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Date: 2009-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Beschikking van de Raad van 22 december 2009 tot wijziging van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties)

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Beschikking van de Raad van 22 december 2009 tot wijziging van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties)  

Publicatieblad Nr. L 353 van 31/12/2009 blz. 0049 - 0067

		Beschikking van de Raadvan 22 december 2009tot wijziging van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties)(2009/1024/EU)DE RAAD VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE,Gelet op Verordening (EG) nr. 789/2001 van de Raad van 24 april 2001 tot verlening van uitvoeringsbevoegdheden aan de Raad met betrekking tot bepaalde gedetailleerde voorschriften en praktische procedures voor de behandeling van visumaanvragen [1], en met name op artikel 1, lid 2,Gezien het initiatief van de Tsjechische Republiek,Overwegende hetgeen volgt:(1) Het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk is opgezet ten behoeve van de raadpleging tussen de centrale autoriteiten van de lidstaten met betrekking tot visumaanvragen welke door onderdanen van bepaalde derde landen worden ingediend.(2) Artikel 22 van Verordening (EG) nr. 810/2009 van het Europese Parlement en de Raad van 13 juli 2009 tot vaststelling van een gemeenschappelijke visumcode (hierna: "de visumcode" genoemd) [2] houdt een wijziging in van de huidige voorschriften die van toepassing zijn ingeval een lidstaat de centrale autoriteiten van andere lidstaten heeft verzocht om zijn centrale autoriteiten te raadplegen bij het onderzoeken van aanvragen van onderdanen van bepaalde derde landen of specifieke categorieën onderdanen van die landen. De technische specificaties van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk moeten dienovereenkomstig worden gewijzigd.(3) Krachtens artikel 31 van de visumcode kan een lidstaat, behoudens voor luchthaventransitvisa, verlangen dat zijn centrale autoriteiten in kennis worden gesteld van visa die door andere lidstaten worden afgegeven aan onderdanen van bepaalde derde landen of specifieke categorieën onderdanen van die landen.(4) Om deze informatie te kunnen doorzenden, moet er een nieuw formulier in het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk worden gecreëerd.(5) Met ingang van de datum van toepassing van de visumcode zal het visum voor verblijf van lange duur, dat tegelijkertijd geldig is als visum voor verblijf van korte duur (type "D + C") worden afgeschaft, en zal het transitvisum (type "B") worden samengevoegd met het visum voor verblijf van korte duur (type "C").(6) De technische specificaties van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk moeten dienovereenkomstig gewijzigd worden en met ingang van de datum van toepassing van de visumcode ingaan.(7) Overeenkomstig de artikelen 1 en 2 van het Protocol nr. 22 betreffende de positie van Denemarken, dat is gehecht aan het Verdrag betreffende de Europese Unie en het Verdrag betreffende de werking van de Europese Unie, neemt Denemarken niet deel aan de vaststelling van deze beschikking en is het hierdoor niet gebonden, noch onderworpen aan de toepassing ervan. Aangezien deze beschikking voortbouwt op het Schengenacquis, beslist Denemarken, overeenkomstig artikel 4 van het bovengenoemd protocol, binnen een termijn van zes maanden nadat de Raad een besluit over deze beschikking heeft genomen, of het deze in zijn nationale wetgeving zal omzetten.(8) Wat IJsland en Noorwegen betreft, vormt deze beschikking een ontwikkeling van de bepalingen van het Schengenacquis als bedoeld in de Overeenkomst tussen de Raad van de Europese Unie, de Republiek IJsland en het Koninkrijk Noorwegen inzake de wijze waarop IJsland en Noorwegen worden betrokken bij de uitvoering, de toepassing en de ontwikkeling van het Schengenacquis [3], die vallen onder artikel 1, punt A, van Besluit 1999/437/EG van de Raad van 17 mei 1999 inzake bepaalde toepassingsbepalingen van die overeenkomst [4].