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Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 Article 10

Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 Article 10

Data to be added for a visa issued

Article 10

1.   Where a decision has been taken to issue a visa, the visa authority that issued the visa shall add the following data to the application file: (a) status information indicating that the visa has been issued; (b) the authority that issued the visa, including its location, and whether that authority issued it on behalf of another Member State; (c) place and date of the decision to issue the visa; (d) the type of visa; (e) the number of the visa sticker; (f) the territory in which the visa holder is entitled to travel, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Common Consular Instructions; (g) the commencement and expiry dates of the validity period of the visa; (h) the number of entries authorised by the visa in the territory for which the visa is valid; (i) the duration of the stay as authorised by the visa; (j) if applicable, the information indicating that the visa has been issued on a separate sheet in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 333/2002 of 18 February 2002 on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the form  ( 21 ) . 2.   If an application is withdrawn or not pursued further by the applicant before a decision has been taken whether to issue a visa, the visa authority with which the application was lodged shall indicate that the application has been closed for these reasons and the date when the application was closed.

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