
Article 1 
Part 2 of the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) is hereby amended as follows:

1.. in the tables in respectively sections 2.1.4, 2.1.6 and 2.1.7 after No 32 the following number shall be added:

No Heading M/O Format Examples/Comments
‘033 Privileged member of a Union citizen’s family O (*3) code (1) 1 (see 2.2.6)

(*3): Each Member State specifies a central clearing point which is permanently accessible by e-mail. The central clearing point communicates the reasons for the refusal by secure means of communication – depending on the content – to the central clearing point of the requesting Member State where the visa application is pending.’;
2.. in the explanations following the table in section 2.1.4 the following shall be added:
'Heading No 033: Privileged member of a Union citizen’s family format: code (1)It can be indicated here whether the visa applicant is a privileged member of a Union citizen’s family, under Directive 2004/38/EC (to be ascertained by the consulting authority).For the code to be used, see section 2.2.6.';
3.. after section 2.2.5 the following section shall be inserted:
'
2.2.6. 
0. not a privileged member of a Union citizen’s family
1. privileged member of a Union citizen’s family.
See footnote to field 033 (technical specifications 2.1.4)
'.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 2007.
For the Council
The President
J. SILVA