(9) Wat Zwitserland betreft, houdt deze beschikking een ontwikkeling in van de bepalingen van het Schengenacquis in de zin van de Overeenkomst tussen de Europese Unie, de Europese Gemeenschap en de Zwitserse Bondsstaat inzake de wijze waarop Zwitserland wordt betrokken bij de uitvoering, de toepassing en de ontwikkeling van het Schengenacquis [5], die vallen onder het gebied bedoeld in artikel 1, punt A, van Besluit 1999/437/EG, juncto artikel 3 van Besluit 2008/146/EG van de Raad [6] betreffende de sluiting, namens de Europese Gemeenschap, van die overeenkomst.(10) Wat Liechtenstein betreft, houdt deze beschikking een ontwikkeling in van de bepalingen van het Schengenacquis in de zin van het Protocol tussen de Europese Unie, de Europese Gemeenschap, de Zwitserse Bondsstaat en het Vorstendom Liechtenstein betreffende de toetreding van het Vorstendom Liechtenstein tot de Overeenkomst tussen de Europese Unie, de Europese Gemeenschap en de Zwitserse Bondsstaat inzake de wijze waarop Zwitserland wordt betrokken bij de uitvoering, de toepassing en de ontwikkeling van het Schengenacquis, die vallen onder het gebied bedoeld in artikel 1, punt A, van Besluit 1999/437/EG, juncto artikel 3 van de Besluit 2008/261/EG van de Raad [7] betreffende de ondertekening, namens de Europese Gemeenschap.(11) Deze beschikking vormt een ontwikkeling van de bepalingen van het Schengenacquis waaraan het Verenigd Koninkrijk niet deelneemt, overeenkomstig Besluit 2000/365/EG van de Raad van 29 mei 2000 betreffende het verzoek van het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot Brittannië en Noord-Ierland deel te mogen nemen aan enkele van de bepalingen van het Schengenacquis [8]; het Verenigd Koninkrijk neemt derhalve niet deel aan de vaststelling van deze beschikking en is hieraan niet gebonden, noch onderworpen aan de toepassing ervan.(12) Deze beschikking vormt een ontwikkeling van bepalingen van het Schengenacquis waaraan Ierland niet deelneemt, overeenkomstig Besluit 2002/192/EG van de Raad van 28 februari 2002 betreffende het verzoek van Ierland deel te mogen nemen aan enkele van de bepalingen van het Schengenacquis [9]. Ierland neemt derhalve niet deel aan de vaststelling van deze beschikking en is hierdoor niet gebonden, noch onderworpen aan de toepassing ervan.(13) Wat Cyprus betreft, vormt deze beschikking een op het Schengenacquis voortbouwend of anderszins daaraan gerelateerd rechtsbesluit in de zin van artikel 3, lid 2, van de Toetredingsakte van 2003.(14) Deze beschikking vormt een op het Schengenacquis voortbouwend of anderszins daaraan gerelateerd rechtsbesluit in de zin van artikel 4, lid 2, van de Toetredingsakte van 2005,HEEFT DE VOLGENDE BESCHIKKING VASTGESTELD:Artikel 1Delen 1, 2, 3 en 4 van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties) worden gewijzigd als vermeld in respectievelijk de bijlagen I, II, III en IV.Artikel 2Deze beschikking treedt in werking op de twingtiste dag volgende op die van haar bekendmaking in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie.Deze beschikking is van toepassing met ingang van 5 april 2010.Artikel 3Deze beschikking is gericht tot de lidstaten, overeenkomstig de Verdragen.Artikel 4Deze beschikking wordt in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie bekendgemaakt.Gedaan te Brussel, 22 december 2009.Voor de RaadDe voorzitterA. Carlgren[1] PB L 116 van 26.4.2001, blz. 2.[2] PB L 243 van 15.9.2009, blz. 1.[3] PB L 176 van 10.7.1999, blz. 36.[4] PB L 176 van 10.7.1999, blz. 31.[5] PB L 53 van 27.2.2008, blz. 52.[6] PB L 53 van 27.2.2008, blz. 1.[7] PB L 83 van 26.3.2008, blz. 3.[8] PB L 131 van 1.6.2000, blz. 43.[9] PB L 64 van 7.3.2002, blz. 20.--------------------------------------------------BIJLAGE IDeel 1 van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties) wordt gewijzigd als volgt:1. In punt 1.1.2., wordt de laatste alinea geschrapt.2. In punt 1.3., wordt de vierde alinea vervangen door:"The application developed by each Member State reads delivery notifications from the inbox – on the basis of FORM R – and checks whether there is a corresponding delivery notification (FORM R) for every sent A, B, C, E, F, G or H form, which contained the "Document unifier". The "Document unifier" is a unique context string – which identifies the mail – in the line beginning with the numbers "000".".3. In punt 1.3., wordt de vierde alinea vervangen door:"The "Subject" item of the message contains "file number" and a full stop (".") followed by the form-type identifier (Letter: "A", "B", "C", "E", "F", "G", "H" or "R"). For the respective forms, the "file number" equals the content of its heading: "001" in FORM "A", "B", "C", "F", "G", "H" and the content of heading "048" in an FORM E. For heading definitions see 2.1.2.Examples:Subject : AUT0000010106AJKT00.BSubject : FRA2007022457471104.E".