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 ; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38 ; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19 ; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8 ; OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 7 ; OJ C 304, 10.11.2010, p. 5 ; OJ C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 6 ; OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 8 ; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 16 ; OJ C 11, 13.1.2012, p. 13 ; OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 44 ; OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 8 ; OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 3 ; OJ C 56, 26.2.2013, p. 13 ; OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 3 ; OJ C 269, 18.9.2013, p. 2 ; OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 1 ; OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 25 )
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU visa policy, France, Schengen Agreement, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, residence permit








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Official Journal of the European Union


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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; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8; OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 7; OJ C 304, 10.11.2010, p. 5; OJ C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 6; OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 16; OJ C 11, 13.1.2012, p. 13; OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 44; OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 8; OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 3; OJ C 56, 26.2.2013, p. 13; OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 3; OJ C 269, 18.9.2013, p. 2; OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 1; OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 25)
2014/C 224/05
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 establishing 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 accordance with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.
In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a monthly update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.
FRANCE

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 72 of 10.3.2012


The reference amount for adequate means of subsistence for the planned duration of an alien’s stay or for his transit via France to a destination in a third country is equal to the amount of the guaranteed minimum wage in France (SMIC) calculated daily on the basis of the rate fixed on 1 January of the current year.
This amount is regularly reassessed on the basis of the French cost of living index:






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automatically whenever the retail price index rises by more than 2 %,










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by a government decision — after consultation with the national commission for collective bargaining — to grant a rise higher than the rise in the retail price index.




As of 1 January 2012, the daily amount of the SMIC (minimum wage) is EUR 65,00.
Persons holding proof of accommodation (attestation d’accueil) must possess a minimum amount of money, equivalent to half the SMIC, in order to stay in France. This amount is therefore EUR 32,50 per day.
From 19 June 2014, where no hotel reservation is presented as proof of accommodation, the minimum amount of money per day required to stay in France is EUR 120. Where there is a hotel reservation for part of the stay, the amount required is EUR 65,00 for the period covered by the reservation and EUR 120,00 for the rest of the stay.