European Parliament
President.
Question No 11 by Alexandros Alavanos 
Subject: Prohibitive conditions for family reunification
Under Article 4(1)(d) of Council Directive 2003/86/EC
(1)
on the right to family reunification a Member State may, where a child is aged over 12 years, before authorising entry and residence under the directive, verify whether he or she meets the necessary conditions. Since the children in question come from less developed areas and are unable to cope with the demands of the verification procedure, does the Council not consider that in practice it undermines the right to reunification?
OJ L 251, 3.10.2003, p. 12.