--------------------------------------------------BIJLAGE IIDeel 2 van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties) wordt gewijzigd als volgt:1. Punt 2.1.1. wordt vervangen door:"The general process flow of documents may be described shortly as follows. Detailed information can be found in 3.1 "LIST OF FUNCTIONALITIES".The following messages can be exchanged via the Schengen Consultation Network:— FORM A : "CONSULTATION REQUEST REGARDING VISA APPLICATION"— FORM B : "REPLY TO CONSULTATION REQUEST"— FORM C : "NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE OF VLTV"— FORM F : "VISA APPLICATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF REPRESENTATION"— FORM G : "RESPONSE TO A VISA APPLICATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF REPRESENTATION"— FORM E : "ERROR MESSAGE"— FORM R : "DELIVERY NOTIFICATION"— FORM H : "NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE OF A VISA"The receipt of any form A, B, C, F, G, E or H has to be acknowledged by replying with a form R, if the original message contained a "Document unifier". The "Document unifier" is labelled by "000" on the form (the individual headings are documented below.). For the sake of clarity, the notification of the delivery is not stated explicitly in the following flow samples.";2. In punt 2.1.1.1., worden de volgende wijzigingen aangebracht:- de eerste alinea wordt vervangen door:"Four forms – A, B, C and H – are exchanged via the network. A FORM A contains the consultation request on which the consulted authority has the opportunity to reply within 7 calendar days (See also 1.2.2). If the applicant has a nationality or belongs to a category of such a national for whom prior consultation is requested by a/some Member State(s) consultation of those States' central authority is required pursuant to Article 22 of the Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of 13 juli 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) [1]- de derde alinea wordt vervangen door:"If the consulting (requesting) authority issues a VLTV it notifies this to all Member States by sending C FORMs.";- onder tabel (Fig. 2) wordt de volgende alinea toegevoegd:"According to Article 31 of the Visa Code a Member State may require that its central authorities be informed of visas issued by other Member States to nationals of specific third countries or to specific categories of such nationals, except when an airport transit visa is issued. This information is transmitted by sending an H-FORM.";3. Punt 2.1.1.2. wordt vervangen door:"If and only if a State intends to represent another State or to be represented by another State, the consultation procedure shall meet the requirements referred to in Article 8 of the Visa Code and in the representation arrangements concerned, as described in the below sample process pictures (pictures 1 and 2).Consultation when processing a visa application in the context of representation shall be subject to the following rules, in accordance with Article 22 of the Visa Code, and can be carried out in the framework of one or both of the following scenarios:Picture 1 — Norway representing Sweden+++++ TIFF +++++Norway’s central authorities are to ensure that necessary consultations of the other States take place. The absence of a reply within seven (7) days shall mean that the consulted State(s) has(have) no grounds for objecting to the issuing of the visa. If the represented State (Sweden) wants to be involved this has to be laid down in a bilateral representation arrangement between the States involved (Norway and Sweden). In that case, the represented State must always reply to the representing State's FORM F using a FORM G (obligation to reply). A visa cannot be issued if no reply indicating consent is received. The represented State may specify on the FORM G reply, that a Visa of Limited Territorial Validity (VLTV) should be issued in the framework of representation. In this case, all other Schengen States are duly notified (by means of a FORM C) of the VLTV's issued by the representing State. It is not necessary to state the territory to which the visa is