Vol. 448 No. 6
185 Mr. Davern asked the Minister for Justice the Government's view on Article 100C of the Maastricht Treaty which requires the EU to agree a format for visas for entry to the EU; and the countries to which she has submitted for requirement of a visa. [2709/95]
Article 100C of the treaty establishing the European Union provides that the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, shall determine the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the member states. In addition, Article 100C provides that the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting with the European Parliament, shall adopt measures in relation to a uniform format for visas. The Commission has made proposals in both of these matters which are being examined. I attach a list of the countries, proposed by the Commission, whose nationals should be required to possess a visa.
Annex*
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Afghanistan |
Burundi |
Gambia |
Korea (North) |
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Albania |
Cambodia |
Georgia |
Kuwait |
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Algeria |
Cameroon |
Ghana |
Laos |
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Angola |
Cape Verde |
Grenada |
Lesotho |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Central African Republic |
Guinea |
Lebanon |
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Armenia |
Chad |
Guinea Bessau |
Liberia |
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Azerbaidjan |
China |
Guinea (Equitorial) |
Libya |
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Bahamas |
Comores |
Guyana |
Madagascar |
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Bahrain |
Congo |
Haiti |
Maldives |
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Bangladesh |
Cuba |
India |
Mali |
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Barbados |
Djobouti |
Indonesia |
Morocco |
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Belarus |
Dominicia |
Iran |
Marshall Islands |
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Belize |
Domenican Republic |
Iraq |
Mauritius |
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Benin |
Egypt |
Ivory Coast |
Mauritania |
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Bhutan |
Eritrea |
Jordan |
Micronesia |
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Botswana |
Ethiopia |
Kazakhstan |
Moldavia |
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Bulgaria |
Fiji |
Kirghizstan |
Mongolia |
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Burkina Faso |
Gabon |
Kiribati |
Mozanbique |
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Myanmar |
Saint Christopher and |
Sri Lanka |
Turkmenistan |
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Namibia |
Nevis |
Surinam |
Turkey |
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Nauru |
Saint Vincent and |
Swaziland |
Tuvalu |
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Nepal |
Grenadines |
Syria |
Uganda |
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Niger |
Saint Lucia |
Taiwan |
Ukraine |
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Nigeria |
Samoa (Western) |
Tadjikistan |
United Arab |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
Sao Tomé and Principe |
Tanzania |
Emirates |
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Oman |
Saudi Arabia |
Thailand |
Uzbekistan |
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Pakistan |
Senegal |
Togo |
Vanuatu |
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Papua New-Guinea |
Seychelles |
Tonga |
Vietnam |
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Philippines |
Sierra Leone |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Yemen |
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Qatar |
Solomon Islands |
Trust Territory of the |
Zaire |
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Romania |
Somalia |
Pacific Islands (Palau) |
Zambia |
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Russia |
South Africa |
Tunisia |
Zimbabwe |
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Rwanda |
Sudan |
