Activities of Petr JEŽEK related to 2016/0142(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: revision of the suspension mechanism (A8-0235/2016 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: revision of the suspension mechanism (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (revision of the suspension mechanism) PDF (588 KB) DOC (331 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Considering that it is essential that the criteria used to grant visa exemption continued to be fulfilled after the exemption is granted and over time , the European Commission shall closely monitor the third countries’ compliance with these benchmarks, in particular the respect of fundamental rights and regularly report to the Council and the European Parliament.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1a – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a substantial increase in the number of rejected readmission applications which are submitted by the Member State to that third country for its own nationals and which are rejected, go unanswered or lapse or, where a readmission agreement concluded between the Union or that Member State and that third country provides for such obligation, for third country nationals having transited through that third country.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a substantial increase in the number of nationals of that third country who are found not to meet the conditions governing entry into the Schengen area as set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (Schengen Code).
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(cb) a substantial increase in the number of forged, false or invalid passports or identity or travel documents issued or supposedly issued by that third country.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 2 a – introductory part
Article 1a – paragraph 2 a – introductory part
« 2a. Where the Commission has concrete and reliable information of circumstances referred to in points (a), (b), (c) or (cd) of paragraph 2, or that the third country is not cooperating on readmission, in particular where a readmission agreement has been concluded between that third country and the Union, for instance:
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 2 a – concluding part
Article 1a – paragraph 2 a – concluding part
the Commission may, on its own initiative,shall inform the European Parliament and the Council. This information shall be equivalent to a notification made pursuant to paragraph 2. Prior to this information process, the Commission may take into account the results of its monitoring of the continued compliance by the third country concerned with the criteria necessary to obtain visa liberalisation, in particular those related to fundamental rights.”
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 4
Article 1a – paragraph 4
(5a) The following is added in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4: ‘A Member State which, in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation, wishes to introduce new exceptions to the visa requirement for a category of nationals of the third country covered by the delegated act suspending the exemption from the visa requirement shall notify the Commission in advance.’