Annexes to COM(2022)658 - Amending various regulations as regards the digitalisation of the visa procedure - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2022)658 - Amending various regulations as regards the digitalisation of the visa procedure. |
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| document | COM(2022)658  |
| date | November 22, 2023 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | ||||
| DG: <…….> | |||||||||
| • Human resources | |||||||||
| • Other administrative expenditure | |||||||||
| TOTAL DG <…….> | Appropriations |
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total commitments = Total payments) |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | |||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | 53.345 | 73.783 | 26.900 | 26.900 | 180.928 | |
| Payments | 39.606 | 57.085 | 25.220 | 25.092 | 147.003 |
eu-LISA: breakdown of expenditure per title
| eu-LiSA | ||||||
| Appropriations | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Total | |
| Title 1: Staff expenditure | CA | 0.520 | 1.040 | 1.040 | 1.125 | 3.725 |
| PA | 0.520 | 1.040 | 1.040 | 1.125 | 3.725 | |
| Title 2: Infrastructure and operating expenditure | CA | 11.760 | 11.675 | 23.435 | ||
| PA | - | - | 11.760 | 11.675 | 23.435 | |
| Title 3: Operational expenditure | CA | 19.425 | 21.785 | 41.210 | ||
| PA | 19.425 | 21.785 | - | - | 41.210 | |
| TOTAL | CA | 19.945 | 22.825 | 12.800 | 12.800 | 68.370 |
| PA | 19.945 | 22.825 | 12.800 | 12.800 | 68.370 |
These expenses will cover costs related to:
·development and maintenance of an EU visa application platform,
·gradual recruitment of additional 5 temporary agents (AD) and 5 contract agents for the development and maintenance of the EU visa application platform as from 2023.
3.2.2.Estimated output funded with operational appropriations
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Indicate objectives and outputs | Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||||||||||
| | Phase | Type | Average cost | Number | Cost | Number | Cost | Number | Cost | Number | Cost | Number | Cost |
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE NO 1: EU visa application platform (setting up and miantenance) | |||||||||||||
| - Output | Initial set-up | Design | 6,562 | 1,666 | 8,228 | ||||||||
| - Output | Development | 3,108 | 4,736 | 7,844 | |||||||||
| - Output | Testing | 1,252 | 5,087 | 6,339 | |||||||||
| - Output | Deployment | - | 2,193 | 2,193 | |||||||||
| - Output | Hardware&infrastructure | 7,447 | 7,564 | 15,011 | |||||||||
| - Output | vis adaptation - initial migration | 0,146 | 0,148 | 0,294 | |||||||||
| - Output | vis adaptation - synchronisation | 0,130 | 0,132 | 0,261 | |||||||||
| - Output | vis adaptation hardware & infrastructure | 1,300 | 1,300 | 2,600 | |||||||||
| - Output | Integration and adaptation + harware and infrastructure (Member States) | 33,400 | 50,100 | 83,500 | |||||||||
| - Output | Trainings (Member States) | 0,858 | 0,858 | ||||||||||
| - Output | Maintenance | recurring costs - digital application platform helpdesk, ad-hoc fixes, | 7,031 | 6,992 | 14,023 | ||||||||
| - Output | recurring costs hardware & infrastructure | 3,266 | 3,287 | 6,553 | |||||||||
| recurring costs - licenses | 2,504 | 2,520 | 5,024 | ||||||||||
| - Output | maintenance and operation costs (Member States) | - | 14,100 | 14,100 | 28,200 | ||||||||
| Subtotal for specific objective N°1 | 53,345 | 73,783 | 26,900 | 26,900 | 180,928 | ||||||||
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE NO 2: Number Digital visa issued (million) | |||||||||||||
| Subtotal for specific objective N°2 | 16,10 | - | 18,10 | - | 18,10 | - | 18,10 | - | 70,40 | - | |||
| TOTAL for objectives 1 to 2 | n/a | 53,345 | n/a | 73,783 | n/a | 26,900 | n/a | 26,900 | n/a | 180,928 |
3.2.3.Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations – DG HOME
–✓ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
–◻ The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N 77 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL |
| HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | ||||||||
| Human resources | ||||||||
| Other administrative expenditure | ||||||||
| Subtotal HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
| Outside HEADING 7 78 of the multiannual financial framework | ||||||||
| Human resources | ||||||||
| Other expenditure of an administrative nature | ||||||||
| Subtotal outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
| TOTAL |
The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative nature will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
3.2.4.Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations – eu-LISA
–◻ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
–✓ The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL |
| eu-LISA | |||||
| Human resources | 0.520 | 1.040 | 1.040 | 1.125 | 3.725 |
| Other administrative expenditure | |||||
| TOTAL | 0.520 | 1.040 | 1.040 | 1.125 | 3.725 |
3.2.4.1.Estimated requirements of human resources – DG HOME
–☑ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.