limited.Picture 2 — Norway representing Sweden+++++ TIFF +++++Sweden’s central authorities are to ensure that necessary consultations of the other State(s) take place. The absence of a reply within seven (7) days shall mean that the consulted State(s) has(have) no grounds for objecting to the issuing of the visa. The represented State must always reply to the representing State's FORM F using a FORM G (obligation to reply). A visa cannot be issued if no reply indicating consent is received. The represented State may specify on the FORM G reply, that a Visa of Limited Territorial Validity (VLTV) should be issued in the framework of representation. In this case, all other Schengen States are duly notified (by means of a FORM C) of the VLTV's issued by the representing State. It is not necessary to state the territory to which the visa is limited. The consultation procedure (7 calendar days) and any further communication between the represented State and representing State in relation to the decision process (e.g. exchange of forms F and G) has to be done within 15 calendar days in accordance with Article 23(1) of the Visa Code.";4. In punt 2.1.2. wordt de eerste alinea vervangen door:"Each heading is identified by a number ranging from 001 to 999, followed by the separation sign ".", the value of the heading and <CR><LF> (=Hexa: 0X0D resp. 0X0A) or <LF> (=Hexa:0X0A). The leading numbers refer to the headings in a form (A, B, C, F, G, H, E, R).";5. In punt 2.1.4. worden de volgende wijzigingen aangebracht:- in de tabel wordt heading "027" vervangen door:"027. | Main destination | M | Code (3) x3 | CZE (see 2.2.1)"; |- heading "023" wordt vervangen door:"023. | Border of entry | M | Code (3) | CZE (see 2.2.1)"; |- heading "026" wordt vervangen door:"026. | Type of visa | M | Code (1) | C"; |- headings 029, 030, 031 en 032 worden geschrapt;- de volgende heading wordt toegevoegd:(*4) : Mandatory if the Member State's reference number of the application is available in the VIS.";"099. | Reference number of the application in the VIS | O*4 | alphanumblank (33) | CZE200907264365 |- in de uiteenzetting onder de tabel worden de volgende wijzigingen aangebracht:- heading "027" wordt vervangen door:"Heading No. 027: Main destination | format: Code (3) x 3 |This refers to the Member State or Member States (max 3) of main destination where the visa applicant should stay.";- heading "023" wordt vervangen door:"Heading No. 023: Border of entry | format: Code (3) |This refers to the applicant’s information about the State of first entry.";- heading "026" wordt vervangen door:"Heading No. 026: Type of visa | format: Code (1) |"C" visas type is to be used.";- headings 029, 030, 031 en 032 worden geschrapt;- de volgende heading wordt toegevoegd:"Heading No. 099: Reference number of the application in the VIS format: alphanumblank (33)Unique number for identifying the visa application, consisting of country code [A-Z] indicating the issuing State, supplemented with a sequence of capital letters, numeral code, TELEX characters and blanks in minimal length 1 and maximum length 30 characters.The maximum total length has to be 33 characters.";6. Punt 2.1.5. wordt vervangen door:"2.1.5. FORM B: "REPLY TO CONSULTATION REQUEST"(*) : M: Mandatory heading; O: Optional heading(*1) : See *1 of form A.(*2) : Mandatory if the Member State's reference number of the application is available in the VIS.No | Heading | M/O* | Format | Examples/Comments |000. | Document unifier (to use in form R) | M*1 | alphanumblank (50) | DB-SQNR06755-MTS-ID-AUT |001. | Reference number of consultation request | M | alphanum (19) | DSL0290096401230100 |040. | Reference number of reply | M | alphanum (19) | FRA0010020030040050 |3 | "1"explicit approval"2"refusal ||042. | Date of reply | M | date (8) | 19960305 (YYYYMMDD) |099. | Reference number of the application in the VIS | O*2 | alphanumblank (33) | CZE200907264365 |Heading No. 000 & Heading No. 001:See FORM A: "CONSULTATION REQUEST REGARDING VISA APPLICATION".Heading No. 040: Reply reference | format: alphanum (19) |Identifier of a reply to a consultation.The heading’s structure is as follows:3 bytes for identification of the consulting State.16 free bytes for identification at national level.Heading No. 041: Reply | format: code (1) |Consultation can result in the following