Article 54 — Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 767/2008

Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009

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Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 4(1) shall be amended as follows: (a) point (a) shall be replaced by the following: ‘(a) “uniform visa” as defined in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community code on …

Source: Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, read 2026-10-13.

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Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 4(1) shall be amended as follows:

(a) point (a) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)

“uniform visa” as defined in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community code on Visas (Visa Code) ( *1 ) ;

(b) point (b) shall be deleted;

(c) point (c) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(c)

“airport transit visa” as defined in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009;’;

(d) point (d) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(d)

“visa with limited territorial validity” as defined in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009;’;

(e) point (e) shall be deleted;

2. in Article 8(1), the words ‘On receipt of an application’, shall be replaced by the following:

‘When the application is admissible according to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009’;

3. Article 9 shall be amended as follows:

(a) the heading shall be replaced by the following:

(b) paragraph 4 shall be amended as follows:

(i) point (a) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)

surname (family name), surname at birth (former family name(s)), first name(s) (given name(s)); date of birth, place of birth, country of birth, sex;’;

(ii) point (e) shall be deleted;

(iii) point (g) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(g)

Member State(s) of destination and duration of the intended stay or transit;’;

(iv) point (h) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(h)

main purpose(s) of the journey;’;

(v) point (i) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(i)

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