–◻ The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:
Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | ||||
| • Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | ||||||||
| 20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | ||||||||
| 20 01 02 03 (Delegations) | ||||||||
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | ||||||||
| 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | ||||||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | ||||||||
| • External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE) 79 | ||||||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) | ||||||||
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the delegations) | ||||||||
| XX 01 xx yy zz 80 | - at Headquarters | |||||||
| - in Delegations | ||||||||
| 01 01 01 02 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) | ||||||||
| 01 01 01 12 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) | ||||||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | ||||||||
| TOTAL |
XX is the policy area or budget title concerned.
The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
Description of tasks to be carried out:
| Officials and temporary staff | |
| External staff |
3.2.4.2.Estimated requirements of human resources – eu-LISA
–◻ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.
–✓ The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:
Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units
| eu-LISA | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
| Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | |||||
| AD | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| External staff | |||||
| CA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| TOTAL for eu-LISA | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Description of tasks to be carried out:
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE (2024, 2025)
6 FTEs (4 TA, 2 CA) will be needed for elaborating on specs/requirements solicitation as well as on analysis and design tasks in cooperation with the contractors, combining expertise in IT Architecture, Testing, Security & Data Protection,
Project & Programme Management and Business Relationship Management. While the profile of the Project Manager is succeeded by a Product Owner profile after Entering into Operations, smaller part of the allocation of PM profiles need to be maintained after entry into operations, mainly for product evolutions, adaptive maintenance projects and releases.
2 FTEs (1 TA, 1 CA) combining different technical profiles will be needed already during the implementation phase in order to guarantee harmonization and embedding of the solution in the existing infrastructure and network architecture, components and standards. Therefore, Infrastructure, Network, Data Centre Management Services and Product/Service Management profiles have been considered. Additionally, effort for transversal services (procurement, finance & HR) has to been taken into account in the estimates for the implementation phase.
OPERATIONS PHASE (2026, 2027)
After entering into operations, 10 FTEs (5 TA, 5 CA) are required to ensure high availability of the services provided to the Member States through robust and high-quality 24/7 operational management. To guarantee a high continuity, most technical profiles used during the implementation phase will continue working on the product. In total, operations will require resources for 1st level support and 2nd level support, Security Management, Business Continuity & Data Protection, Test & Transition Management, Infrastructure, Network & Data Centre Management, Product/Service Owner Services as well as IT Architecture, Project Support and Business & Relationship Management. The tasks to be performed are related to the management of platform, infrastructure, network, security etc. during day-to-day operations but also during the management of technical evolutions stemming from corrective and adaptive maintenance.
3.2.5.Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
–✓ can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
As the appropriations required for the development of the EU visa application platform (2024/2025) and recurring costs (as from 2026) have not been planned under the eu-LISA budget, the funding required for the development and maintenance of the EU Visa application platform (EUR 68.370 million under the 2021-2027 MFF) will be made available via bugdetary offsetting against BMVI (11.02.01 – 'Border Management and Visa Instrument') for the corresponding amounts:
The development and recurring costs at national level will be financed under the programmes of the BMVI.
–◻ requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation.
Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned, the corresponding amounts, and the instruments proposed to be used.
–◻ requires a revision of the MFF.
Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.
3.2.6.Third-party contributions
The proposal/initiative:
–◻ does not provide for co-financing by third parties
–◻ provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N 81 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | Total | |||
| Specify the co-financing body | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations co-financed |
3.3.Estimated impact on revenue
–◻ The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.
