# Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, Article 1: Subject matter

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Directive determines:
(a) the terms for conferring and withdrawing long-term resident status granted by a Member State in relation to third-country nationals legally residing in its territory, and the rights pertaining thereto; and
(b) the terms of residence in Member States other than the one which conferred long-term status on them for third-country nationals enjoying that status.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2003/109/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-109/article-1
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