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2015/0006(COD)

Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification)

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Introduced

28 January 2015

Last action

23 March 2016 · publication official journal

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PLENARY_ADOPT_POSITION

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22 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Кодекс на Съюза за режима на движение на лица през границите (Кодекс на шенгенските граници) (кодифициран текст)

  • Czech

    Kodex Unie o pravidlech upravujících přeshraniční pohyb osob (Schengenský hraniční kodex) (kodifikované znění)

  • Danish

    EU-kodeks for personers grænsepassage (Schengen-grænsekodeks) (kodifikation)

  • German

    Gemeinschaftskodex für das Überschreiten der Grenzen durch Personen (Schengener Grenzkodex) (kodifizierter Text)

  • Greek

    Κώδικας της Ένωσης σχετικά με το καθεστώς διέλευσης προσώπων από τα σύνορα (κώδικας συνόρων του Σένγκεν) (κωδικοποίηση)

  • Spanish

    Código de normas de la Unión para el cruce de personas por las fronteras (Código de fronteras Schengen) (versión codificada)

  • Estonian

    Isikute üle piiri liikumist reguleerivad liidu eeskirjad (Schengeni piirieeskirjad) (kodifitseeritud tekst)

  • Finnish

    Henkilöiden liikkumista rajojen yli koskeva unionin säännöstö (Schengenin rajasäännöstö) (kodifikaatio)

  • French

    Code de l’Union relatif au régime de franchissement des frontières par les personnes (code frontières Schengen) (texte codifié)

  • Croatian

    Zakonik Unije o pravilima kojima se uređuje kretanje osoba preko granica (Zakonik o schengenskim granicama) (kodifikacija)

  • Hungarian

    A személyek határátlépésére irányadó szabályok uniós kódexe (Schengeni Határ-ellenőrzési Kódex) (kodifikált szöveg)

  • Italian

    Codice unionale relativo al regime di attraversamento delle frontiere da parte delle persone (codice frontiere Schengen) (codificazione)

  • Lithuanian

    Taisyklių, reglamentuojančių asmenų judėjimą per sienas, Sąjungos kodeksas (Šengeno sienų kodeksas) (kodifikuota redakcija)

  • Latvian

    Savienības Kodekss par noteikumiem, kas reglamentē personu pārvietošanos pār robežām (Šengenas Robežu kodekss) (kodifikācija)

  • Maltese

    Kodiċi tal-Unjoni dwar ir-regoli li jirregolaw il-moviment ta’ persuni minn naħa għal oħra tal-fruntiera (Kodiċi tal-Fruntieri ta' Schengen) (Kodifikazzjoni)

  • Dutch

    Uniecode voor de overschrijding van de grenzen door personen (Schengengrenscode) (codificatie)

  • Polish

    Unijny kodeks zasad regulujących przepływ osób przez granice (kodeks graniczny Schengen) (tekst jednolity)

  • Portuguese

    Código da União relativo ao regime de passagem de pessoas nas fronteiras (Código das Fronteiras Schengen) (codificação)

  • Romanian

    Codul Uniunii privind regimul de trecere a frontierelor de către persoane (Codul Frontierelor Schengen) (Text codificat)

  • Slovak

    Kódex Únie o pravidlách upravujúcich pohyb osôb cez hranice (Kódex schengenských hraníc) (kodifikované znenie)

  • Slovenian

    Zakonik Unije o pravilih, ki urejajo gibanje oseb prek meja (Zakonik o schengenskih mejah) (kodificirano besedilo)

  • Swedish

    En unionskodex om gränspassage för personer (kodex om Schengengränserna) (kodifiering)

Records

Official bill 2015/0006(COD) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 28 January 2015. Status: PLENARY_ADOPT_POSITION.

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  1. 28 January 2015

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  2. 28 January 2015

    Introduced

    Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification)

    Source: COD

  3. 2 February 2016

    Position adopted

    Source: PLENARY_ADOPT_POSITION

  4. 2 February 2016

    Vote results

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  5. 9 March 2016

    signature

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  6. 23 March 2016

    publication official journal

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Pravidlá upravujúce pohyb osôb cez hranice (Kódex schengenských hraníc) ***I

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  • Pravidlá upravujúce pohyb osôb cez hranice (Kódex schengenských hraníc) ***I

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  • Pravila, ki urejajo gibanje oseb prek meja (Zakonik o schengenskih mejah) ***I

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  • Zasady regulujące przepływ osób przez granice (kodeks graniczny Schengen) ***I

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  • Zasady regulujące przepływ osób przez granice (kodeks graniczny Schengen) ***I

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  • Overschrijding van de grenzen door personen (Schengengrenscode) ***I

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  • Overschrijding van de grenzen door personen (Schengengrenscode) ***I

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  • Código da União relativo ao regime de passagem de pessoas nas fronteiras (Código das Fronteiras Schengen) ***I

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  • Taisyklės, reglamentuojančios asmenų judėjimą per sienas (Šengeno sienų kodeksas) ***I

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  • Taisyklės, reglamentuojančios asmenų judėjimą per sienas (Šengeno sienų kodeksas) ***I

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  • Taisyklės, reglamentuojančios asmenų judėjimą per sienas (Šengeno sienų kodeksas) ***I

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  • Regoli li jirregolaw il-moviment ta’ persuni minn naħa għal oħra tal-fruntiera (Kodiċi tal-Fruntieri ta' Schengen) ***I

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  • Regoli li jirregolaw il-moviment ta’ persuni minn naħa għal oħra tal-fruntiera (Kodiċi tal-Fruntieri ta' Schengen) ***I

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  • Regoli li jirregolaw il-moviment ta’ persuni minn naħa għal oħra tal-fruntiera (Kodiċi tal-Fruntieri ta' Schengen) ***I

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  • Regime di attraversamento delle frontiere da parte delle persone (codice frontiere Schengen) ***I

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  • Noteikumi, kas reglamentē personu pārvietošanos pār robežām (Šengenas Robežu kodekss) ***I

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  • Régime de franchissement des frontières par les personnes (code frontières Schengen) ***I

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  • Pravila kojima se uređuje kretanje osoba preko granica (Zakonik o schengenskim granicama) ***I

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  • A személyek határátlépésére irányadó szabályok (Schengeni Határ-ellenőrzési Kódex) ***I

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  • A személyek határátlépésére irányadó szabályok (Schengeni Határ-ellenőrzési Kódex) ***I

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  • A személyek határátlépésére irányadó szabályok (Schengeni Határ-ellenőrzési Kódex) ***I

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  • Henkilöiden liikkumista rajojen yli koskeva unionin säännöstö (Schengenin rajasäännöstö) ***I

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  • Isikute üle piiri liikumist reguleerivad eeskirjad (Schengeni piirieeskirjad) ***I

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  • Normas para el cruce de personas por las fronteras (Código de fronteras Schengen) ***I

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  • Rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) ***I

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  • Pravidla upravující přeshraniční pohyb osob (Schengenský hraniční kodex) ***I

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  • Gemeinschaftskodex für das Überschreiten der Grenzen durch Personen (Schengener Grenzkodex) ***I

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