{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-437/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/437",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/437 of 10 March 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the short-stay visa waiver",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-437",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/437\nof 10 March 2016\non the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the short-stay visa waiver\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular point (a) of Article 77(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nRegulation (EU) No 509/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council transferred the reference to the Republic of Peru from Annex I to Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001.\n(2)\nThat reference to the Republic of Peru is accompanied by a footnote indicating that the exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded with the European Union.\n(3)\nPursuant to Regulation (EU) No 509/2014, the Commission assessed the situation of the Republic of Peru with regard to the criteria set out in that Regulation. On 29 October 2014, the Commission adopted a report concluding that the significant improvement of the Peruvian economic and social situation in recent years provided justification for exempting Peruvian nationals from the visa requirement when travelling to the European Union.\n(4)\nOn 19 May 2015, the Council adopted a decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Peru for the conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the short-stay visa waiver (the ‘Agreement’).\n(5)\nNegotiations on the Agreement were opened on 20 May 2015 and were successfully finalised by the initialling thereof on 9 June 2015.\n(6)\nThe Agreement should be signed, and the declarations attached to the Agreement should be approved, on behalf of the Union. The Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis as from the day following the date of signature thereof, pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.\n(7)\nThis Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC; the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.\n(8)\nThis Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC; Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 509/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 67)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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 (OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "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 (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20)."
    }
  ],
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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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