replies:"1" explicit approval within the deadline of 7 calendar days."2" refusal within the deadline of 7 calendar days.Heading No. 042: Date of reply | format: date (8) |This is the date the consulted central authority formulates its reply.Heading No. 099:See FORM A: "CONSULTATION REQUEST REGARDING VISA APPLICATION".";7. In punt 2.1.6. worden de volgende wijzigingen aangebracht:- in de tabel wordt heading "045" vervangen door:(*4) : The previous version of visa number with 9 characters has to remain operational and readable.Exception for Germany: ICAO document 9303 on machine-readable travel documents provides the country code "D" for Germany.";"045. | Visa number | M | alphanumblank (12)(*4) | D000000001, CZE000000001 |- heading "026" wordt vervangen door:"026. | Type of visa | M | Code (1) | C"; |- heading "027" wordt vervangen door:"027. | Main destination | M | Code (3) x3 | CZE (see 2.2.1)"; |- heading "023" wordt vervangen door:"023. | Border of entry | M | Code (3) | CZE (see 2.2.1)"; |- headings 029, 030, 031 en 032 worden geschrapt;- de volgende heading wordt toegevoegd:(*5) : Mandatory if the Member State's reference number of the application is available in the VIS.";"099. | Reference number of the application in the VIS | O*5 | alphanumblank (33) | CZE200907264365 |- in de uiteenzetting onder de tabel worden de volgende wijzigingen aangebracht:- heading "045" wordt vervangen door:"Heading No. 045: Visa number | format: alphanumblank (12) |Unique number for identifying the visa sticker, consisting of one or three letter(s) identifying the State, supplemented with TELEX characters if needed and a sequence number of the visa sticker. The total number of characters shall amount to 12 [2]- "Heading No.000 & Heading No. 001 & Remaining headings" wordt vervangen door:"Other headings:See FORM A: "CONSULTATION REQUEST REGARDING VISA APPLICATION".";8. In punt 2.1.7 worden de volgende wijzigingen aangebracht:- in de tabel wordt heading "027" vervangen door:"027. | Main destination | M | Code (3) x3 | CZE (see 2.2.1)"; |- heading "023" wordt vervangen door:"023. | Border of entry | M | Code (3) | CZE (see 2.2.1)"; |- heading "026" wordt vervangen door:"026. | Type of visa | M | Code (1) | C"; |- headings 029, 030, 031 en 032 worden geschrapt;- de volgende heading wordt toegevoegd:(*4) : Mandatory if the Member State's reference number of the application is available in the VIS.";"099. | Reference number of the application in the VIS | O*4 | alphanumblank (33) | CZE200907264365 |- in de uiteenzetting onder de tabel wordt "Headings" vervangen door:"Other headings:See FORM A: "CONSULTATION REQUEST REGARDING VISA APPLICATION".";9. Punt 2.1.8 wordt vervangen door:"2.1.8. FORM G: "RESPONSE TO A VISA APPLICATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF REPRESENTATION"(*) : M: Mandatory heading; O: Optional heading(*1) : See *1 of form A.(*2) : Mandatory if the Member State's reference number of the application is available in the VIS.No | Heading | M/O* | Format | Examples/Comments |000. | Document unifier (to use in form R) | M*1 | alphanumblank (50) | DB-SQNR06755-MTS-ID-AUT |001. | Reference number of consultation request | M | alphanum (19) | DSL0290096401230100 |040. | Reference number of reply | M | alphanum (19) | FRA0010020030040050 |3 | "1"explicit approval"2"refusal"5"approval for LTV ||042. | Date of reply | M | date (8) | 19960305 (YYYYMMDD) |101. | Comments | O | alphanumblank (240) | LTV:BNL-D-F |099. | Reference number of the application in the VIS | O*2 | alphanumblank (33) | CZE200907264365 |Heading No. 041: Reply | format: code (1) |In addition to the codes mentioned in heading 041. ofFORM B: "REPLY TO CONSULTATION REQUEST"the following code is also allowed:"5" approval for LTVHeading No. 101: Comments | Format: alphanumblank (240) |This optional space enables the represented State to transmit additional information to the representing State for the purpose of issuing the visa.Other headings:See FORM B: "REPLY TO CONSULTATION REQUEST".";10. Punt 2.1.9 wordt vervangen door:"2.1.9 FORM E: "ERROR MESSAGE"(*) : M: Mandatory heading; O: Optional heading(*1) : See *1 of form A.