23 Amendments of Gérard DEPREZ related to 2014/0094(COD)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) This Regulation should require Member States to issue transit visas and visas with limited territorial validity to beneficiaries of EU resettlement and relocation programmes and mechanisms as provided for in Article 8 of Directive 2001/55/EC on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a crisis relocation mechanism and amending Regulation (EU) No 604/2013.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. 'VIS registered visa applicant' means an applicant whose data are registered in the Visa Information System;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. 'VIS registered regular traveller' means a visa applicant who isse particulars are registered in the Visa Information System and who has obtained twoat least three visas within the 1236 months prior to the application; or a multiple-entry visa.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If the Member State concerned pursuant to paragraph 1 has, in accordance with Article 39, concluded a representation agreement with another Member State for the purpose of considering applications and issuing visas on its behalf, the applicant must submit his application to the consulate of the Member State acting as a representative;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. VIS registered applicants shall not be required to appear in person when lodging an application, where their fingerprints have been entered into the VIS less than 59 months beforebiometric identifiers have been collected in accordance with Article 12.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 do not apply to applicants who are VIS registered regular travellers and who have lawfully used the two previously obtained visas, in accordance with Article 2(9) and whose last visa was issued less than 12 months previously.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. The consulate shall start processing the visa application on the basis of facsimile or, copies or scans of the supporting documents. Applicants whose data are not yet registered in the VIS or applicants who are registered in the VIS and have never obtained a visa shall provide the original. The consulate may ask for original documents from applicants who are VIS registered applicants or VIS registered regular travellersand who have obtained at least one visa, only where there is doubt about the authenticity of a specific document.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) minors under the age of eighteentwelve years;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) participants aged 2530 years or less in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events organised by non-profit organisations;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) recipients of a visa with limited territorial validity issued on humanitarian grounds or under an EU resettlement and relocation programme pursuant to Article 22.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation, an application that does not meet the requirements set out in paragraph 1 may be considered admissible on humanitarian grounds or for reasons of national interest. , for reasons of national interest, because of international obligations or under EU resettlement and relocation programmes and mechanisms as provided for in Article 8 of Directive 2001/55/EC and in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a crisis relocation mechanism and amending Regulation (EU) No 604/2013.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In the examination of an application for a uniform visa lodged by a VIS registered regular traveller who has lawfully used the two previously obtained visas in accordance with Article 2(9) and whose most recent visa has been issued less than 12 months previously, it shall be presumed that the applicant fulfils the entry conditions regarding the risk of irregular immigration, a risk to the security of the Member States, and the possession of sufficient means of subsistence.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State may require the central authorities of other Member States to consult its central authorities during the examination of applications lodged by nationals of specific third countries or specific categories of such nationals. Such consultation shall not apply to applications for airport transit visas or to visas with limited territorial validity issued under EU resettlement and relocation programmes and mechanisms, pursuant to Article 22.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Applications shall be decided on within 105 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible in accordance with Article 17.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Applications made by VIS registered travellers shall be decided upon within 10 calendar days of the date of the lodging of the application.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Applications made by VIS registered regular travellers who have lawfully used the previously obtained visas in accordance with Article 2(9) and whose most recent visas have been issued less than 12 months previously shall be decided upon within 5 calendar days of the date of the lodging of the application.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. That periode deadlines laid down in paragraph 1 may be extended up to a maximum of 20 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. VIS registered regular travellers who have lawfully used the two previously obtained visas in accordance with Article 2(9) and whose most recent visa has been issued within the 12 months prior to the application shall be issued a multiple entry visa valid for at least three years.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Applicants referred to in paragraph 3 who have lawfully used the multiple entry visa valid for three yearwho have previously obtained a multiple entry visa valid for three years or a multiple entry visa valid for five years and who have already lawfully used such visas on multiple occasions shall be issued a multiple entry visa valid for five years provided that the application is lodged no later than one year fromollowing the expiry date of the multiple entry visa valid for three yearsmost recently obtained.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A visa with limited territorial validity shall be issued exceptionally, in the following cases:
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) under EU resettlement and relocation programmes and mechanisms as provided for in Article 8 of Directive 2011/55/EC and in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a crisis relocation mechanism and amending Regulation (EU) No 604/2013.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall issue the airport transit visas needed to implement EU resettlement mechanisms and programmes.