9.2.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 38/16
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 7 December 2012 — AS ‘Air Baltic Corporation’ v Valsts robežsardze
(Case C-575/12)
2013/C 38/24
Language of the case: Latvian
Referring court
Administratīvā apgabaltiesa
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: AS ‘Air Baltic Corporation’
Respondent: Valsts robežsardze
Questions referred
1.
Must Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (1) 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) be interpreted as meaning that existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document is a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of a third-country national?
2.
Under Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), does cancellation of a travel document to which a visa sticker is affixed mean that the visa issued is also invalidated?
3.
Are national rules which require, as a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of third-country nationals, the existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document compatible with 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) and Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)?
(1) OJ 2006 L 105, p. 1.
(2) OJ 2009 L 243, p. 1.
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