2008/905/EC: Council Decision of 27 November 2008 amending Annex 13 to the Common Consular Instructions on filling in visa stickers
Date: 2008-11-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cyprus, EU visa policy, Northern Europe, Schengen Agreement, admission of aliens

5.12.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 327/19

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 November 2008

amending Annex 13 to the Common Consular Instructions on filling in visa stickers

(2008/905/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of
24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers
and practical
with regard to certain detailed provisions
procedures for examining visa applications (1), and in particular
Article 1(1) thereof,

Having regard to the initiative of France,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

is necessary to update

It
the Common Consular
Instructions in order to reflect the full application of
the provisions of
in the Swiss
Confederation by virtue of Decision 2008/903/EC (2).

the Schengen acquis

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.

As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes
the Schengen acquis
a development of provisions of
within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the
Council of
the European Union and the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the
association of those two States with the implementation,
the Schengen acquis
application and development of
which fall within the area referred to in Article 1,
point B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May
1999 on certain arrangements for the application of
that Agreement (3).

(1) OJ L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 2.
(2) See page 15 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

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 29 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 (4). 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 (5).
Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is
not bound by it or subject to its application.

As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a devel­
opment of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the
the Agreement concluded between the
meaning of
European Union,
the European Community and the
Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the
Swiss Confederation with the implementation, appli­
the Schengen acquis (6),
cation and development of
which fall within the area referred to in Article 1,
point B, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction
with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (7).

this Decision constitutes a
regards Liechtenstein,
As
the Schengen acquis
development of provisions of
within the meaning of the Protocol signed between the
European Union, the European Community, the Swiss
Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on
the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the
Agreement between the European Union, the European
Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss
Confederation’s association with the implementation,
application and development of the Schengen acquis (8),
which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point
B, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with
Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/261/EC (9).

(5)

(6)

(7)

(4) OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.
(5) OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.
(7) OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1.
(8) Council document 16462/06; accessible on

http://register.consilium.europa.eu

(9) OJ L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 3.

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(8)

(9)

regards Cyprus,

this Decision constitutes an act
As
building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to
it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of
Accession.

This Decision constitutes
an act building on the
Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the
meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following code shall be added to the list of country codes
set out in Annex 13, examples 11 and 14, to the Common
Consular Instructions:

‘Swiss Confederation: CH’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from the date set out in the first
subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Decision 2008/903/EC on the
full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the
Swiss Confederation (1).

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2008.

For the Council
The President

M. ALLIOT-MARIE

(1) See page 15 of this Official Journal.