Legal provisions of COM(2011)516 - Amendment of Regulation 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)

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dossier COM(2011)516 - Amendment of Regulation 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code).
document COM(2011)516 EN
date February 15, 2012

Contents

Article 1

In Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:

‘(b)third-country nationals holding a valid residence permit issued by a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation or by a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or third-country nationals holding one of the valid residence permits listed in Annex V issued by Andorra, Canada, Japan, San Marino or the United States of America guaranteeing the holder’s unconditional readmission;

(c)third-country nationals holding a valid visa for a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, for a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or for Canada, Japan or the United States of America, when travelling to the issuing country or to any other third country, or when, having used the visa, returning from the issuing country;’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.