Article 1 
1. Nationals of third countries on the common list in the Annex shall be required to be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States. 2. Nationals of countries formerly part of countries on the common list shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph 1 unless and until the Council decides otherwise under the procedure laid down in Article 100c of the Treaty. Article 2 1. The Member States shall determine the visa requirements for nationals of third countries not on the common list. 2. The Member States shall determine the visa requirements for stateless persons and recognized refugees. 3. The Member States shall determine the visa requirements for persons who produce passports or travel documents issued by a territorial entity or authority which is not recognized as a State by all Member States if that entity or territorial authority is not on the common list. 4. Within ten working days of the entry into force of this paragraph, Member States shall communicate to the other Member States and the Commission the measures they have taken pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. Any further measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be similarly communicated within five working days. The Commission shall publish the measures communicated pursuant to this paragraph and updates thereof in the Official Journal of the European Communities for information. Article 3 Five years after the entry into force of this Regulation the Commission shall draw up a progress report of the harmonization of Member States' visa policies with regard to third countries not on the common list and, if necessary, submit to the Council proposals for further measures required to achieve the objective of harmonization laid down in Article 100c. Article 4 1. A Member State may exempt nationals of third countries subject to visa requirements under Article 1 (1) and (2) from those requirements. This shall apply in particular to civilian air and sea crew, flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other helpers in the event of disaster or accident and holders of diplomatic passports, official duty passports and other official passports. 2. Article 2 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis. Article 5 For the purposes of this Regulation, 'visa` shall mean an authorization given or a decision taken by a Member State which is required for entry into its territory with a view to: - an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States of no more than three months in all, - transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States, except for transit through the international zones of airports and transfers between airports in a Member State. Article 6 This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any further harmonization between individual Member States, going beyond the common list, determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing their external borders. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities except for Articles 2 (4) and 4 (2) which shall enter into force on the day following publication. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1995. For the Council The President J. A. BELLOCH JULBE (1) OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 350.
Article 2 
1. The Member States shall determine the visa requirements for nationals of third countries not on the common list. 2. The Member States shall determine the visa requirements for stateless persons and recognized refugees. 3. The Member States shall determine the visa requirements for persons who produce passports or travel documents issued by a territorial entity or authority which is not recognized as a State by all Member States if that entity or territorial authority is not on the common list. 4. Within ten working days of the entry into force of this paragraph, Member States shall communicate to the other Member States and the Commission the measures they have taken pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. Any further measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be similarly communicated within five working days. The Commission shall publish the measures communicated pursuant to this paragraph and updates thereof in the Official Journal of the European Communities for information. Article 3 Five years after the entry into force of this Regulation the Commission shall draw up a progress report of the harmonization of Member States' visa policies with regard to third countries not on the common list and, if necessary, submit to the Council proposals for further measures required to achieve the objective of harmonization laid down in Article 100c. Article 4 1. A Member State may exempt nationals of third countries subject to visa requirements under Article 1 (1) and (2) from those requirements. This shall apply in particular to civilian air and sea crew, flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other helpers in the event of disaster or accident and holders of diplomatic passports, official duty passports and other official passports. 2. Article 2 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis. Article 5 For the purposes of this Regulation, 'visa` shall mean an authorization given or a decision taken by a Member State which is required for entry into its territory with a view to: - an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States of no more than three months in all, - transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States, except for transit through the international zones of airports and transfers between airports in a Member State. Article 6 This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any further harmonization between individual Member States, going beyond the common list, determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing their external borders. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities except for Articles 2 (4) and 4 (2) which shall enter into force on the day following publication. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1995. For the Council The President J. A. BELLOCH JULBE (1) OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 350.
Article 3 
Five years after the entry into force of this Regulation the Commission shall draw up a progress report of the harmonization of Member States' visa policies with regard to third countries not on the common list and, if necessary, submit to the Council proposals for further measures required to achieve the objective of harmonization laid down in Article 100c. Article 4 1. A Member State may exempt nationals of third countries subject to visa requirements under Article 1 (1) and (2) from those requirements. This shall apply in particular to civilian air and sea crew, flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other helpers in the event of disaster or accident and holders of diplomatic passports, official duty passports and other official passports. 2. Article 2 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis. Article 5 For the purposes of this Regulation, 'visa` shall mean an authorization given or a decision taken by a Member State which is required for entry into its territory with a view to: - an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States of no more than three months in all, - transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States, except for transit through the international zones of airports and transfers between airports in a Member State. Article 6 This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any further harmonization between individual Member States, going beyond the common list, determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing their external borders. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities except for Articles 2 (4) and 4 (2) which shall enter into force on the day following publication. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1995. For the Council The President J. A. BELLOCH JULBE (1) OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 350.
Article 4 
1. A Member State may exempt nationals of third countries subject to visa requirements under Article 1 (1) and (2) from those requirements. This shall apply in particular to civilian air and sea crew, flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other helpers in the event of disaster or accident and holders of diplomatic passports, official duty passports and other official passports. 2. Article 2 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis. Article 5 For the purposes of this Regulation, 'visa` shall mean an authorization given or a decision taken by a Member State which is required for entry into its territory with a view to: - an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States of no more than three months in all, - transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States, except for transit through the international zones of airports and transfers between airports in a Member State. Article 6 This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any further harmonization between individual Member States, going beyond the common list, determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing their external borders. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities except for Articles 2 (4) and 4 (2) which shall enter into force on the day following publication. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1995. For the Council The President J. A. BELLOCH JULBE (1) OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 350.
Article 5 
For the purposes of this Regulation, 'visa` shall mean an authorization given or a decision taken by a Member State which is required for entry into its territory with a view to: - an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States of no more than three months in all, - transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States, except for transit through the international zones of airports and transfers between airports in a Member State. Article 6 This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any further harmonization between individual Member States, going beyond the common list, determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing their external borders. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities except for Articles 2 (4) and 4 (2) which shall enter into force on the day following publication. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1995. For the Council The President J. A. BELLOCH JULBE (1) OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 350.
Article 6 
This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any further harmonization between individual Member States, going beyond the common list, determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing their external borders. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities except for Articles 2 (4) and 4 (2) which shall enter into force on the day following publication. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1995. For the Council The President J. A. BELLOCH JULBE (1) OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 350.
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities except for Articles 2 (4) and 4 (2) which shall enter into force on the day following publication. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1995. For the Council The President J. A. BELLOCH JULBE (1) OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994, p. 350.