# Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement

European Parliament procedure 2012/0309(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 8 committee amendments tabled by 62 Members between 2013-07-12 and 2013-07-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the list of third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement. Amendments revise recitals and provisions removing the visa requirement for nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and other listed countries including the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu, conditioning the exemption on bilateral agreements, and inserting a reference to South Sudan.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Tokia SAÏFI | France | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4345.md |
| Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112788.md |
| Holger KRAHMER | Germany | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28247.md |
| Edit BAUER | Slovakia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23866.md |
| Mário DAVID | Portugal | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96973.md |
| Antonio CANCIAN | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96733.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |
| Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK | United Kingdom | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4521.md |
| Krzysztof LISEK | Poland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96788.md |
| Roberta METSOLA | Malta | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118859.md |
| Tunne KELAM | Estonia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28424.md |
| Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU | Greece | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96900.md |
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |

## Official source documents

- PE514.815: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.815+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0309-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0309-COD.json

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