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19 Amendments of Helga STEVENS related to 2014/0094(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Applicants should not be required to present travel medical insurance when lodging an application for a short stay visa because it is an disproportionate burden for visa applicants and there is no evidence that holders of short stay visas present a bigger risk in terms of public medical expenditure in Member States than the visa exempted third country nationals.deleted

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) The issuing of visas at the external border should~~, in principle,~~ remain exceptional. However, to allow Member States to promote short term tourism, they should be authorised to issue visas at the external border based on a temporary scheme and upon notification and publication of the organisational modalities of the scheme. Such schemes should be temporary in nature and the validity of the visa issued should be limited to the territory of the issuing Member State.

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) Member States should be present or represented for visa purposes in all third countries whose nationals are subject to visa requirements. Member States should aim at enlarging the consular coverage. Member States lacking their own consulate in a given third country or in a certain part of a given third country should therefore endeavour to conclude representation arrangements in order to avoid a disproportionate effort on the part of visa applicants to have access to consulates.

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, as regards the establishment of operational instructions on the practices and procedures to be followed by Member States when processing visa applications, lists of supporting documents to be applied in each jurisdiction, mandatory entries on the visa sticker, rules on affixing the visa sticker, and rules for issuing visas at the border to seafarers , implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 .The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of such implementing acts. __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).deleted

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

~~The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 48 concerning amendments to the list of the third countries set out in Annex III.~~

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) if the visit includes more than one destination, or if several separate visits are to be carried out within a period of two months, the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination or purpose of the visit(s) in terms of the length of stay, counted in days; or

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) if no main destination can be determined, the Member State whose external border the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Member States.~~deleted

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) if a responsible Member State cannot be identified, the Member States where the applicant first resides during their stay should be responsible for the processing of the visa application.

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) documents providing proof of medical insurance;

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. Points (b)~~, (c) and (d)~~ of paragraph 1 does not apply to applicants who are VIS registered regular travellers and who have lawfully used the two previously obtained visas.

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Close relatives of Union citizens referred to in Article 8(3) shall provide ~~only~~ documentary evidence proving the family relationship with the Union citizen, and that they visit or travel together with the Union citizen; and on a case by case basis based on sufficient grounds, further documents may be requested as referred to in Article 13 (1).

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Family members of Union citizens as referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC shall provide ~~only~~ documentary evidence proving that they travel to accompany or join the Union citizen and the family relationship with the Union citizen as referred to in Article 2(2) or the other circumstances referred to in Article 3(2) of that Directive, and on a case by case basis based on sufficient grounds, further documents may be requested as referred to in Article 13 (1).

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5

5. Consulates may waive one or more of the requirement to provide one or more of the documents referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (d) in the case of an applicant known to them for his integrity and reliability, in particular the lawful use of previous visas, if there is no doubt that he will fulfil the requirements of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 at the time of the crossing of the external borders of the Member States.deleted

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. TMember States may exempt the following categories ~~shall pay no~~from visa fees:

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. Applications shall be decided on within 104 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible in accordance with Article 17.

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3

3. Applications of close relatives of the Union citizens referred to in Article 8(3) and of family members of Union citizens as referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 2004/38/EC shall be decided on within 510 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application. That period may be extended up to a maximum of 10 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall by means of implementing acts adopt the details for filling in the visa sticker. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 51(2).deleted

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall by means of implementing acts adopt the details for affixing the visa sticker. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 51(2).deleted

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall by means of implementing acts adopt operational instructions for issuing visas at the border to seafarers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 51(2).deleted

2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE