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Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008

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Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008

Summary

Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 is a directive of the European Union[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's instance of is recorded as directive of the European Union[3].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's main subject is Q106678408[4].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's main subject is immigration law[5].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's main subject is deportation[6].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudr/2008/115[7].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's work available at URL is recorded as https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32008L0115[8].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as European Union[9].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's replaced by is recorded as Return Regulation[10].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals'}[11].
  • Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008's date of promulgation is recorded as December 16, 2008[12].

Why It Matters

Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . legislation.gov.uk. legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . EUR-Lex. eur-lex.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . legislation.gov.uk. legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . EUR-Lex. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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