Legal provisions of COM(2024)594 - Partial suspension of the application of the Agreement with Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2024)594 - Partial suspension of the application of the Agreement with Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. |
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| document | COM(2024)594  |
| date | January 27, 2025 |
Article 1
The application of the following provisions of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (the ‘Facilitation Agreement’) is suspended as from 29 January 2025:
| (a) | Article 4(1), point (b), as regards members of Georgia’s official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to Georgia, are to participate in official meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations; |
| (b) | Article 5(1), point (b), as regards members of Georgia’s national and regional governments and members of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Georgia; |
| (c) | Article 5(1), point (c), as regards permanent members of Georgia’s official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to Georgia, are to participate regularly in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations; |
| (d) | Article 5(2), point (a), as regards members of Georgia’s official delegations who, following an official invitation, are to participate regularly in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations; |
| (e) | Article 5(3), as regards the categories referred to in Article 5(2), point (a); |
| (f) | Article 6(1), as regards fees for processing visa applications for the categories of citizens and persons referred to in Article 6(3), points (c) and (f), and in Article 10(1); |
| (g) | Article 6(3), points (c) and (f), as regards members of Georgia’s national and regional governments, members of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Georgia, and members of Georgia’s official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to Georgia, are to participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations; |
| (h) | Article 7, as regards the categories of citizens and persons referred to in Article 6(3), points (c) and (f), and in Article 10(1); |
| (i) | Article 10(1), as regards citizens of Georgia who are holders of valid diplomatic passports issued by Georgia. |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.