Legal provisions of COM(2001)577 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas

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dossier COM(2001)577 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas.
document COM(2001)577 EN
date February 18, 2002


Contents

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 2

1. Further technical specifications for the uniform format for visas relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2):

(a) additional elements and security requirements including enhanced anti-forgery, counterfeiting and falsification standards;

(b) technical standards and methods to be used for the filling in of the uniform visa.

2. The colours of the visa sticker may be changed in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2)."

2. Article 6 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 6

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC(6) shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure."

3. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 8: 'The integration of the photograph provided for in point 2a of the Annex shall be implemented at the latest five years after the adoption of the technical measures provided for the adoption of this measure in Article 2.'

4. The following point shall be inserted in the Annex: '2a. An integrated photograph produced according to high security standards.'

Article 2

The first sentence of Annex 8 of the final version of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 6 of the final version of the Common Manual as they stand following the Decision of the Schengen Executive Committee of 28 April 1999(7) shall be replaced by the following: 'The technical and security features for the visa sticker format are contained in, or adopted on the basis of, Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 334/2002(9).'

Article 3

This Regulation shall not affect the powers of the Member States regarding recognition of States and territorial entities and passports, identity documents and travel documents issued by their authorities.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.


This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.