–☑ The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
–◻ on own resources
–☑ on other revenue
–please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines ◻
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Budget revenue line: | Appropriations available for the current financial year | Impact of the proposal/initiative 82 | ||||||
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | ||||
| Article …………. | p.m. |
For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
11.1002 (eu-LISA), 11.0201 (BMVI)
Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
The budget shall include a contribution from countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and the visa digitalisation related measures as laid down in the respective agreements in force. The estimates shall be based on calculations for revenues for the implementation of the Schengen acquis from the States that currently contribute (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) to the general budget of the European Union (consumed payments) an annual sum for the relevant financial year, calculated in accordance with its gross domestic product as a percentage of the gross domestic product of all the participating States. The calculation shall be based on figures from EUROSTAT which are subject to considerable variation depending on the economic situation of the participating States.
(1) 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) (OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1).
(2) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (OJ L 218 13.8.2008, p. 60).
(3) https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/preparatory-bodies/visa-working-party/
(4) Presidency Council of the European Union, e-Visa: Improving the current visa process with online visa application, 12546/17, October 2017
(5) Presidency Council of the European Union, e-Visa: Improving the current visa process with digital visa, 11816/17; September 2017
(6) Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 25).
(7) Regulation (EU) 2021/1134 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EC) No 810/2009, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240, (EU) 2018/1860, (EU) 2018/1861, (EU) 2019/817 and (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 2004/512/EC and 2008/633/JHA, for the purpose of reforming the Visa Information System (OJ L 248, 13.7.2021, p. 11).
(8) Regulation (EU) No 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011 (OJ L 327, 9.12.2017, p. 20) (hereinafter: Entry/Exit System/EES).
(9) Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1) (hereinafter: ETIAS Regulation).
(10) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, Adopting the common visa policy to new challenges, COM(2018) 251 final, https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/default/files/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/20180314_communication-commission-parliament-council-adapting-common-visa-policy-new-challenges_en.pdf .
(11) Recital 20 in Regulation (EU) 2019/1155.
(12) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a New Pact on Migration and Asylum, COM(2020) 609 final, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0609 .
(13) Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, p. 39).
(14) Member States can agree bilaterally to be represented by another Member State in a third-county through representation agreements. This means that not all Member States have consulates in all visa-required third countries.
(15) Study to assess the various options related to visa process digitalisation and to support the preparation of an impact assessment - Final Report available: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/study-assess-various-options-related-visa-process-digitalisation-and-support-preparation-impact_en .
(16) Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1) and Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 25).
(17) Regulation (EU) 2017/1370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 24).
(18) The susceptibility to fraud of the visa sticker is substantiated by the Commission’s Implementing Decision C(2020) 2672 of 30.4.2020 introducing a digital seal on the uniform format for visas. This implementing decision was adopted after many forgeries of the new visa sticker were discovered in Member States shortly after its introduction (December 2019).
(19) For instance, a 2018 survey by the European Tourism Association estimated that the current visa process is putting off 25% of Indian travellers considering the Schengen area as a travel destination. This would therefore confirm that some visa-required travellers might be discouraged to travel to the EU because of visa requirements https://www.etoa.org/eu-schengen-visa-long-haul-markets/
(20) The susceptibility to fraud of the visa sticker is substantiated by the Commission’s Implementing Decision C(2020) 2672 of 30.4.2020 introducing a digital seal on the uniform format for visas. This implementing decision was adopted after many forgeries of the new visa sticker were discovered in Member States shortly after its introduction (December 2019).
(21) Such as the Interoperability Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) 2018/1862 and (EU) 2019/816 (OJ L 135, 22.5.2019, p. 85).
(22) Regulation (EU) 2021/1134 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021. The revised VIS regulation will allow more thorough background checks on visa applicants, close security information gaps through better information exchange between Member States, broaden the Visa Information System to include long-stay visas and residence permits, and will allow combatting abduction and trafficking of children by lowering the fingerprinting age for minors. Together with the other new and upgraded information systems, the new Visa Information System should be operational and fully interoperable by the end of 2023.
(23) ETIAS legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1).
(24) EES will be interoperable with VIS and the other EU information systems so that all information is cross-checked (e.g. the systems will provide information as to whether a visa holder has already a file in EES.
(25) Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77).
(26) Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7).
(27) COM(2020) 690 final, Commission Work Programme 2021, A Union of vitality in a world of fragility, p.6.
