Article 20 Schengen Borders Code — Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of…

Article 20

Schengen Borders Code

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) (codification) · European Union

1. The specific rules set out in Annex VII shall apply to checks on the following categories of persons: Heads of State and the members of their delegation(s); pilots of aircraft and other crew members; seamen; holders of diplomatic, official or service passports and members of international organisations; cross-border workers; minors; rescue services, police and fire brigades and border guards; offshore workers. Those specific rules may contain derogations from Articles 5 and 6 and Articles 8 to 14. 2. Member States shall notify to the Commission the model cards issued by their Ministries of Foreign Affairs to accredited members of diplomatic missions and consular representations and members of their families in accordance with Article 39.

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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.