Article 1
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)’.