Procedure
Union Code on Visas (Visa Code). Recast
2014/0094(COD)·8th term·LIBE / TRAN·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Lapsed / rejectedProcedure lapsed or withdrawn
Summary
A proposed recast of the Union Code on Visas (Visa Code). Amendments concern airport transit visas, issuing visas at the external border and online pre-registration for short-term tourism, electronic and online application forms, time limits for deciding applications, VIS registered regular travellers, consulate competence and distance rules, biometric data, seafarers, and a multilingual Schengen visa internet website.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled15 Sep 2015 – 29 Sep 2015
- Procedure lapsed or withdrawn
306
Amendments
distinct, in window
27
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
15 Sep 2015 – 29 Sep 2015
Dates
Official amendment documents
Connections
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Members who amended this procedure
27 Members · by amendment count1
Brice HORTEFEUX
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
59(55 solo)
2Barbara SPINELLI
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇹 Italy
52
3Heinz K. BECKER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇦🇹 Austria
49
4Monika HOHLMEIER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
49
5Marie-Christine VERGIAT
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇫🇷 France
35
6Bodil VALERO
Greens / EFA · 🇸🇪 Sweden
30(29 solo)
7Gérard DEPREZ
ALDE · 🇧🇪 Belgium
23(17 solo)
8Ignazio CORRAO
Greens / EFA · 🇮🇹 Italy
19
9Laura FERRARA
Non-attached · 🇮🇹 Italy
19
10Kostas CHRYSOGONOS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇬🇷 Greece
19
11Helga STEVENS
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇧🇪 Belgium
19(19 solo)
12Tanja FAJON
Socialists & Democrats · 🇸🇮 Slovenia
12(7 solo)
13Andrejs MAMIKINS
Socialists & Democrats · 🇱🇻 Latvia
12(12 solo)
14Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
9(6 solo)
15Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA
Renew Europe · 🇪🇸 Spain
9(9 solo)
16Emilian PAVEL
Socialists & Democrats · 🇷🇴 Romania
9(9 solo)
17Daniel DALTON
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
8(8 solo)
18Inés AYALA SENDER
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
7(7 solo)
19Kinga GÁL
Patriots for Europe · 🇭🇺 Hungary
6(4 solo)
20Cecilia WIKSTRÖM
ALDE · 🇸🇪 Sweden
6
21Birgit SIPPEL
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
5
22Aldo PATRICIELLO
Patriots for Europe · 🇮🇹 Italy
3(3 solo)
23István UJHELYI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇭🇺 Hungary
3
24Péter NIEDERMÜLLER
Socialists & Democrats · 🇭🇺 Hungary
3
25Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇵🇱 Poland
1(1 solo)
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