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Decision No 896/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory
Consolidated text: Decision No 896/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory
Decision No 896/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory
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DECISION No 896/2006/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 June 2006 (OJ L 167 20.6.2006, p. 8) |
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DECISION No 896/2006/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 14 June 2006
establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory
Article 1
This Decision establishes a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Member States of residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein to third-country nationals subject to a visa obligation pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 as equivalent to their uniform or national visas for the purpose of transit.
The implementation of this Decision shall not affect the checks to be carried out on persons at the external borders in compliance with Articles 5 to 13 and 18 to 19 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006.
Article 2
Member States fully implementing the Schengen acquis shall unilaterally recognise the residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein which are listed in the Annex.
New Member States which apply Decision No 895/2006/EC may unilaterally recognise the residence permits listed in the Annex to this Decision as equivalent to their national transit visas until the date to be determined by the Council, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.
If Bulgaria and Romania decide to apply Decision No 582/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories ( 9 ), they may unilaterally recognise the residence permits listed in the Annex to this Decision as equivalent to their national transit visa until the date to be determined by the Council, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession.
Article 3
The duration of the transit of the third-country national through the territory of the Member State(s) shall not exceed five days.
The period of validity of the documents listed in the Annex shall cover the duration of the transit.
Article 4
Any new Member State that decides to apply this Decision shall notify the Commission thereof by 1 August 2006. The Commission shall publish the information communicated by the new Member States in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until the date on which the provisions of Article 21 of the Schengen Convention take effect for Switzerland and Liechtenstein pursuant to Article 15 of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
ANNEX
List of residence permits issued by the Swiss Confederation and Liechtenstein referred to in Article 2
A. RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED BY SWITZERLAND
B. RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED BY LIECHTENSTEIN
( 1 ) Opinion of the European Parliament of 6 April 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 1 June 2006.
( 2 ) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.
( 3 ) OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 (OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3).
( 4 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
( 5 ) OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1.
( 6 ) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.
( 7 ) OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.
( 8 ) OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.
( 9 ) OJ L 161, 20.6.2008, p. 30.