European Parliament 5 November 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3153/02 by Hélène Flautre (Verts/ALE), Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) and Jan Dhaene (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Cross border PCB contamination.

5. The Commission notes that, according to the caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights, the fact that the return of a failed asylum seeker is impossible, does not imply an obligation to grant a residence permit.