Legal provisions of COM(2021)412 - Suspension of certain provisions of Regulation 810/2009 with respect to Bangladesh

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Article 1 - Scope

1. This Decision shall apply to nationals of Bangladesh who are subject to the visa requirement pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council 14 .

2. It does not apply to nationals of Bangladesh who are exempt from the visa requirement under Article 4 or Article 6 of that Regulation.

3. This Decision does not apply to nationals of Bangladesh applying for a visa and who are family members of a Union citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies or of a national of a third country enjoying a right of free movement equivalent to that of Union citizens under an agreement between the Union and its Member States on the one hand and a third country on the other.

Article 2 - Temporary suspension of the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009

The application of the following provisions of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 shall be temporarily suspended:

(a)Article 14(6);

(b)Article 16(5), point (b);

(c)Article 23(1);

(d)Article 24(2) and (2c).

Article 3 - Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.