Visas: standard model

In adopting the LEHNE report, the European Parliament approved the proposal for a regulation with certain amendments. The EP considered that it was important to clarify that the regulation applied solely to visas for short-term stays (around three months). In addition, it pointed out that the secret specifications should not include or refer to personal data but should be confined to data necessary to prevent counterfeiting and falsification of the visa itself. The uniform visa format should comply with the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data of 28 January 1981 and the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regulating the use of personal data in the police sector adopted on 17 September 1987. �