Traduction de «Clausola d'esenzione » (Italien → Anglais) :

The objectives of the proposed amendment to Regulation No 539/2001 under review are to provide for a safeguard clause allowing the rapid, temporary suspension of the visa waiver in case of an emergency situation; to modify the reciprocity mechanism; to establish definitions in line with the Community Code on Visas; to lay down the conditions governing visa exemption for citizens of a third country, refugees and stateless persons, certain categories of nationals of a non-Community country and holders of laissez-passers and passports issued by entities s ...[+++]ubject to international law; and finally to address Member States' obligations under international agreements.

(1) This Regulation establishes a visa safeguard clause allowing the rapid, temporary suspension of the visa waiver for a third country on the positive list in case of an emergency situation, where an urgent response is needed in order to resolve the difficulties faced by one or more Member States, and taking account of the overall impact of the emergency situation on the European Union as a whole and the impact on its foreign relations policies with third countries in cases of suspension of the visa waiver.

The exemption clause should be deleted as there is no evidence that any country currently prohibits such reporting and an exemption may incentivise some governments to pass secrecy laws, undermining the legislation.

In this regard, it should be recalled that the European Union might apply the suspension clause of the EU-Brazil visa waiver if Brazil were to denounce the bilateral agreements.

1. Recalls that as far as free movement of persons is concerned (the visa exemption for travellers), a reciprocity clause has been invoked by 10 Member States because their citizens are required to have a visa; calls urgently for EU-US discussions to be continued on a more result-oriented basis to solve this problem for Member States to which the Visa Waiver Programme does not apply; points to the need for the United States’ visa policy to be reformulated to reflect the European Union’s current socio-political situation, with 10 new Member States having joined the single market and work on the implementation of the Schengen system cons ...[+++]tantly advancing, in view of which the grounds for differing treatment are becoming irrelevant;

confirms that participation in ERM II is voluntary for non-euro countries with an opt out from the single currency, but adds they are expected to participate.