(*2) : M if heading 050. = 1(*3) : M if heading 050. = 2(*4) : Mandatory if the Member State's reference number of the application is available in the VIS.No | Heading | M/O* | Format | Examples/Comments |000. | Document unifier (to use in form R) | M*1 | alphanumblank (50) | DB-SQNR06755-MTS-ID-AUT |047. | Reference of error message | M | alphanum (19) | DSL0290096401230100 |048. | Document reference (erroneous form) | M | alphanum (19) | FRA0010020030040050 |A | {"A"|"B"|"C"|"F"|"G"|"H"} ||1 | 1technical error2logical error ||008 | (number of the first heading which had an error) ||01 | reply received too late |02 | consultation/information not required |03 | VLTV has been issued in the meantime |04 | received in duplicate |05 | form unknown ||099. | Reference number of the application in the VIS | O*4 | alphanumblank (33) | CZE200907264365 |Heading No. 047: Reference of error message | Format: alphanum (19) |The purpose of this heading is to identify the error message:3 bytes identifying the sending State16 bytes for the national identification numberHeading No. 048: Document reference (erroneous form) | Format: alphanum (19) |This identifies the document the error refers to.It contains one of the following headings of a referred form:- "Reference number of request", (heading 001 of a referred "A" or "F").- "Reference number of reply", (heading 040 of a referred "B" or "G").- "Reference of the decision", (heading 044 of a referred "C" or "H").Heading No. 049: Type of form | Format: code (1) |Possible indications:. "A", "B", "C", "F", "G" or "H".Heading No. 050: Type of error | Format: code (1) |This heading indicates the error causing an E Form to be sent. The following codes can be used:"1" technical error"2" logical errorHeading No. 051: Reason for the technical error | Format: num (3) |If error code 1 appears under heading No. 050, the number of the heading of the document which contains the first error must compulsorily be entered under heading No. 051.Heading No. 052: Reason for the logical error | Format: code (2) |If error code 2 appears under heading No. 050, the reason for the error shall be entered, according to the following codes:"01" Reply received too late"02" No consultation/information required"03" Reply was not taken into account since visa of limited territorial validity has been issued in the meantime"04" Form received in duplicate"05" Unknown which form was receivedThe national applications shall be adapted in such a way that the statistics generated on Form E enable distinction of the number of error messages caused by technical errors (code = "1" under Heading No. 050) and logical errors (code = "2" under Heading No. 050).Additional rule for form E:It is prohibited to scan a form E itself for logical or technical failures and to reply to a malformed E by another form E to prevent a cumulative process – "Snowball Effect".";11. In punt 2.1.10. onder "Additional rules for form R" wordt de tweede stip vervangen door:"If a Member State receives an alleged erroneous form R, it has to discard this form R without processing it. This means that the Member State should ignore forms R that seem to be invalid. Consequently an application which had to discard potentially malformed forms R will have remaining, unacknowledged forms A,....., H which will have to be resent until a valid form R arrives. If the problem persists it has to be solved bilaterally by technical staff.";12. Na punt 2.1.10 wordt het volgende punt toegevoegd:"2.1.11. FORM H: "NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE OF A VISA"(*) : M: Mandatory heading; O: Optional heading(*1) : See *1 of form A.(*2) : The previous version of visa number with 9 characters has to remain operational and readable.Exception for Germany: ICAO document 9303 on machine-readable travel documents provides the country code "D" for Germany.(*3) : Special procedure for Greece. See form A.(*4) : Each Member State specifies a central clearing point which is permanently accessible by email. The central clearing point communicates the reasons for the refusal by secure means of communication – depending on the content – to the central clearing point of the requesting Member State where the visa application is pending.