European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas (COM(2001) 577 — C5-0511/2001 — 2001/0232 (CNS))
Date: 2001-12-12
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU national, European standard, admission of aliens, confidentiality, identity document

C 177 E/126

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

25.7.2002

Wednesday 12 December 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 13
ARTICLE 1, POINT 1
Article 2, paragraph 1, point (bb) (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1683/95)

(bb)

arrangements and conditions for inserting the photo-
graph of the person concerned in the uniform format
for visas.

Amendment 14
ARTICLE 1, POINT 1a (new)
Article 3a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1683/95)

1a. The following Article 3a is inserted:

Article 3a

This Regulation shall not affect Member States’ com-
petences in the area of recognition of states and terri-
tories or of passports and identity or travel documents
issued by the authorities concerned.

Amendment 15
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3
Article 8, new paragraph (Regulation (EC) No 1683/95)

The integration of the photograph provided for in point (2a) of
the Annex shall be implemented at the latest five years after
the adoption of the measures referred to in Article 2.

The integration of the photograph provided for in point (2a) of
the Annex shall be implemented at the latest two years after
the adoption of the measures referred to in Article 2.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas (COM(2001) 577 ( C5-0511/
2001 ( 2001/0232(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

! having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 577),

! whereas this proposal is a consolidated version of the modifications to be introduced and constitutes a
modification of the initial proposal of 29 May 2001 (COM(2001) 157 ! C5-0215/2001 ! 2001/
0080(CNS)) which abrogates that proposal and renders it null and void,

! having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 67 of the EC Treaty (C5-0511/2001),

! having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

! having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home

Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Petitions (A5-0445/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

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Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by

3.
Parliament;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

6.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

2.
Proposal for a Council regulation on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by
Member States to persons holding travel documents which are not recognised by the Member
State drawing up the form (COM(2001) 157 ( C5-0216/2001 ( 2001/0081(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 16
Recital −1 (new)

(−1) Article 62(2)(b)(iii) of the EC Treaty states that the
Council, within a period of five years after the entry into
force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, shall adopt rules on visas
for intended stays of no more than three months, including a
uniform format for visas;

Amendment 17
Recital −1a (new)

(−1a) Measure No 38 of the Vienna Action Plan, adopted
by the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 3 December
1998, states that attention must be given to new technical
developments in order to ensure 2 where appropriate 2
greater security in the uniform format for visas;

Amendment 18
Recital −1b (new)

(−1b) Conclusion No 22 of the Tampere European Council
of 15/16 October 1999 states that a common active policy on
visas and false documents should be further developed;

Amendment 19
Recital 1

(1) The harmonisation of visa policy is an important measure
in relation to establishing progressively an area of freedom,
security and justice, specifically as regards border crossing.

(1) The harmonisation of visa policy is an essential measure
in relation to establishing progressively an area of freedom,
security and justice, specifically as regards border crossing.

(1) OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 301.