Notification by the Czech Republic concerning visa reciprocity
Date: 2005-10-11
Institutions: Czechia
Subjects: Czechia, EU national, EU visa policy, United States, equal treatment, rights of aliens

11.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 251/11

The Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union avails itself of this opportu-
nity to renew to the Council of the European Union the assurances of its highest consideration and friend-
ship.

(1) This notification is published in conformity with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005
(OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3) amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1).

Notification by the Czech Republic concerning visa reciprocity (1)

(2005/C 251/16)

The Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU presents its compliments to the Council of
the European Union and has the honour to express its appreciation for the Council of the European Union
once again for its continued cooperation and support on various matters related to the everyday conduct
of duties of the Permanent Representation. In view of the amicable and working atmosphere existing
between the Council of the European Union and the Permanent Representation, the latter wishes to use
this opportunity to bring to the attention of the Council of the European Union the following issue.

The Czech Republic officially notifies the countries which despite of the fact the Czech Republic being a
Member State of the EU since 1 May 2004 still apply the unilateral visa regime to the Czech citizens.

By this note on the basis of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005 amending
Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of
visa when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, the
Czech Republic notifies the United States of America as the country which unilaterally applies the visa
regime to the nationals of the Czech Republic.

As the visa reciprocity issue is considered to be a very sensitive problem on political level the Czech
Republic believes that the appropriate measures will be taken to assure that all EU citizens on one side and
the citizens of the United States of America on the other side will enjoy the same equal and reciprocal
regime when crossing the respective borders.

The Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union avails itself of this opportu-
nity to renew to the Council of the European Union the assurances of its highest consideration and friend-
ship.

(1) This notification is published in conformity with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005
(OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3) amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1).

Notification by the Republic of Poland concerning visa reciprocity (1)

(2005/C 251/17)

The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union presents its compliments
to the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, and with reference to Article 2 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15
March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be of possession of visas when crossing the
external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement as regards the reciprocity
mechanism, hereby notifies: