# Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement

European Parliament procedure 2011/0138(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AFET / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 50 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2011-11-09 and 2013-03-22.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative proposal on the list of third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement. Amendments address a mechanism for temporary suspension of the visa waiver in emergency situations, benchmark thresholds on irregular stays, asylum applications and rejected readmission applications, the role of the Commission, Parliament and Council, a reciprocity mechanism, and visa rules for refugees and stateless persons in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| Tanja FAJON | Slovenia | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96911.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Kinga GÖNCZ | Hungary | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96832.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28229.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Ioan ENCIU | Romania | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96859.md |
| Emine BOZKURT | Netherlands | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28171.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |
| Zuzana ROITHOVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28352.md |
| Miroslav OUZKÝ | Czechia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23705.md |
| Pavel POC | Czechia | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96715.md |

## Official source documents

- PE475.888: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.888+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.421: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.421+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE507.997: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.997+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0138-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0138-COD.json

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