CELEX: 52001PC0157(01)
Language: en
Date: 2001-03-23
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas

C 180 E/310             EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                        26.6.2001
                Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform
                                                             format for visas
                                                            (2001/C 180 E/30)
                                                         (Text with EEA relevance)
                                               COM(2001) 157 final  2001/0080(CNS)
                                           (Submitted by the Commission on 23 March 2001)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                 1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 62 (2) (b) (iii) thereof,               Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                           Further technical specifications for the uniform format for
                                                                             visas relating to the following shall be established in
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                             compliance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2):
Whereas:
                                                                             (a) further security requirements including enhanced anti-
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 (1) laid down a
                                                                                  forgery, counterfeiting and falsification standards;
     uniform format for visas.
(2) It is necessary to be able to establish common standards                 (b) conditions of storage to prevent theft;
     relating to the implementation of the format in particular
     common standards for filling in the form and enhanced                   (c) rules for the filling in of the uniform visa;
     security standards for their storage.
(3) Common standards relating to the implementation of the                   (d) other conditions necessary for the implementation of
     uniform format of visas are essential to achieve a high                      the uniform format for visas.
     technical standard and to facilitate detection of forged or
     falsified visa stickers.                                            2. Article 6 is replaced by the following:
(4) The powers to adopt such common standards should be
     conferred to the Committee established by Article 6 of                  Article 6
     Regulation (EC) No 1683/95. Since the measures
     necessary for the implementation of the Regulation are                  1.     The Commission shall be assisted by a committee,
     measures of general scope within the meaning of Article                 composed of representatives of the Member States and
     2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying                chaired by a representative of the Commission.
     down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
     powers conferred on the Commission, they should be                      2.     Where reference is made to this paragraph, the regu-
     adopted by use of the regulatory procedure provided for                 latory procedure laid down in Article 5 of Decision
     in Article 5 of that Decision.                                          1999/468/EC shall apply in compliance with Article 7
                                                                             thereof.
(5) It is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC)
     No 1683/95 consequently.
                                                                             3.     The period provided for in Article 5(6) shall be of one
(6) The present Regulation constitutes in relation to the                    month.
     implementation of the Agreement on the association of
     Norway and Iceland a development of the Schengen                                                   Article 2
     acquis in the sense of the Protocol integrating the
     Schengen acquis into the framework of the European                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
     Union,                                                              following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                         European Communities.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                               Article 1                                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
                                                                         applicable in all Member States in accordance with the EC
Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 is amended as follows:                        Treaty.
(1) OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p. 1.