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

11.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 251/3

Taking into consideration the abovementioned and in accordance with the solidarity mechanism provided
by Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 amending Regulation (EC) No
539/2001 for achieving full reciprocity in respect to all Member States, Latvia believes that appropriate
measures have to be taken in order to assure that all EU citizens may enter the territory of the Republic of
Nicaragua under equal conditions.

The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the EU avails itself of this opportunity to renew
to the Secretariat General of the Council of the European Union assurances of its highest consideration.

(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 Latvia concerning visa reciprocity (1)

(2005/C 251/04)

The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the EU presents its compliments to the Secre-
tariat General of the Council of the European Union and has the honour to bring to their attention the
following issue.

Becoming a Member State of the European Union, Latvia unilaterally introduced visa-free regime for the
citizens of Malaysia in accordance with EU Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third coun-
tries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose
nationals are exempt from that requirement.

Latvia would like to notify the Council and the Commission that Malaysia applies visa-free regime up to
30 days to the citizens of the Republic of Latvia. Taking into account recital 4 of the Preamble of Council
Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose
nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are
exempt from that requirement as regards the reciprocity mechanism, this situation can not be admitted as
full reciprocity.

Taking into consideration the abovementioned and in accordance with the solidarity mechanism provided
by Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 amending Regulation (EC) No
539/2001 for achieving full reciprocity in respect to all Member States, Latvia believes that appropriate
measures have to be taken in order to assure that all EU citizens may enter the territory of Malaysia under
equal conditions.

The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the EU avails itself of this opportunity to renew
to the Secretariat General of the Council of the European Union assurances of its highest consideration.

(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).