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Return of third country nationals in an irregular situation
Borders management
Schengen Borders Code
Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and the Council on the Schengen Borders Code (codification)
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Regulation (EC) n° 562/2006 Schengen Borders Code
Regulation (EU) N° 1051/2013 amending Regulation (EC) N° 562/2006 in order to provide for common rules on the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in exceptional circumstances
Regulation (EU) No 610/2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Decision N° 1105/2011 list of travel documents which entitle to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa
Regulation (EU) No 265/2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards movement of persons with a long-stay visa
Regulation (EC) N° 81/2009 amending Regulation (EC) N° 562/2006 as regards the use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code
Regulation (EC) n° 296/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Schengen Borders Code
European Border and Coast Guard/Frontex
Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 on the European Border and Coast Guard
Regulation (EU) No 656/2014 establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by FRONTEX
> Former texts related to Frontex
Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 on the European Border and Coast Guard
Council Regulation N° 2007/2004 establishing the FRONTEX Agency (CONSOLIDATED VERSION)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing the Frontex Agency
Regulation (EC) n° 863/2007 creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABIT)
Regulation (EU) n° 1168/2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) n° 2007/2004 establishing Frontex
Schengen Evaluation
Regulation (EU) 2022/922 Schengen Evaluation Mechanism
Council Regulation (EU) N° 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism of the Schengen acquis
Entry/Exit system
Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1547 laying down the specifications for the connection of the central access points to the Entry/Exit System (EES)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1548 laying down measures for the establishment of the list of persons identified as overstayers in the Entry-Exit System (EES)
Local border traffic at the external land borders
Regulation (EC) n° 1931/2006 rules on local border traffic
Regulation (EU) n° 1342/2011 amending regulation n° 1931/2006 and including Kaliningrad in the eligible border area
Simplified regime for the control at external borders
Decision n° 895/2006/EC documents equivalent to visas for the purposes of transit
Decision n° 896/2006/EC recognition of residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein
EUROSUR system
Regulation (EU) N° 1052/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 establishing the European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur)
Commission Implementing Regulation of 9 April 2021 on the situational pictures of EUROSUR
Short term visas
List of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of short term visas
Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 list of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas or exemped from visas requirement
Old texts
Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement CONSOLIDATED VERSION
Council Regulation (EC) n° 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas
Regulation (EU) 2017/372 visa exemption - Georgia
Regulation (EU) 2017/371 revision of the suspension mechanism
Regulation n° 509/2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Regulation (EU) n° 259/2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Regulation (EU) N° 1289/2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Regulation (EU) N° 610/2013 amending Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Regulation (EU) N° 1211/2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Regulation (EU) N° 1091/2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Council Regulation (EC) N° 1244/2009 amending Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Council Regulation (EC) N° 1932/2006 amending Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Council Regulation (EC) N° 851/2005 amending Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001
Council Regulation (EC) n° 453/2003 amending Regulation (EC) n° 539/2001
Council Regulation (EC) No 2414/2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Visa Code
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas CONSOLIDATED VERSION
Regulation (EC) n° 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas
Commission Regulation (EU) No 977/2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 Visa Code
Regulation (EU) No 154/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 Visa Code
Regulation (EU) No 610/2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 Visa Code
Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 Visa Code
Visa information system
Regulation (EC) n° 767/2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS)
2009/756/EC Commission Decision laying down specifications for the resolution and use of fingerprints in the VIS
2010/49/EC Commission Decision determining the first regions for the start of operations of the VIS
2011/636/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the VIS is to start operations in a first region
2012/233/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the VIS is to start operations in a second region
2012/512/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the VIS is to start operations in a third region
2013/122/EU Commission Decision determining the date from which the VIS is to start operations in a fourth and a fifth region
2013/266/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in a sixth and a seventh region
2013/441/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in an eighth region
2013/493/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the list of regions where the VIS will start activities (from 12nd to 23rd region)
2013/642/EU:Commission Implementing Decision of 8 November 2013 determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in a ninth, a tenth and an eleventh region
2014/262/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in a twelfth, a thirteenth, a fourteenth and a fifteenth region
2014/540/EU Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in a 16th region
2015/731 Commission Implementing Decision determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in the 17th and 18th regions
2015/854 Commission Implementing Decision(EU) of 1 June 2015 determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in the nineteenth region
2015/913 Commission implementing decision determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in the twentieth region
2015/912 Commission implementing decision determining the date from which the Visa Information System (VIS) is to start operations in the 21st, 22nd and 23rd regions
Regulation (EC) n° 81/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards the use of the VIS under the Schengen Borders Code
Agreements on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Albania
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European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)
Admission and stay
Students and pupils
Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 december 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service
Researchers
Council Recommendation of 12 October 2005 to facilitate the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community (2005/762/EC)
Council Directive 2005/71/EC specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research
Research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange
Directive (EU) 2016/801 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (recast)
Highly skilled workers/EU Blue Card
Council Directive 2009/50/EC "Blue Card"
Directive (EU) 2021/1883 of 20 October 2021 EU Blue Card
Single permit
Directive 2011/98/EU "Single Permit" and common set of rights for workers
Seasonal Workers
DIRECTIVE 2014/36/EU seasonal workers
Intra Corporate Transfert
Directive 2014/66/EU intra-corporate transfer
Family reunification
Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification
Long term residents
Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (CONSOLIDATED VERSION)
Council Directive 2003/109/EC Third country nationals who are long-term residents
Directive 2011/51/EU extending directive 2003/109/EC to beneficiairies of international protection
Irregular migration
Carriers sanctions
Directive 2001/51/EC Carriers sanctions
Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data
Unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
2002/946/JHA strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Victims of trafficking in human beings
Directive 2004/81/EC residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings
Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings
Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals
Directive 2009/52/EC minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals
Return of third country nationals in an irregular situation
European travel document for the return
Regulation 2016/1953 on the European travel document for the return
Return Directive
Directive 2008/115/EC on common standards and procedures for returning illegally staying third-country nationals
Mutual recognition of expulsion decisions
Council Directive 2001/40/EC Mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals
Council Decision (2004/191/EC) setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC
Assistance in cases of transit
Council Directive 2003/110/EC Assistance in cases of transit
Joint flights for removal
Council Decision 2004/573/CE on the organisation of joint flights for removals
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