Article 5 Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk België, het Groothertogdom Luxemburg en het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (de Benelux-staten) en de Republiek Kosovo betreffende de terug- en overname van onregelmatig binnengekomen en/of verblijvende personen en haar Uitvoeringsprotocol
1 The proof of nationality or citizenship in accordance with article 2 can be furnished by means of the following documents:
1. a valid passport or passport-replacing travel document with photo (laissez-passer);
2. a valid identity card;
3. a valid military identity card or other armed forces personnel identity card with a photo of the holder;
4. a valid seaman's book;
5. a UNMIK travel document or identity card;
6. a valid consular card;
7. other official documents indicating the nationality or the citizenship of the person concerned, issued by the requested Party and bearing a photo;
8. a document, as described above, which is no longer valid on the date on which the request for readmission is sent;
9. information from the Visa Information System (VIS)
1) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliamant and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation), JO L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60
, provided the Commission has adopted a decision on the adequate protection of personal data in that third country in accordance with Article 25(6) of Directive 95/46/EC.
When such documents are presented, the Parties shall recognise the person’s nationality or citizenship without further formalities.
2 Prima facie evidence of nationality or citizenship in accordance with article 2 can be furnished by means of the following documents or items:
1. a copy of one of the documents mentioned in paragraph (1);
2. an official document of identification issued by the former Republic of Yugoslavia;
3. other documents which may help to establish the nationality or the citizenship of the person concerned (driving licence etc.);
4. a document indicating consular registration, proof of nationality or citizenship, proof issued by the municipal registry of births, marriages and death or birth certificates issued by UNMIK;
5. a company pass;
6. copies of the documents mentioned in points 2 to 4 inclusive;
7. the language in which the person communicates;
8. a reliable witness statement;
9. the statement made by the person himself.
When such documents or items are presented, the Parties shall accept the nationality or citizenship as having been established, unless the requested Party can disprove it.
3 If none of the documents or items mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2) can be presented, the requesting Party may request the requested Party to perform a research in its civil register. A positive outcome of this research shall be considered as a proof in paragraph (1).
4 If none of the documents, items or data mentioned in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) can be presented, but the requesting Party believes that a presumption exists with regard to the nationality or the citizenship of the person to be readmitted, the competent authorities of the requested Party shall take the necessary measures to determine the nationality or the citizenship of the person concerned. To this end the diplomatic or consular mission of the requested Party accredited with the requesting Party will interview the person concerned in order to determine whether he is one of its own nationals or citizens.
5 If, for factual or technical reasons, the diplomatic or consular mission of the requested Party accredited with the requesting Party is unable to interview the person concerned, this task shall be handled in exceptional circumstances by either an expert appointed on a common agreement or an invited delegation from the requested Party accredited with the requesting Party.
- Regeling
- Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk België, het Groothertogdom Luxemburg en het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (de Benelux-staten) en de Republiek Kosovo betreffende de terug- en overname van onregelmatig binnengekomen en/of verblijvende personen en haar Uitvoeringsprotocol
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 01-04-2014
- BWB-id
- BWBV0005360
- Versie
- 2014-04-01_0