# Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, Division 2: 41999 D 0013: the definitive version of the Common Consular Instructions (SCH/Com-ex (99)) 13 (OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 317), as adopted by Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999, have since been amended by the acts listed below. A revised version of the Common Consular Instructions containing those amendments and including other amendments made pursuant to the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24 April 2001 (OJ L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 2), has been published in OJ C 326, 22.12.2005, p. 1.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

32001 D 0329: Council Decision 2001/329/EC of 24.4.2001 (OJ L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 32),
32001 D 0420: Council Decision 2001/420/EC of 28.5.2001 (OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 47),
32001 R 0539: Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15.3.2001 (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1),
32001 R 1091: Council Regulation (EC) No 1091/2001 of 28.5.2001 (OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 4),
32001 R 2414: Council Regulation (EC) No 2414/2001 of 7.12.2001 (OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 1),
32002 D 0044: Council Decision 2002/44/EC of 20.12.2001 (OJ L 20, 23.1.2002, p. 5),
32002 R 0334: Council Regulation (EC) No 334/2002 of 18.2.2002 (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 7),
32002 D 0352: Council Decision 2002/352/EC of 25.4.2002 (OJ L 123, 9.5.2002, p. 47),
32002 D 0354: Council Decision 2002/354/EC of 25.4.2002 (OJ L 123, 9.5.2002, p. 50),
32002 D 0585: Council Decision 2002/585/EC of 12.7.2002 (OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 44),
32002 D 0586: Council Decision 2002/586/EC of 12.7.2002 (OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 48),
32002 D 0587: Council Decision 2002/587/EC of 12.7.2002 (OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 50),
32003 R 0693: Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 of 14.4.2003 (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 8),
12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties-Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33),
32003 D 0454: Council Decision 2003/454/EC of 13.6.2003 (OJ L 152, 20.6.2003, p. 82),
32003 D 0585: Council Decision 2003/585/EC of 28.7.2003 (OJ L 198, 6.8.2003, p. 13),
32003 D 0586: Council Decision 2003/586/EC of 28.7.2003 (OJ L 198, 6.8.2003, p. 15),
32004 D 0014: Council Decision 2004/14/EC of 22.12.2003 (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 74),
32004 D 0015: Council Decision 2004/15/EC of 22.12.2003 (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 76),
32004 D 0016: Council Decision 2004/16/EC of 22.12.2003 (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 78),
32004 D 0017: Council Decision 2004/17/EC of 22.12.2003 (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 79),
32006 D 0440: Council Decision 2006/440/EC of 1.6.2006 (OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 77).
The following adaptations are made to the Common Consular Instructions:
(a) In Annex 1, part II, the following entries are deleted:
‘BULGARIA’,
‘ROMANIA’.
(b) In Annex 2, the following entry is deleted from Schedule A:
‘Romania’.
(c) In Annex 2, the following entries are inserted in Schedule A:
Holders of diplomatic and/or service passports who are accredited as members of the diplomatic or consular staff in the territory of Bulgaria shall be subject to visa requirements for their first entry, but shall be exempt from these requirements during the remainder of their assignment.
Holders of diplomatic and/or service passports who are not accredited as members of the diplomatic or consular staff in the territory of Bulgaria shall be exempt from visa requirement for a maximum period of thirty (30) days.’
