6 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2014/0094(COD)
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Applicants should not be required to present travel medical insurance when lodging an application for a short stay visa because it is an disproportionate burden for visa applicants and there is no evidence that holders of short stay visas present a bigger risk in terms of public medical expenditure in Member States than the visa exempted third country nationals.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Travel medical insurance 1. Applicants for a uniform visa for one or more entries shall prove that they are in possession of adequate and valid travel medical insurance to cover any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons or in the event of death, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment, during their stay(s) on the territory of the Member States. 2. Applicants for a uniform visa for more than two entries (‘multiple entries’) shall prove that they are in possession of adequate and valid travel medical insurance covering the period of their first intended visit. In addition, such applicants shall sign the statement, set out in the application form, declaring that they are aware of the need to be in possession of travel medical insurance for subsequent stays. 3. The insurance shall be valid throughout the territory of the Member States and cover the entire period of the person’s intended stay or transit. The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30 000. When a visa with limited territorial validity covering the territory of more than one Member State is issued, the insurance cover shall be valid at least in the Member States concerned. 4. Applicants shall, in principle, take out the insurance in their country of residence. Where this is not possible, they shall seek to obtain insurance in any other country. When another person takes out insurance in the name of the applicant, the conditions set out in paragraph 3 shall apply. 5. When assessing whether the insurance cover is adequate, consulates shall ascertain whether claims against the insurance company would be recoverable in a Member State. 6. The insurance requirement may be considered to have been met where it is established that an adequate level of insurance may be presumed in the light of the applicant’s professional situation. The exemption from presenting proof of travel medical insurance may concern particular professional groups, such as seafarers, who are already covered by travel medical insurance as a result of their professional activities. 7. Holders of diplomatic passports shall be exempt from the requirement to hold travel medical insurance.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The central authorities consulted shall reply definitively within fiseven calendar days after being consulted. The absence of a reply within this deadline shall mean that they have no grounds for objecting to the issuing of the visa.
Amendment 275 #
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 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The period of validity and/or the duration of stay of an issued visa shall be extended where the competent authority of a Member State considers that a visa holder has provided proof of force majeure or humanitarian reasons preventing him from leaving the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the period of validity of or the duration of stay authorised by the visa. Such an extension shall be granted free of charge.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33