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AWB 04/921 ECLI:NL:RBSGR:2005:AU0283 AI generated

Administrative court dismisses government refusal to grant residence permit for medical treatment due to inadequate motivation.

Case Number AWB 04/921
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The administrative court declared the applicant's appeal against the Minister's refusal to grant a residence permit for medical treatment admissible and well-founded. The court found the government's decision lacked a proper motivation regarding whether the Netherlands was the most suitable country for treatment, thereby violating Article 7:12 of the General Administrative Law. Consequently, the court annulled the contested decision and ordered the government to issue a new decision while awarding costs to the applicant.

Legislator headnote

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Articles 7:12 and 8:75 of the General Administrative Law; the government must explicitly assess inherent discretionary powers before determining if a specific country is the most suitable for medical treatment, and a decision lacking such motivation is void.

Keywords

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residence permit medical treatment inherent discretionary power adequate motivation requirement most suitable country assessment administrative annulment

Cited Legislation

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Article 7:12 of the General Administrative Law (Awb)
Article 8:75 of the General Administrative Law (Awb)
Article 8:70 of the General Administrative Law (Awb)
Article 85 of the Vw 2000
Article 6:5 of the General Administrative Law (Awb)
artikel 8:70 van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht
artikel 4:84 van de Awb
artikel 14 van de Vw 2000
artikel 7:12 van de Awb
artikel 8:75 van de Awb

Cited Case Law

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President of the Court of Appeal, The Hague, 10 December 1996

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