Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 November 2020.#EZ v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Hannover.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Asylum policy – Directive 2011/95/EU – Conditions for granting refugee status – Refusal to perform military service – Article 9(2)(e) – Law of the country of origin which does not provide for the right to conscience objection – Protection of persons who have fled their country of origin after the expiry of the period for suspending military service – Article 9(3) – Connection between the reasons mentioned in Article 10 of that directive and the prosecution and punishment referred to in Article 9(2)(e) of that directive