Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 October 2010 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (COM(2010)0256 – C7-0134/2010 – 2010/0137(COD))#P7_TC1-COD(2010)0137 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 October 2010 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council 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
Date: 2010-10-07
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU visa policy, Schengen Agreement, external border of the EU, foreign national, third country








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Thursday 7 October 2010Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States ***I
P7_TA(2010)0349
European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 October 2010 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (COM(2010)0256 – C7-0134/2010 – 2010/0137(COD))
2011/C 371 E/15
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2010)0256),
having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 77(2)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0134/2010),
having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A7-0256/2010),






1.


Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;










2.


Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;










3.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






Thursday 7 October 2010P7_TC1-COD(2010)0137
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 October 2010 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council 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 an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 1091/2010)