Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1781 on the suspension of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 with respect to The Gambia

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Series Details L 360, Pages 124-127
Publication Date 11/10/2021
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Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1781 - adopted by the Council of the European Union on 7 October 2021 - suspending certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 810/2009 with respect to The Gambia.

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Regulation (EU) No 810/2009 establishes the procedures and conditions for issuing visas for transit through or intended stays in the territory of the EU Member States not exceeding three months in any six-month period.

This Decision temporarily suspends the application of certain provisions of that Regulation to nationals of The Gambia. It was taken due to the country's lack of cooperation on readmission of third-country nationals illegally staying in the European Union (EU).

The draft Decision was tabled by the European Commission on 15 July 2021, following an assessment under a new mechanism for using visa processing in cooperation with third countries on readmission. The Council adopted the draft law on 7 October. The Act was published in the Official Journal on 11 October 2021.

Source Link http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/1781/oj
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RFI News, 28/08/2021: Gambia says migrants expelled from EU are not welcome home https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20210828-gambia-says-migrants-expelled-from-eu-are-not-welcome-home
Deutsche Welle, 05/09/2021: EU escalates row with Gambia over expelled migrants https://p.dw.com/p/3zrQ7

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EUR-LEX: COM(2021)413: Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on the suspension of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to The Gambia https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2021:413:FIN
European Commission: Press Release, 15/07/2021: Visa Code: The Commission proposes temporary visa measures for Bangladesh, Iraq and The Gambia to improve cooperation on return and readmission https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_3681
European Commission: Questions and Answers – Temporary visa measures for Bangladesh, Iraq and The Gambia (15 July 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_3691
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 07/10/2021: Council adopts visa measures against The Gambia https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/10/07/council-adopts-visa-measures-against-the-gambia/

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