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You are acting on behalf of a client who is a Greek citizen, Giorgios, who is living in France. He works 20 hours a week in a factory in Lille, and he resides in France with his partner, Sadie. They are not married, but have been together for 5 years, and have 2 children, one of 4 years old, and the other is a 13 year old child of Giorgios’s partner from a previous relationship. Giorgios’s elderly Venezuelan aunt Maria also moved from Greece with Giorgios because she has no other living relatives. Giorgios has recently become associated with a group of anarchists, “Anarchists Sans Frontiers”, several of whom have criminal convictions for offences of violence and property damage. After a recent riot caused by the group, several arrests were made, including Giorgios, because he appeared to be part of the group. The French Government have issued deportation proceedings against Giorgios, and are claiming that they are doing so on the basis of the derogation on the grounds of public policy and public security. A dispute has arisen regarding the definition of ‘conduct’ under Article 27(2) of Directive 2004/38 in regards to Giorgios’s deportation. The matter is referred by the French court to the CJEU under Article 267 TFEU. You are required to represent your client in the CJEU when the Article 267 reference is heard there. You should prepare a short submission (10 minutes) addressing the following issues: a) Advise Giorgios and his family of their rights under European Union law. In particular consider the legal basis for Giorgios and his family’s residence in France and whether they are lawfully resident under European Union law. b) The French Government has referred this case to the CJEU under Article 267 as they claim that there is no definition in Directive 2004/38 Article 27 on the meaning of ‘conduct’, in order to argue for Giorgios’s deportation. As part of the Article 267 procedure, you will need to consider whether the French Government can validly bring this matter to the CJEU.