from an EEA state, rather than an EU one and is from the EFTA court.

Basically, it says "Article 16(1) of Directive 2004/38/EC is to be interpreted such that an EEA national with a right of permanent residence, who is a pensioner and in receipt of social welfare benefits in the host EEA State, may claim the right to family reunification even if the family member will also be claiming social welfare benefits".

http://www.eftacourt.int/images/uploads ... dgment.pdf

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Does anyone know if a decision by an EFTA court is binding on all EU states in a similar way to the ECJ?

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haringnl83 - please note.