Activities of Baroness Sarah LUDFORD related to 2008/0041(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code (debate)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a a
(aa) if the third country national holds a visa referred to in Article 5(1)(b), the thorough checks on entry shall also comprise verification of the identity of the holder of the visa and of the authenticity of the visa, by consulting the Visa Information System (VIS) in accordance withusing only the number of the visa sticker, by way of derogation from Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No xx/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council; However, if there is any doubt as to the identity of the holder of the visa and/or the authenticity of the visa, or if the search with the number of the visa sticker has failed, the VIS shall be consulted in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No xx/2008.