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2004/16/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2003 on downgrading Annex 5 to the Common Consular Instructions and the corresponding Annex 14b to the Common Manual and on declassifying Annexes 9 and 10 to the Common Consular Instructions and the corresponding Annexes 6b and 6c to the Common Manual

2004/16/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2003 on downgrading Annex 5 to the Common Consular Instructions and the corresponding Annex 14b to the Common Manual and on declassifying Annexes 9 and 10 to the Common Consular Instructions and the corresponding Annexes 6b and 6c to the Common Manual

Decision Β· 4 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 Β· Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Β· Read the official text β†—

Article 1

Annex 5 to the Common Consular Instructions and the corresponding Annex 14b to the Common Manual shall be downgraded to "RESTREINT EU" and Annexes 9 and 10 to the Common Consular Instructions, as well as the corresponding Annexes 6b and 6c to the Common Manual, shall be declassified.

Article 2

Annexes 9 and 10 to the Common Consular Instructions and the corresponding Annexes 6b and 6c to the Common Manual shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

The decisions of the Schengen Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 (SCH/Com-ex (93)22 rev) and of 23 June 1998 (SCH/Com-ex (98)17) are repealed.

Article 4

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003. For the Council The President A. Matteoli (1) OJ C 313, 16.12.2002, p. 97. The Common Manual as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 8). (2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 1. (3) OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 29. (4) OJ L 123, 9.5.2002, p. 49. (5) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1.

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