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6 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2014/0094(COD)

Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Visas applied for at the external border under a temporary scheme 1. In view of promoting short term tourism, a Member State may decide to temporarily issue visas at the external border to persons fulfilling the conditions set out in Article 32 (1) (a) and (c). 2. The duration of such a scheme shall be limited to 5 months in any calendar year and the categories of beneficiaries shall be clearly defined. 3. By way of derogation from Article 22(1), a visa issued under such a scheme shall be valid only for the territory of the issuing Member State and shall entitle the holder to stay for a maximum duration of 15 calendar days, depending on the purpose and conditions of the intended stay. 4. Where the visa is refused at the external border, the Member State cannot impose the obligations set out in Article 26 of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement on the carrier concerned. 5. Member States shall notify the envisaged schemes to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission at the latest three months before the start of their implementation. The notification shall define the categories of beneficiaries, the geographical scope, the organisational modalities of the scheme and the measures envisaged to ensure the verification of the visa issuing conditions. The Commission shall publish this notification in the Official Journal of the European Union. 6. Three months after the end of the scheme, the Member State concerned shall submit a detailed implementation report to the Commission. The report shall contain information on the number of visas issued and refused (including citizenship of the persons concerned); duration of stay, return rate (including citizenship of persons not returning).Article 33 deleted
2015/09/29
Committee: LIBE