Part 2 of the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) is hereby amended as follows:
1.
in the tables in respectively sections 2.1.4, 2.1.6 and 2.1.7 after No 32 the following number shall be added:
No
Heading
M/O ( *1 )
Format
Examples/Comments
‘033
Privileged member of a Union citizen’s family
O (* 3 )
code (1)
1 (see 2.2.6)
(* 3 ):
Each Member State specifies a central clearing point which is permanently accessible by e-mail. The central clearing point communicates the reasons for the refusal by secure means of communication – depending on the content – to the central clearing point of the requesting Member State where the visa application is pending.’;
2.
in the explanations following the table in section 2.1.4 the following shall be added:
‘Heading No 033: Privileged member of a Union citizen’s family format: code (1)
It can be indicated here whether the visa applicant is a privileged member of a Union citizen’s family, under Directive 2004/38/EC (to be ascertained by the consulting authority).
For the code to be used, see section 2.2.6.’;
3.
after section 2.2.5 the following section shall be inserted:
‘2.2.6.
Privileged member of a Union citizen’s family (Heading 33)
0.
not a privileged member of a Union citizen’s family
1.
privileged member of a Union citizen’s family.
See footnote to field 033 (technical specifications 2.1.4)’.