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ANNEX XIII

Visa Code

CORRELATION TABLE Provision of this Regulation | Provision of the Schengen Convention (CSA), Common Consular Instructions (CCI) or of the Schengen Executive Committee (SCH/Com-ex) replaced TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Objective and scope | CCI, Part I.1. Scope (CSA Articles 9 and 10) Article 2 Definitions (1)-(4) | CCI: Part I. 2. Definitions and types of visas CCI: Part IV ‘Legal basis’ CSA: Articles 11(2), 14(1), 15, 16 TITLE II AIRPORT TRANSIT VISA Article 3 Third-country nationals required to hold an airport transit visa | Joint Action 96/197/JHA, CCI, Part I. 2.1.1 TITLE III PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS FOR ISSUING VISAS CHAPTER I Authorities taking part in the procedures relating to applications Article 4 Authorities competent for taking part in the procedures relating to applications | CCI Part II. 4., CSA, Art. 12(1), Regulation (EC) No 415/2003 Article 5 Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application | CCI, Part II 1.1(a) (b), CSA Article 12(2) Article 6 Consular territorial competence | CCI, Part II, 1.1 and 3 Article 7 Competence to issue visas to third-country nationals legally present within the territory of a Member State | — Article 8 Representation agreements | CCI, Part II, 1.2 CHAPTER II Application Article 9 Practical modalities for lodging an application | CCI, Annex 13, note (Article 10(1)) Article 10 General rules for lodging an application | — Article 11 Application form | CCI, Part III. 1.1. Article 12 Travel document | CCI, Part III. 2. (a), CSA, Article 13(1) and (2) Article 13 Biometric identifiers | CCI, Part III. 1.2 (a) and (b) Article 14 Supporting documents | CCI, Part III.2(b) and Part V.1.4, Com-ex (98) 57 Article 15 Travel medical insurance | CCI, Part V, 1.4 Article 16 Visa fee | CCI Part VII. 4. and Annex 12 Article 17 Service fee | CCI, Part VII, 1.7 CHAPTER III Examination of and decision on an application Article 18 Verification of consular competence | — Article 19 Admissibility | — Article 20 Stamp indicating that an application is admissible | CCI, Part VIII, 2 Article 21 Verification of entry conditions and risk assessment | CCI, Part III.4 and Part V.1. Article 22 Prior consultation of central authorities of other Member States | CCI, Part II, 2.3 and Part V, 2.3(a)-(d) Article 23 Decision on the application | CCI, Part V. 2.1 (second indent), 2.2, CCI CHAPTER IV Issuing of the visa Article 24 Issuing of a uniform visa | CCI, Part V, 2.1 Article 25 Issuing of a visa with limited territorial validity | CCI, Part V, 3, Annex 14, CSA 11(2), 14(1) and 16 Article 26 Issuing of an airport transit visa | CCI, Part I, 2.1.1 — Joint Action 96/197/JHA Article 27 Filling in the visa sticker | CCI, Part VI.1-2-3-4 Article 28 Invalidation of a completed visa sticker | CCI, Part VI, 5.2 Article 29 Affixing a visa sticker | CCI, Part VI, 5.3 Article 30 Rights derived from an issued visa | CCI, Part I, 2.1, last sentence Article 31 Information of central authorities of other Member States | — Article 32 Refusal of a visa | — CHAPTER V Modification of an issued visa Article 33 Extension | Com-ex (93) 21 Article 34 Annulment and revocation | Com-ex (93) 24 and Annex 14 to the CCI CHAPTER VI Visas issued at the external borders Article 35 Visas applied for at the external border | Regulation (EC) No 415/2003 Article 36 Visas issued to seafarers in transit at the external border TITLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION Article 37 Organisation of visa sections | CCI, VII, 1-2-3 Article 38 Resources for examining applications and monitoring of consulates | — | CCI, Part VII, 1A Article 39 Conduct of staff | CCI, Part III.5 Article 40 Forms of cooperation | CCI, Part VII, 1AA Article 41 Cooperation between Member States Article 42 Recourse to honorary consuls | CCI, Part VII, AB Article 43 Cooperation with external service providers | CCI, Part VII, 1B Article 44 Encryption and secure transfer of data | CCI, Part II, 1.2, PART VII, 1.6, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth subparagraphs Article 45 Member States’ cooperation with commercial intermediaries | CCI, VIII, 5.2 Article 46 Compilation of statistics | SCH Com-ex (94) 25 and (98) 12 Article 47 Information to the general public | — TITLE V LOCAL SCHENGEN COOPERATION Article 48 Local Schengen cooperation between Member States’ consulates | CCI, VIII, 1-3-4 TITLE VI FINAL PROVISIONS Article 49 Arrangements in relation to the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games | — Articles 50 Amendments to the Annexes | — Article 51 Instructions on the practical application of the Visa Code | — Article 52 Committee procedure | — Article 53 Notification | — Article 54 Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 | — Article 55 Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 | — Article 56 Repeals | — Article 57 Monitoring and evaluation | — Article 58 Entry into force | —

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.