11 Amendments of Gérard DEPREZ related to 2014/0095(COD)
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Visa-requiring and visa-exempt third- country nationals may have a legitimate interest in travelling within the Schengen area for more than 90 days in a given 180- day period without staying in any single Member State for more than 90 days. Rules should therefore be adopted to allow for this possibilitya category of third country nationals with a professional interest in so doing to travel within the Schengen area for more than 90 days over a period of 180 days. The lack of appropriate authorisation leads to a loss of potential visitors and thus to economic losses.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Live performance artists, in particular, often experience difficulties in organising tours in the Union. Students, researchers, culture professionals, pensioners, business people, service providers as well as tourists may also wish to stay longer than 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area. The lack of appropriate authorisation leads to a loss of potential visitors and consequently to an economic lossArtists, high-level sportsmen and women and business people may, as part of their activities, have a professional interest in travelling for longer than 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A new type of visa (‘touring visa’) should be established for both visa-exempt and visa-requiring third-country nationals planning for professional reasons to circulate in the territory of two or more Member States for more than 90 days, provided that they do not intend to stay for more than 90 days in any 180-day period in the territory of the same Member State. At the same time, the 90 days per 180 days rule should be maintained as a general dividing line between short stays and long stays, as it does not pose any problems for the vast majority of travellers.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Authorisation to stay on the territory of several Member States shall not exceed 15 months in any 18-month period.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. It shall apply to 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: artists, top-level sportsmen and women and family members accompanying them and support staff and business people, without prejudice to:
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘touring visa’ means an authorisation issued by a Member State with a view to an intended stay in the territory of two or more Member States for a duration of more than 90 day15 months in any 180-day month period, provided that the applicant does not intend to stay for more than 90 days in any 180- day period in the territory of the same Member State.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. In cases referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 the competent Member State for examining and deciding on an application for a touring visa shall be the Member State where the applicant intends to enter firstay longest making use of the touring visa.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Applications shall be decided on within 230 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an admissible application. Exceptionally, this Decisions on applications made by a traveller whose data is recorded in the VIS shall be taken within 20 calendar days from the date on which they are submitted. In individual cases, notably where further consideration of the application is necessary, these periods may be extended for up to a maximum of 40 calendar days.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The total length of authorised stay on the territory of two or more Member States shall be decided on the basis of a thorough examination of the application. The length of authorised stay shall not exceed one year, but it can be extended for up to a further year in accordance with Article 815 months in any period of 18 months.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8