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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/519",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 16 July 2007 amending Part 2 of the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) (2007/519/EC)",
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  "text": "Council Decision\nof 16 July 2007\namending Part 2 of the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications)\n(2007/519/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures for examining visa applications,\nHaving regard to the initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe present arrangements for the consultation procedure do not provide scope for due allowance to be made for the special legal position of members of Union citizens’ families.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, Member States are in principle required to give reasons when rejecting visa applications from people coming within the scope of that Directive.\n(3)\nIf due allowance is to be made for that privileged position, with appropriate reasons being given in the event of rejection, the authorities consulted also need to be aware of the privileged position.\n(4)\nIt is for the consulting authority to establish that such a privileged position exists and give notice of it to the authority consulted. For this purpose, a new optional data field should be inserted in the request forms (form A, form C and form F).\n(5)\nIn accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application. As this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is to decide, in accordance with Article 5 of that Protocol, within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Decision, whether it will implement the Decision in its national law.\n(6)\nAs regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning 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 , which fall within the area referred to in Article 1(A) of Council Decision 1999/437/EC on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.\n(7)\nAs regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1(A) of Council Decision 1999/437/EC in conjunction with Article 4(1) of Council Decision 2004/849/EC and Council Decision 2004/860/EC on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and the European Community respectively, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement.\n(8)\nThis Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis . The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.\n(9)\nThis Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with 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 . Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.\n(10)\nThis Decision constitutes an act building upon the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it, within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.\n(11)\nThis Decision constitutes an act building upon the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it, within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation as amended by Decision 2004/927/EC (OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 45)."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77. Corrected by OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 35."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 78."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20."
    }
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