9.2.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 38/16 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 7 December 2012 — AS ‘Air Baltic Corporation’ v Valsts robežsardze
(Case C-575/12)
2013/C 38/24
Language of the case: Latvian
Referring court
Administratīvā apgabaltiesa
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: AS ‘Air Baltic Corporation’
Respondent: Valsts robežsardze
Questions referred
1. |
Must Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) be interpreted as meaning that existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document is a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of a third-country national? |
2. |
Under Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), does cancellation of a travel document to which a visa sticker is affixed mean that the visa issued is also invalidated? |
3. |
Are national rules which require, as a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of third-country nationals, the existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document compatible with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) and Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)? |