# Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment, Article 1: Subject matter

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

The purpose of this Directive is to determine:
(a) the conditions of entry and residence for more than three months in the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment as EU Blue Card holders, and of their family members;
(b) the conditions for entry and residence of third-country nationals and of their family members under point (a) in Member States other than the first Member State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/50/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-50/article-1
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