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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement PDF (279 KB) DOC (254 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation establishes a visa safeguard clause allowing the rapid, temporary suspension of the visa waiver for a third country on the positive list in case of an emergency situation, where an urgent response is needed in order to resolve the difficulties faced by one or more Member States, and taking account of the overall impact of the emergency situation on the European Union as a whole and the impact on its foreign relations policies with third countries in cases of suspension of the visa waiver.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The mechanism regarding reciprocity to be implemented if one of the third countries included in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 decides to make the nationals of one or more Member States subject to the visa obligation needs to be adapted to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in combination with the case law of the Court on secondary legal bases. In addition, the mechanism needs to be adapted to provide for a Union answer as an act of solidarity, if one of the third countries included in Annex II to this Regulation decides to make the nationals of one or more Member States subject to visa requirements.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Upon receipt of a notification from a Member State that a third country listed in Annex II to this Regulation has decided to introduce visa requirements for that Member State’s nationals, all Member States should react collectively, thus providing a common response to a situation which affects the Union in its entirety and allows for its citizens to be subjected to differing treatments.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 539/2011
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
(b) in paragraph 4 point (c) is replaced by the following: is replaced by the following: 4. Where a third country listed in Annex II introduces, reintroduces or maintains a visa requirement for nationals of a Member State, the following provisions shall apply: (ca) within 90 days after publication of that notification, the Commission, in consultation with the Member State concerned, shall report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report may be accompanied by a proposal providing for the temporary restoration of the visa requirement for nationals of the third country in question. The Commission may also presof such introduction, or its announcement or, in cases where the requirement is maintained, within 90 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall notify the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission in writing; the notification shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. The notification shall specify the date of implementation of the measure and the type of travel documents and visas concerned. If the third country decides to lift the visa obligation before the expiry of this deadline, the notification becomes superfluous; (b) the Commission shall, immediately following the date of publication of that notification and in consultation with the Member State concerned, take steps with the authorities of the third country in order to restore visa-free travel and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council about the status of the negotiations at the earliest opportunity; (c) within 45 days after publication of that notification, the Commission, in consultation with the Member State concerned, shall report to the European Parliament and the Council. If within 45 days of the date of publication of that notification, the third country concerned has not lifted the visa requirement, the Commission, in consultation with that Member State, shall propose the restoration of the visa requirement for nationals of the third country in question. If within 90 days of the date of publication of that notification, the third country has not lifted the visa requirement, this proposal after deliberations in the European Parliament and the Council on its report. Te Commission's proposal providing for the restoration of the visa requirement for nationals of the third country in question shall be deemed to have been adopted, unless the Council, acting by qualified majority, and the European Parliament, and the Council shall act on such proposcting by absolute majority, decide to reject the proposal beforehand. (d) where the third country in question abolishes the visa requirement, the Member State shall immediately notify the Council and the Commission to that effect. The notification shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal byof the ordinary legislative procedureEuropean Union. Any measure decided upon under subparagraph (c) shall terminate seven days after the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. In case the third country in question has introduced a visa requirement for nationals of two or more Member States, the measure will only terminate after the last publication.