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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-440/attachment-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/440",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 1 June 2006 amending Annex 12 to the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14a to the Common Manual on the fees to be charged corresponding to the administrative costs of processing visa applications (2006/440/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-440",
  "path": "attachment/1",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION\nThe Council and Commission note that visa facilitation, that is simplification of visa issuing procedures for nationals of third countries who are under visa obligation, can provide further opportunities for promoting contacts between the EU and neighbouring countries, including by way of waiving or reducing the fees for certain categories of nationals of third countries.\nThe Council and Commission also note that the common approach on visa facilitation provides the possibility to open, on a case by case assessment, visa facilitation negotiations with third countries, while bearing in mind the European Union's overall relationship with candidate countries, countries with a European perspective and countries covered by the European neighbourhood policy as well as with strategic partners.\nThe Council and Commission confirm their support for the development of visa facilitation agreements with third countries in accordance with the process and considerations laid down in the common approach on visa facilitation, emphasising the need to negotiate parallel agreements on readmission, with a view to the simultaneous entry into force of such agreements.\nThe Council and Commission recall that, in the context of promoting people-to-people contacts with neighbouring countries in a manner consistent with overall EU policy objectives, Member States should make use of the possibilities offered by the Schengen acquis, in particular where such people-to-people contacts can contribute to the strengthening of civil society and democratisation in those countries. The Council and Commission also request that the impact of the new measures for this purpose be kept under review.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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