Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: April 14, 2006 Entry into force - Date pub. + 1 See Art 40 October 13, 2006 Entry into force - See Art 40 Date of end of validity: Modified by Modified by: Amendment proposed by: Repealed by: Modifies Modifies: The Schengen acquis - Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders Common Manual Repeal: Implicit repeal: 2004/927/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2004 providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure laid down in Article 251 of that Treaty 2004/466/EC:COUNCIL DECISION OF 29.4.2004 AMENDING THE COMMON MANUAL IN ORDER TO INCLUDE PROVISION FOR TARGETED BORDER CONTROLS ON ACCOMPANIED MINORS Affected by case Joined Cases C-261/08 and C-348/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 October 2009 (references for preliminary rulings from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Murcia (Spain)) — María Julia Zurita García (C-261/08), Aurelio Choque Cabrera (C-348/08) v Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia (Visas, asylum and immigration — Measures concerning the crossing of external borders — Article 62(1) and (2)(a) EC — Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement — Articles 6b and 23 — Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Articles 5, 11 and 13 — Presumption concerning the duration of the stay — Unlawful presence of third-country nationals in the territory of a Member State — National legislation allowing for either a fine or expulsion, depending on the circumstances) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 11 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 4 September 2014. Air Baltic Corporation AS v Valsts robežsardze. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 — Articles 24(1) and 34 — Uniform visa — Annulment or revocation of a uniform visa — Validity of a uniform visa affixed to a travel document which has been cancelled — Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Articles 5(1) and 13(1) — Border checks — Entry conditions — National legislation requiring a valid visa affixed to a valid travel document. Case C‑575/12. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 April 2020. D. Z. v Blue Air - Airline Management Solutions SRL. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Eparchiako Dikastirio Larnakas. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Border controls, asylum and immigration – Decision No 565/2014/EU – Simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders – Third-country national in possession of a temporary residence permit issued by a Member State – Article 3 – Recognition by Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas – Ability to rely on a decision against a State – Direct effect – Body governed by private law regarded as an emanation of the State – Conditions – Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 – Schengen Borders Code – Article 13 – Refusal of entry into the territory of a Member State – Obligation to state reasons – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Compensation and assistance to air passengers in the event of denied boarding – Article 2(j) – Denied boarding based on the allegedly inadequate nature of travel documentation – Article 15 – Obligations of air carriers towards passengers – Inadmissibility of the derogations provided for in the contract of carriage or other documents. Case C-584/18. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 October 2009. María Julia Zurita García (C-261/08) and Aurelio Choque Cabrera (C-348/08) v Delegado del Gobierno en la Región de Murcia. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Murcia - Spain. Visas, asylum and immigration - Measures concerning the crossing of external borders - Article 62(1) and (2)(a) EC - Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement - Articles 6b and 23 - Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 - Articles 5, 11 and 13 - Presumption concerning the duration of the stay - Unlawful presence of third-country nationals in the territory of a Member State - National legislation allowing for either a fine or expulsion, depending on the circumstances. Joined cases C-261/08 and C-348/08. Case C-575/12: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 September 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa — Latvia) — Air Baltic Corporation AS v Valsts robežsardze (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 — Articles 24(1) and 34 — Uniform visa — Annulment or revocation of a uniform visa — Validity of a uniform visa affixed to a travel document which has been cancelled — Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Articles 5(1) and 13(1) — Border checks — Entry conditions — National legislation requiring a valid visa affixed to a valid travel document) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 13 P1 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 05 P1 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 19 July 2012. Atiqullah Adil v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State. Area of freedom, security and justice − Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — Articles 20 and 21 — Abolition of border control at internal borders — Checks within the territory − Measures having an equivalent effect to border checks − National legislation authorising checks of identity, nationality and residence status by officials responsible for border surveillance and monitoring of foreign nationals in a 20 kilometre area extending from the common border with other State parties to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement − Checks intended to combat illegal residence − Legislation laying down certain conditions and guarantees concerning, inter alia, the frequency and intensity of the checks. Case C‑278/12 PPU. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 June 2017. Criminal proceedings against A. