2004/0287(COD)

Visa Information System (VIS) Regulation

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short stay-visas

Stage: In force, reached 13 Aug 2008
In force: In force since 2 Sept 2008 · CELEX 32008R0767
Procedure: Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Sarah Ludford (ALDE)
Last activity: 13 Aug 2008

3 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 13 Aug 2008.

7 Jun 2007
- EP position at first reading
9 Jul 2008
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
13 Aug 2008
- Publication in the Official Journal

1 person

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Sarah Ludford	ALDE	GB	LIBE

5 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 5 published.

Act	Kind	Status
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/528	Implementing · Decision	Published
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2601	Implementing · Decision	Published
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1177	Delegated · Regulation	Published
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2413	Implementing · Decision	Published
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2366	Implementing · Decision	Published

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11 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A6-0194/2007Parliament
Proposal · COM(2004)0835Commission
Proposal · COM(2016)0655Commission
Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32008R0767R(05)Commission
OJ C 181 23.07.2005, p. 0013-0029Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 218 13.08.2008, p. 0060Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 284 12.11.2018, p. 0039Commission
Amendments · PE370.101Parliament
Text adopted · Regulation 2008/0767Commission
SEC(2004)1628Commission
Text adopted · T6-0227/2007Parliament

Summary

Generated

The Visa Information System (VIS) Regulation governs the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visa applications and decisions, including biometric data storage in the common identity repository. It applies from the date the VIS starts operations per Article 48(1), with certain articles applying since 2 September 2008.

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