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

European Parliament procedure 2016/0142(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 51 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2016-07-04 and 2016-07-04.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the mechanism to suspend the visa exemption for nationals of certain third countries. Amendments strengthen the suspension mechanism, enable the Commission or the European Parliament to trigger it, shorten reference periods, and extend grounds of suspension to include rises in third-country nationals, rejected readmission applications, organised crime, human trafficking, terrorist offences and forged documents, while requiring respect for human rights and the right of asylum.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Bodil VALERO | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124993.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Gérard DEPREZ | Belgium | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1473.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28297.md |
| Iliana IOTOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38605.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Nathalie GRIESBECK | France | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28208.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Tanja FAJON | Slovenia | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96911.md |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124861.md |
| Helga STEVENS | Belgium | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125105.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |

## Official source documents

- PE585.487: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-585487_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0142-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0142-COD.json

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