5 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2011/0138(COD)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation establishes a visa safeguard clausemechanism allowing the rapid, temporary suspension of the visa waiver for a third country on the positive list in case of an emergency situation arising in relation to that third country, 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 as well as on the third country concerned.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Any suspension of the visa waiver should be based on a thorough examination of the circumstances of the third country concerned and be justified by objective criteria as set in this Regulation in order to ensure consistency, transparency and better decision-making.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
1. Paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article shall apply based on objective criteria to ensure consistency and transparency, namely in the event of one or more Member States being confronted by an emergency situation characterised by the occurrence of any of the following:
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 3
Article 1a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall examine the notification taking into account the number of Member States affected by any of the situations described in paragraph 1 and the overall impact of the increases on the migratory situation in the Union as the latter appears from the data provided by the Member States as well asnd from reports prepared by FRONTEX and/or the European Asylum Support Office, as well as adequate alternative solutions other than suspension; and, within three months following receipt thereof, the Commission may adopt an implementing decision suspending the exemption of visa requirement for the nationals of the third country concerned for a period of six months. The implementing decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4a (2). The implementing decision shall determine the date on which the suspension of the exemption of visa requirement is to take effect.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall take into account the specific situation of the third country concerned, the impact of such suspension on the country itself, and on the Union's relations with that third country, and work in close cooperation with that third country to find alternative long-term solutions.