(*5) : Mandatory if the Member State's reference number of the application is available in the VIS.";No | Heading | M/O* | Format | Examples/Comments |000. | Document unifier (to use in form R) | M*1 | alphanumblank (50) | DB-SQNR06755-MTS-ID-AUT |001. | Reference number of consultation request | M | alphanum (19) | DSL0290096401230100 |044. | Reference of the decision | M | alphanum (19) | DSL0010012345678901 |045. | Visa number | M | alphanum (12)*2 | D000000001, CZE000000001 |19960302 | (YYYYMMDD) ||026. | Type of visa | M | code (1) | C |002. | Surname at birth | M | name (50) | IVANOVA |003. | Other surname | M | name (50) | POPOVA |004. | First names | M | name (25) | NATALIA |005. | Date of birth | M | date (8) | 19640123 |006. | Place of birth | M | alphanumblank (35) | MOSCOW |F | {"M"|"F"|"X"} ||UKR | (see 2.2.1) ||01 | (see 2.2.3) ||RUS | (see 2.2.1) ||011. | Number of travel document | M | alphanumblank (20) | PP00000001 |08 | (00-90) ||01 | (see 2.2.4) ||CZE | (see 2.2.1) ||RUS | (see 2.2.1) ||19960301 | (YYYYMMDD) ||013. | Planned travel dates (entry and exit) | M | date (8) x 2 | 19960401 (and extra 013. with) 19960428 (YYYYMMDD) |1 | {"1"|"2"|"M"} ||01 | (see 2.2.5) ||021. | Parents' names | O*3 | name (50) | IVANOV |022. | Reference in Schengen State | O | alphanumblank (50) x 2 | TRANSPORT COMPANY. |023. | Border of entry | M | code (3) | CZE (see 2.2.1) |19960225 | (YYYYMMDD) ||(…) | (…) ||(…) | (…) ||(…) | (…) ||(…) | (…) ||(…) | (…) | (…) | (…) | (…) |033. | Privileged member of a Union citizen's family | O*4 | code (1) | 1 (see2.2.6) |099. | Reference number of the application in the VIS | M*5 | alphanumblank (33) | CZE200907264365 |13. Punt 2.2.3. wordt vervangen door:"01  ORDINARY PASSPORT02  GROUP PASSPORT03  PROTECTION PASSPORT04  DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT05  SERVICE PASSPORT06  OFFICIAL DUTY PASSPORT07  SPECIAL PASSPORT08  PASSPORT FOR ALIENS10  NATIONAL LAISSEZ-PASSER11  UNITED NATIONS LAISSEZ-PASSER12  TRAVEL DOCUMENT FOR REFUGEES (1951 GENEVA CONVENTION)13  TRAVEL DOCUMENT FOR STATELESS PERSONS (1954 NEW YORK CONVENTION)14  OFFICIAL PASSPORT16  SEAMAN'S BOOK99  OTHERS";14. Punt 2.2.4. wordt vervangen door:"00  MEDICAL REASONS01  BUSINESS02  CULTURAL03  VISIT OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS05  OFFICIAL VISIT07  SPORTS10  TOURISM11  STUDY12  TRANSIT13  AIRPORT TRANSIT99  OTHER".[1] PB L 243 van 15.9.2009, blz. 1.";[2] See Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 856/2008 of 24 juli 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas as regards the numbering of visas (OJ L 235, 2.9.2008, p. 1).";--------------------------------------------------BIJLAGE IIIDeel 3 van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties) wordt gewijzigd als volgt:1. Punt 3.1. wordt vervangen door:"3.1. LIST OF FUNCTIONALITIESFor every form of type …:A  Consultation request regarding visa applicationB  Reply to consultation requestC  Notification of issue of VLTVF  Visa applications in the framework of representationG  Reply to a visa application in the framework of representationE  Error formNotification of issue of a visaThe communication system has to perform the following functionalities:- Prepare the form- Send the form via the network- Retrieve the form- Prepare, send and retrieve a "R — Delivery Notification" formIn addition the communication system also has to perform the functionalities:- Procedures to be applied for receiving a Form E- Error Management- LogsThe schemes below illustrate the position of the functions and the sequence of the different stages.Send form types A, B, C, E, G, F or H:Fig. 4: Message Exchange Function Sequence.";+++++ TIFF +++++2. In punt 3.2.1. wordt de titel vervangen door:"Preparing Form "A, B, C, E, G, F or H" ";3. In punt 3.2.2. wordt de titel vervangen door:"Sending Form "A, B, C, E, G, F or H" via the Network";4. In punt 3.2.3. wordt de titel vervangen door:"Retrieving Form "A, B, C, E, G, F or H" ";5. In punt 3.2.4. worden de volgende wijzigingen aangebracht:- the title shall be replaced by the following:"Preparing, Transmitting and Retrieving a Delivery Notification for Form "A, B, C, E, G, F or H" ";- alinea a) wordt vervangen door:"a) Preparing a delivery notification for the formWhen the national application has received the form it shall prepare an "R" form in order to acknowledge the form of type "A, B, C, E, G, F and H" (each document that contains a line that starts with ′000.