Article 20 — Specific rules for checks on certain categories of persons
Schengen Borders Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/399
What does SCHENGEN-BORDERS-CODE Article 20 say?
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1. The specific rules set out in Annex VII shall apply to checks on the following categories of persons: (a) Heads of State and the members of their delegation(s); (b) pilots of aircraft and other crew members; (c) seamen; (d) holders of diplomatic, official or service passports and members of international organisations;
Source: Schengen Borders Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EU 2016/399 |
| CELEX | 32016R0399 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
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1. The specific rules set out in Annex VII shall apply to checks on the following categories of persons:
(a) Heads of State and the members of their delegation(s);
(b) pilots of aircraft and other crew members;
(c) seamen;
(d) holders of diplomatic, official or service passports and members of international organisations;
(e) cross-border workers;
(f) minors;
(g) rescue services, police and fire brigades and border guards;
(h) offshore workers.
Those specific rules may contain derogations from Articles 5 and 6 and Articles 8 to 14.
2. Member States shall notify to the Commission the model cards issued by their Ministries of Foreign Affairs to accredited members of diplomatic missions and consular representations and members of their families in accordance with Article 39.
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