2003/585/EC: Council Decision of 28 July 2003 amending Annex 2, Schedule A, of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 5, Schedule A, of the Common Manual on the visa requirements for holders of Pakistani diplomatic passports
Date: 2003-07-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Pakistan, Schengen Agreement, admission of aliens, diplomatic profession

6.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 198/13

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 July 2003

amending Annex 2, Schedule A, of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 5, Schedule A,
of the Common Manual on the visa requirements for holders of Pakistani diplomatic passports

(2003/585/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 790/2001 of 24
April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with
regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures
for carrying out border checks and surveillance (2),

Having regard to the initiative of the Hellenic Republic,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex 2, Schedule A, of the Common Consular Instruc-
tions and Annex 5, Schedule A, of the Common Manual
contain the list of countries whose nationals are not
subject to a visa requirement in one or more Member
States when they are holders of diplomatic, official or
service passports, but which are subject to this require-
ment when they are holders of ordinary passports.

The Hellenic Republic wishes to exempt holders of
Pakistani diplomatic passports from visa requirements.
The Common Consular Instructions and the Common
Manual should therefore be amended accordingly.

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on
the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and to the Treaty establishing the
European Community, Denmark is not taking part in
the adoption of this Decision, and is not bound by it or
subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds
upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title
IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European
Community, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article
5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six
months after the Council has adopted this Decision
whether it will implement it in its national law.

Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the
association of those two States with the implementation,
application and development of the Schengen acquis (3),
which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point
A of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on
certain arrangements
that
Agreement (4).

application of

the

for

(5)

(6)

take part,

This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of
the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does
not
in accordance with Council Decision
2000/365/EC of 19 May 2000 concerning the request of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the
Schengen acquis (5); the United Kingdom is therefore not
taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or
subject to its application.

This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of
the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part,
in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of
28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take
part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (6);
Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is
not bound by it or subject to its application.

(7)

This Decision constitutes an act building upon the
Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the
meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex 2, Schedule A of the Common Consular Instructions
the Common Manual are
and Annex 5, Schedule A, of
amended as follows:

The letter ‘D’ is inserted in the GR column for Pakistan.

(4)

As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes
a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis
within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the
Council of the European Union and the Republic of

(1) OJ L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 5.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2003.

(3) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.
(6) OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.8.2003

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

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 28 July 2003.

For the Council

The President

F. FRATTINI