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ORDER OF THE COURT (Tenth Chamber)
24 June 2022 (*)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice –
Citizenship of the Union – Articles 20 and 21 TFEU – Right to move and reside freely within the
territory of the Member States – Birth certificate issued by the Member State of birth of the child and
designating two mothers in respect of that child – Refusal by the Member State of origin of one of
those two mothers to transcribe that birth certificate into the national register of civil status –
Transcription of that certificate being a prerequisite for the issuing of identity documents – National
legislation of that Member State of origin not recognising the parenthood of persons of the same sex)
In Case C‑2/21,
REQUEST for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Wojewódzki Sąd
Administracyjny w Krakowie (Regional Administrative Court, Kraków, Poland), made by decision of
9 December 2020, received at the Court on 4 January 2021, in the proceedings
Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich
other parties to the proceedings:
K.S.,
S.V.D.,
Prokurator Prokuratury Okręgowej w Krakowie M.C.,
Prokuratura Krajowa,
Kierownik Urzędu Stanu Cywilnego w Krakowie,
THE COURT (Tenth Chamber),
composed of I. Jarukaitis, President of the Chamber, M. Ilešič (Rapporteur) and D. Gratsias, Judges,
Advocate General: J. Kokott,
Registrar: A. Calot Escobar,
having decided, after hearing the Advocate General, to rule by reasoned order, pursuant to Article 99 of
the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice,
makes the following
Order
1
This request for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 20(2)(a) and Article 21(1)
TFEU, as well as Article 7, Article 21(1) and Article 24(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the
European Union (‘the Charter’).
2
The request has been made in proceedings between the Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (Commissioner
for Human Rights, Poland) and the Kierownik Urzędu Stanu Cywilnego w Krakowie (Head of the
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