Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

1.

‘third-country national’ means any person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty;

2.

‘visa’ means an authorisation issued by a Member State with a view to:

(a)

[F1 transit through or an intended stay on the territory of the Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period;]

(b)

transit through the international transit areas of airports of the Member States;

3.

‘uniform visa’ means a visa valid for the entire territory of the Member States;

4.

‘visa with limited territorial validity’ means a visa valid for the territory of one or more Member States but not all Member States;

5.

‘airport transit visa’ means a visa valid for transit through the international transit areas of one or more airports of the Member States;

6.

‘visa sticker’ means the uniform format for visas as defined by Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas(1);

7.

‘recognised travel document’ means a travel document recognised by one or more Member States for the purpose of affixing visas;

8.

‘separate sheet for affixing a visa’ means the uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the form as defined by Council Regulation (EC) No 333/2002 of 18 February 2002 on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the form(2);

9.

‘consulate’ means a Member State’s diplomatic mission or a Member State’s consular post authorised to issue visas and headed by a career consular officer as defined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963;

10.

‘application’ means an application for a visa;

11.

‘commercial intermediary’ means a private administrative agency, transport company or travel agency (tour operator or retailer).

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 610/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Council Regulations (EC) No 1683/95 and (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(1)

OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 4.