(28) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council "A strategy towards a fully functioning and resilient Schengen area", COM(2021) 277 final.
(29) COM(2021) 118 final, Commission communication on the 2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade .
(30) Namely Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95, Council Regulation (EC) No 333/2002, Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003, Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003, and Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement.
(31) With the exception of Ireland, which does not participate in the Union’s visa policy. As regards Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, the provisions of this Regulation constitute provisions building upon, or otherwise relating to, the Schengen acquis within, respectively, the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession, Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession read in conjunction with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1908 and Article 4(2) of the 2011 Act of Accession.
(32) Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
(33) Study on the feasibility and implications of options to digitalise visa processing, 2019 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4cb4fbb8-4c82-11ea-b8b7-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
(34) Study to assess the various options related to visa process digitalisation and to support the preparation of an impact assessment - Final Report available: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/study-assess-various-options-related-visa-process-digitalisation-and-support-preparation-impact_en .
(35) According to the applicable rules of the Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), biometric data are, in principle, to be collected every 59 months, starting from the date of the first collection; otherwise they are copied from the previous application
(36) Member States are obliged under the Visa Code to report to the Commission on any significant loss of blank visas stickers. (Art 37 (2).
(37) This has been factored in the calculation of costs and benefits, assuming that 3% of the applications would still be made through paper applications. This would concern applicants who cannot apply online or applicants that are required to provide paper supporting documents. Given the applying through digital means will be far easier than through paper at the consulate, the percentage will be very low.
(38) Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p. 1–15).
(39) A project with eu-LISA to develop and test a prototype of a future EU online visa application platform launched in September 2020 in accordance with a Service Level Agreement signed between DG HOME and eu-LISA on 27 July 2020. The project is to analyse the costs as well as technical and legal requirements of a future EU online application platform. The final report of the project to be submitted by October 2021.
(40) Estimated to last three years based on the 2019 digital visa feasibility study.
(41) Please note that this average cost deviates from the one presented in option 3. This is because the 17 Member States that were selected in policy Option 3 account only for 43% of the visa applications while accounting for roughly 75% of all Member States. This is the reason infrastructure costs cannot be scaled linearly based on the number of Member States that decide to opt in.
(42) C(2020)2672. This Implementing Decision stipulates that all Member States shall apply the digital seal at the latest two years after the notification (i.e. 1 May 2022).
(43) Recital 20 in Regulation (EU) 2019/1155
(44) COM(2021) 118 final, Commission communication on the 2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade
(45) 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) (OJ L 243 15.9.2009, p. 1).
(46) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas, (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60).
(47) Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77).
(48) Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7).
(49) Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
(50) Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p. 1).
(51) Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19).
(52) Council Regulation (EC) No 333/2002 of 18 February 2002 on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the form (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 4).
(53) Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 of 14 April 2003 establishing a specific Facilitated Transit Document (FTD), a Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) and amending the Common Consular Instructions and the Common Manual (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 8).
(54) Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003 of 14 April 2003 on uniform formats for Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD) provided for in Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 15).
(55) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
(56) Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies, (OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p. 1–15).
(57) This Regulation falls outside the scope of the measures provided for in Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).
(58) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.
(59) Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31).
(60) OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.
(61) Council Decision 2008/146/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, 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 (OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1).
(62) OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 21.
(63) Council Decision 2011/350/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to 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, relating to the abolition of checks at internal borders and movement of persons (OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 19).
(64) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39–98)
(65) [OJ C …].
(66) Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p. 1).
(67) Council Regulation (EC) No 333/2002 of 18 February 2002 on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the form (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 4).
(68) Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003 of 14 April 2003 on uniform formats for Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD) provided for in Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 15).
(69) Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders ( OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19 ).
(70) Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 of 14 April 2003 establishing a specific Facilitated Transit Document (FTD), a Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) and amending the Common Consular Instructions and the Common Manual (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 8).
(71) Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011 (OJ L 327, 9.12.2017, p. 20).
(72) As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
(73) Details of management modes and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/budgweb/EN/man/budgmanag/Pages/budgmanag.aspx
(74) Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.
(75) EFTA: European Free Trade Association.
(76) Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.
(77) Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
(78) Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
(79) AC= Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END= Seconded National Expert; INT = agency staff; JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.
(80) Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines).
(81) Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
(82) As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20 % for collection costs.