‘BG
RO
Albania
DS
D
Algeria
D
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
D
DS
Azerbaijan
DS
DS
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
DS
Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
DS
DS
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central Africa
DS
Chad
People's Republic of China
DS
DS
Colombia
DS
Congo
DS
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
DS
DS
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
DS
Guinea
DS
Guyana
Georgia
D
DS
India
Iran
DS
D
Jamaica
Jordan
D
Kazakhstan
DS
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
DS
Laos
Lesotho
Malawi
Maldives
Morocco
DS
DS
Mauritania
DS
Moldova
DS
DS
Mongolia
DS
DS
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
North Korea
DS
Pakistan
DS
Peru
DS
DS
Philippines
DS
Russian Federation
DS
DS
Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe
DS
Senegal
DS
Serbia and Montenegro
DS
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
DS
South Africa
DS
DS
Swaziland
Tajikistan
DS
Tanzania
DS
Thailand
DS
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
DS
Turkey
DS
DS
Turkmenistan
DS
Uganda
Ukraine
DS
DS
Uzbekistan
D
Vietnam
DS
DS
Yemen
Zambia
D
Zimbabwe
(d) In Annex 2, the following entries are inserted in Schedule B:
‘
BG
RO
Australia
X
Chile
Israel
Mexico
United States of America
X
’
(e) In Part I of Annex 3, the footnote relating to Iran is replaced by the following:
‘For Bulgaria, Germany and Cyprus:
the following persons shall be exempt from the ATV requirement:
holders of diplomatic and service passports.
For Poland:
the following persons shall be exempt from the ATV requirement:
holders of diplomatic passports.’
(f) In Part II of Annex 3, the following entries are inserted in the list:
‘
BG
RO
Albania
Angola
X
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Egypt
Ethiopia
X
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Haiti
India
X
Jordan
Lebanon
Liberia
X
Libya
Mali
North Korea
Northern Marianas
Philippines
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Sudan
X
Syria
Togo
Turkey
Vietnam
’
(g) In Annex 7, the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and the Czech Republic:
‘BULGARIA
According to the Aliens Act and its implementing Regulation, an alien wishing to enter for a short-term stay or to transit through the Republic of Bulgaria shall provide proof of possession of:
sufficient financial means for daily subsistence in the Republic of Bulgaria — a minimum amount of 50 BGN per day or its equivalent in other currency;
sufficient financial means for departure from the Republic of Bulgaria;
in cash, non-cash means of payment (e.g. credit card, cheque, etc.), tourist voucher or other credible proof.’
and, between the entries for Portugal and Slovenia:
‘ROMANIA
Government Emergency Ordinance No. 194/2002 on the Regime of Aliens in Romania contains the following relevant provisions:
Article 6
Entry on the Romanian territory may be permitted to aliens complying with the following conditions:
[…]
(c) they shall present, under the restrictions of this Emergency Ordinance, the documents that justify the purpose and conditions of their stay and which prove the existence of appropriate means both for their support during the interval of their stay, and for the return to the state of origin or for the transit to another state where there is the certainty that they shall be allowed to enter;
[…].
Article 29(2)
Cash in convertible currency, travellers cheques, cheque books over a foreign exchange bank account, credit cards with a statement of account dated no more than 2 days before the request of visa or any other method proving the existence of adequate financial resources may be accepted as a proof of financial means
Article 35
For obtaining the short-term visa at the Romanian diplomatic missions and consular offices, besides other conditions stipulated by law, aliens shall present proof of financial means of an amount of EUR 100/day or the equivalent value in convertible currency for the entire period of stay.
The fulfilment of this condition is required for the following types of short-term visa:
Tourism;
Visit;
Business;
Cultural, scientific, humanitarian activities, short-term medical treatment or other activities which do not infringe Romanian legislation.’’
(h) In the Annex to Annex 8, point 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.
The logo consisting of a letter or letters indicating the issuing Member State (or “BNL” in the case of the Benelux countries, namely Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) with a latent image effect shall appear in this space. This logo shall appear light when held flat and dark when turned by 90°. The following logos shall be used: A for Austria, BG for Bulgaria, BNL for Benelux, CY for Cyprus, CZE for the Czech Republic, D for Germany, DK for Denmark, E for Spain, EST for Estonia, F for France, FIN for Finland, GR for Greece, H for Hungary, I for Italy, IRL for Ireland, LT for Lithuania, LVA for Latvia, M for Malta, P for Portugal, PL for Poland, ROU for Romania, S for Sweden, SK for Slovakia, SVN for Slovenia, UK for the United Kingdom.’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1791/annex/division/11/division/B/division/2 (the official version)
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