′) that was received.The structure of the "R" form is described in 2.1.10 FORM R: "DELIVERY NOTIFICATION".The "R" Form is to be prepared and transmitted in direct connection to the reception of the form of type "A, B, C, E, G, F or H".The procedure for preparing, sending and retrieving the "R" Form is otherwise the same as described in steps 1, 2 and 3 above for the normal forms.".--------------------------------------------------BIJLAGE IVDeel 4 van het Schengenraadplegingsnetwerk (technische specificaties) wordt gewijzigd als volgt:1. Punt 4.2.1. wordt vervangen door:"4.2.1. Data supplied by the Member StatesTable 2.a.: Form for data which have been sent to the other Member States (e.g. for Belgium)The Member State providing the data will have all columns crossed out.OUT TO | form A | form B | form C | form F | form G | form H | form E (T) | form E (L) |AUT | | | | | | | | |BEL | | | | | | | | |CHE | | | | | | | | |CZE | | | | | | | | |DNK | | | | | | | | |DSL | | | | | | | | |ESP | | | | | | | | |EST | | | | | | | | |FIN | | | | | | | | |FRA | | | | | | | | |GRC | | | | | | | | |HUN | | | | | | | | |ISL | | | | | | | | |ITA | | | | | | | | |LTU | | | | | | | | |LUX | | | | | | | | |LVA | | | | | | | | |MLT | | | | | | | | |NLD | | | | | | | | |NOR | | | | | | | | |POL | | | | | | | | |PRT | | | | | | | | |SVK | | | | | | | | |SVN | | | | | | | | |SWE | | | | | | | | |Table 2.b.: Form for data received from the other Member States (e.g. for Belgium)The Member State providing the data will have all columns crossed out.IN FROM | A rec. | A acc. | B rec. | B acc. | C rec. | C acc. | F rec. | F acc. | G rec. | G acc. | H rec. | H acc. | | E (tech). | E (log) |AUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |BEL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |CHE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |CZE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |DNK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |DSL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |ESP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |EST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |FIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |FRA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |GRC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |HUN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |ISL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |ITA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |LTU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |LUX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |LVA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |MLT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |NLD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |NOR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |POL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |PRT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |SVK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |SVN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |SWE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |A rec. – A forms receivedA acc. – A forms acceptedB rec. – B forms receivedB acc. – B forms acceptedC rec. – C forms receivedC acc. – C forms acceptedF rec. – F forms receivedF acc. – F forms acceptedG rec. – G forms receivedG acc. – G forms acceptedH rec. – H forms receivedH acc. – H forms acceptedE(tech) – received E forms due to the technical errors in forms, which have been sent to the other Member StatesE(log) – received E Forms due to the logical errors in forms which have been sent to the other Member States".2. Punt 4.2.2. wordt vervangen door:"4.2.2. Tables of Bilateral StatisticsTable 3.: Form for data containing bilateral statisticsCOUNTRY X | COUNTRY Y || Sent out | Received | Accepted |A forms | XY 1 | YX 10 | YX 11 |B forms | XY 2 | YX 12 | YX 13 |C forms | XY 3 | YX 14 | YX 15 |Total E forms | XY 4 | YX 16 | |E forms technical error | XY 5 | YX 17 | |E forms logical error | XY 6 | YX 18 | |F forms | XY 7 | YX 19 | YX 20 |G forms | XY 8 | YX 21 | YX 22 |H forms | XY 9 | YX 23 | YX 24 |COUNTRY Y | COUNTRY X || Sent out | Received | Accepted |A forms | YX 1 | XY 10 | XY 11 |B forms | YX 2 | XY 12 | XY 13 |C forms | YX 3 | XY 14 | XY 15 |Total E forms | YX 4 | XY 16 | |E forms technical error | YX 5 | XY 17 | |E forms logical error | YX 6 | XY 18 | |F forms | YX 7 | XY 19 | XY 20 |G forms | YX 8 | XY 21 | XY 22 |H forms | YX 9 | XY 23 | XY 24". |--------------------------------------------------