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Kehl. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — Articles 20 and 21 — Crossing internal borders — Checks within the territory — National legislation authorising checks to establish the identity of persons apprehended within 30 kilometres of the common border with other States parties to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement — Possibility of checks irrespective of the behaviour of the person concerned or of the existence of specific circumstances — National legislation permitting certain controls on persons on the premises of railway stations. Case C-9/16. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 17 January 2013. Mohamad Zakaria. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās tiesas Senāts. Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — Alleged violation of the right to respect for human dignity — Effective judicial protection — Right of access to a court. Case C‑23/12. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2018. Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Touring Tours und Travel GmbH and Sociedad de Transportes SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EU) No 562/2006 — Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — Articles 20 and 21 — Abolition of internal border controls in the Schengen area — Checks within the territory of a Member State — Measures having an effect equivalent to border checks — Rules of a Member State requiring a coach travel operator on routes crossing the internal borders of the Schengen area to check passengers’ passports and residence permits — Penalty — Threat to impose a recurring fine. Case C-412/17. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2021. Criminal proceedings against A. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the Union – Right of Union citizens to move freely within the territories of the Member States – Article 21 TFEU – Directive 2004/38/EC – Articles 4 and 5 – Obligation to carry an identity card or a passport – Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (Schengen Borders Code) – Annex VI – Crossing the maritime border of a Member State on board a pleasure boat – Rules on sanctions applicable when moving between Member States without an identity card or passport – Rules on daily fines in criminal cases – Calculation of the fine based on the offender’s average monthly income – Proportionality – Severity of the sanction in relation to the offence. Case C-35/20. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 14 June 2012. Association nationale d’assistance aux frontières pour les étrangers (ANAFE) v Ministre de l’Intérieur, de l’Outre-mer, des Collectivités territoriales et de l’immigration. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France). Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — Article 13 — Third-country nationals holding a temporary residence permit — National legislation banning the re-entry of those nationals into the territory of the Member State which issued the temporary residence permit in the absence of a re-entry visa — Meaning of ‘re-entry visa’ — Earlier administrative practice authorising re‑entry without re-entry visa — Need for transitional measures — Absence. Case C‑606/10. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 June 2010. Aziz Melki (C-188/10) and Sélim Abdeli (C-189/10). References for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 267 TFEU - Examination of whether a national law is consistent both with European Union law and with the national constitution - National legislation granting priority to an interlocutory procedure for the review of constitutionality - Article 67 TFEU - Freedom of movement for persons - Abolition of border control at internal borders - Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 - Articles 20 and 21 - National legislation authorising identity checks in the area between the land border of France with States party to the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement and a line drawn 20 kilometres inside that border. Joined cases C-188/10 and C-189/10. Case C-646/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 15 December 2016 — Khadija Jafari, Zainab Jafari Case C-17/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 12 January 2016 — Oussama El Dakkak, Intercontinental SARL v Administration des douanes et des droits indirects Case C-35/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus (Finland) lodged on 24 January 2020 — Syyttäjä v A Case C-9/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Kehl (Germany) lodged on 7 January 2016 — Criminal proceedings against A Case C-128/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel (Belgium) lodged on 23 February 2022 — NORDIC INFO v Belgische Staat article 22 article 3 article 1 Case C-346/16: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Kehl (Germany) lodged on 21 June 2016 — Criminal proceedings against C article 23 article 21 article 20 Case C-584/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Eparchiako Dikastirio Larnakas (Cyprus) lodged on 19 September 2018 — D. Z. v Blue Air — Airline Management Solutions SRL Legal basis Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title IV: Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to free movement of persons Article 61 Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title IV: Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to free movement of persons Article 62 Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) EuroVoc Vocabulary Free movement of persons External border of the EU Schengen Agreement Cross-border cooperation Immigration and asylum policy Justice and home affairs Removal Passport Internal border of the EU Immigration and the right of nationals of third countries Crossing external borders Residence permit Elimination of internal border controls Border control Foreign national