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9 Amendments of Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR related to 2018/0061(COD)

Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Electronic visa application systems developed by Member States help to facilitate application procedures for applicants and consulates. A common solution, an online platform and an EU E- visa, allowing full digitisation should be developed until 2025, making full use of the recent legal and technological developments.
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4 new
(1a) The European Commission shall present an electronic visa application, E- visa, by 2025.
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 2 – new point
(da) "Sport and Culture Professionals" means third-country nationals who are not citizens of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) of the Treaty, and belong to the following categories: performing artists and their support staff, elite sports persons and their support staff.
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Applications may be lodged no more than six months, and for seafarers, sport and culture professionals in the performance of their duties, no more than nine months before the start of the intended visit and, as a rule, no later than 15 calendar days before that start.;
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 8
8. During the examination of an application, consulates may in justified cases carry out an interview with the applicant and request additional documents. Member States can use remote means of communication, including voice or video calls via the internet, to interview applicants;
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c
2c. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, a multiple entry visa valid for up to five years may be issued to applicants who prove the need or justify their intention to travel frequently and/or regularly, such as seafarers, sports and culture professionals, provided that they prove their integrity and reliability, in particular the lawful use of previous visas, their economic situation in the country of origin and their genuine intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the visa for which they have applied.
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. Where, on the basis of the analysis referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4, the Commission decides that a country is not cooperating sufficiently, and that action is therefore needed, it may, taking also account of the Union’s overall relations with the third country concerned and the importance of allowing certain categories of professional travellers such as seafarers and sports and culture professionals to continue to benefit from the rules of visa code, adopt an implementing act, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 52(2):
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 36 a – paragraph 2
2. The duration of the scheme shall be limited to fourive months in any calendar year and the categories of beneficiary shall be clearly defined and exclude third-country nationals falling within the category of persons for whom prior consultation is required in accordance with Article 22 and persons not residing in the country adjacent to the land-border crossing point or in a country having direct ferry connections to the sea-border crossing point. Those schemes shall only apply to nationals of third countries with which readmission agreements have been concluded and for which the Commission has not taken a decision in accordance with Article 25a(5).
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
Article 36 a – paragraph 6
Member States shall notify the Commission of any schemes at the latest sixthree months before the start of their implementation. The notification shall specify the categories of beneficiary, the geographical scope, the organisational arrangements for the scheme and the measures envisaged to ensure compliance with the conditions set out in this Article.
2018/09/14
Committee: TRAN