Council Directive 2003/109/ECShow full title

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

(a)

‘third-country national’ means any person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty;

(b)

‘long-term resident’ means any third-country national who has long-term resident status as provided for under Articles 4 to 7;

(c)

‘first Member State’ means the Member State which for the first time granted long-term resident status to a third-country national;

(d)

‘second Member State’ means any Member State other than the one which for the first time granted long-term resident status to a third-country national and in which that long-term resident exercises the right of residence;

(e)

‘family members’ means the third-country nationals who reside in the Member State concerned in accordance with Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification(1);

(f)

‘[F1 international protection’ means international protection as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third-country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (2) ;]

(g)

‘long-term resident's EC residence permit’ means a residence permit issued by the Member State concerned upon the acquisition of long-term resident status.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection (Text with EEA relevance).

(1)

OJ L 251, 3.10.2003, p. 12.

(2)

[F1 OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 12 .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection (Text with EEA relevance).