2001/329/EC: Council Decision of 24 April 2001 updating part VI and Annexes 3, 6 and 13 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annexes 5(a), 6(a) and 8 to the Common Manual
Date: 2001-04-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Schengen Agreement, Sweden

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 April 2001

updating part VI and Annexes 3, 6 and 13 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annexes 5(a),
6(a) and 8 to the Common Manual

(2001/329/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions
which constitute the acquis (5).

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24
April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with
regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures
for examining visa applications (1),

Having regard to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No
790/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council imple-
menting powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and
practical procedures for carrying out border checks and surveil-
lance (2),

Having regard to the initiative of Sweden,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Further
to Council Decision 2000/777/EC of 1
December 2000 on the application of the Schengen
acquis in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and in Iceland
and Norway (3)
it is necessary to update Part VI and
Annexes 3, 6 and 13 of the Common Consular Instruc-
tions on Visas for the diplomatic missions and consular
posts (CCI) (4) and Annexes 5(a), 6(a) and 8 to the
Common Manual (CM).

integrating it

in
This instrument builds on the Schengen acquis,
accordance with the Protocol
into the
framework of the European Union, as laid down by
Annex A to Council Decision 1999/435/EC of 20 May
1999 concerning the definition of the Schengen acquis
for the purpose of determining, in conformity with the
relevant provisions of the Treaty establishing the Euro-
pean Community and the Treaty on European Union,

(1) See p. 2 of this Official Journal.
(2) See p. 5 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 309, 9.12.2000, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 318.

(3)

(4)

(5)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on
the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on Euro-
pean Union and to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, Denmark is not participating in the adop-
tion of this instrument, and is therefore not bound by it
or subject to its application. Given that this instrument
aims to build upon the Schengen acquis under the provi-
sions of Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
in accordance with Article 5 of the said
Protocol, Denmark shall decide within a period of six
months after the Council has adopted this instrument
whether it will transpose it into its national

law.

As regards the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of
Norway, this instrument constitutes a development of
the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agree-
ment concluded on 18 May 1999 by the Council of the
European Union and those two States (6). As a result of
the procedures laid down in that Agreement, the rights
and obligations arising from this instrument shall also
apply to those two States and in relations between those
two States and the Member States participating in this
instrument.

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Protocol on the position of
the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty
on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the
European Community, Ireland and the United Kingdom
are not participating in the adoption of this instrument.
Consequently, and without prejudice to the provisions
referred to in Article 4 of the Protocol, the provisions of
this instrument apply neither to Ireland nor to the
United Kingdom,

(5) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The third indent of section 1.1 (‘VALID FOR’ heading) of

1.
Part VI of the CCI shall be replaced by the following:

‘— In the cases provided for in Article 14 of the Conven-
tion, limited territorial validity may cover the territory
of several Member States; in that case, according to the
Member State codes to be entered under this heading,
the following options are available:

(a) entry of

the

codes

for

the Member States

concerned;

(b) entry of

the words

“Schengen States”

in the
language of the issuing Member State followed in
brackets by the minus sign and the codes of the
Member States for the territories of which the visa
is not valid.’

2.
In Part 3 of Annex 3 to the CCI and part 3 of Annex 5(a)
to the CM the headings ‘Denmark’, ‘Finland’, ‘Sweden’, ‘Iceland’
and ‘Norway’ shall be deleted, together with the lists of resi-
dence permits which they contain.

3.

In Annex 6 to the CCI the second indent shall be deleted.

4.
In example 14 of Annex 13 to the CCI and example 14
of Annex 6(a) to the CM the following codes shall be added:

Denmark:
Finland:
Sweden:
Iceland:
Norway:

DK
FIN
S
IS
N.

5.
Example 11 of Annex 13 to the CCI, example 11 of
Annex 6(a) to the CM and example 2 of Annex 8 to the CM
shall be replaced by the example annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 27 April 2001.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance
with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at Luxembourg, 24 April 2001.

For the Council

The President

M. WINBERG

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ANNEX

EXAMPLE 11

SHORT-STAY LTV VISAS, VALIDITY LIMITED TO SEVERAL COUNTRIES

In this case, the ‘valid for’ heading shall be filled in:

— either by the codes indicating the countries for which the visa is valid (Belgium: B, Denmark: DK, Germany: D, Greece:
GR, Spain: E, France: F, Italy: I, Luxembourg: L, Netherlands: NL, Austria: A, Portugal: P, Finland: FIN, Sweden: S,
Iceland: IS, Norway: N. In the case of the Benelux countries: BNL). In the example shown, the territorial validity is
limited to France and Spain;

— or by the words ‘Schengen States’ followed in brackets by the minus sign and the codes of the Member States for the
territories of which the visa is not valid. In the example shown, the visa is valid for the territory of all the Member
States applying the Schengen acquis except France and Spain.