Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) ( OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19 , OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22 , OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18 )
Date: 2008-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, Schengen Agreement, Spain, administrative formalities, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national

C 57/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.3.2008

Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a
Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen
Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19, OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22, OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18)

(2008/C 57/15)

The publication of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 estab-
lishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen
Borders Code), is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in
conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to publication in the OJ, a monthly update is available on the website of Directorate-General for
Justice, Freedom and Security.

SPAIN

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18

The Order of the Ministry of the Presidency (PRE/1282/2007) of 10 May 2007 on the financial means
aliens are required to have in order to enter Spain specifies the amount that aliens have to prove is available
to them in order to be able to enter Spain:

(a) for the costs of their stay in Spain, the amount they have available to them must represent, in euros,
10 % of the gross national minimum wage (EUR 60,00 for 2008) or its legal equivalent in foreign
currency multiplied by the number of days they intend to stay in Spain and by the number of dependent
persons travelling with them. The minimum amount at their disposal must represent 90 % of the gross
national minimum wage (EUR 540,00 for 2008) or its legal equivalent in foreign currency per person,
regardless of the intended duration of the stay;

(b) for their return to the state of provenance or for transit via third states, aliens must be able to produce a

personal, untransferable and fixed-date ticket or tickets for the planned means of transport.

Aliens must prove that they have the above means of subsistence either by producing them if they are in
cash, or by producing certified cheques, traveller's cheques, receipts or credit cards, which must be accompa-
nied by a recent bank statement (bank letters or Internet bank statements are not acceptable) or by other
evidence clearly showing the amount of credit available on the card or bank account.

ROMANIA

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11

Article 6 of Aliens Act No 194/2002 provides that aliens are allowed to enter Romania providing they can
prove they have the necessary means for personal expenses and for returning to the origin country or for
transit towards another state which will allow them to enter.

As far as the reference amounts required for the crossing of external borders are concerned, obtaining an
entry visa to Romania is possible by showing proof of the necessary means for personal expenses in the
amount of EUR 50 per day, or the equivalent in convertible foreign currency, for the entire period.

The citizens of EU member states and EEA countries are allowed to enter Romania without meeting these
conditions.