# Uniform format for visas: security

European Parliament procedure 2015/0134(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 7 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2015-12-09 and 2015-12-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This codecision file concerns a uniform format for visas and its security. The amendments revise recitals and provisions on the cited Council Regulation laying down the uniform visa format, the existing visa sticker being compromised by counterfeiting and fraud, transitional use of old stickers, and establishing a new common design with more modern security features to protect against forgery and misuse.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine BOUTONNET | France | ENF | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124753.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |
| Lorenzo FONTANA | Italy | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96993.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |

## Official source documents

- PE573.112: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-573112_EN.pdf
- PE573.125: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-573125_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-0134-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-0134-COD.json

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