
Article 1 
Annex 3, Part I, to the Common Consular Instructions is hereby amended as follows:

1.. in the entry regarding Ghana, the existing footnote shall be replaced by the following:
'For the Benelux countries, France, Germany, Italy and SpainThe following persons shall be exempted from the ATV requirement:
— Nationals in possession of a valid visa for a Member State of the EU or for a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992, Canada, Japan, Switzerland or the United States of America, or when they return from these countries after having used the visa.';
2.. in the entry regarding Nigeria, the existing footnote shall be replaced by the following:
'For the Benelux countries, France, Germany, Italy and SpainThe following persons shall be exempted from the ATV requirement:
— Nationals in possession of a valid visa for a Member State of the EU or for a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992, Canada, Japan, Switzerland or the United States of America, or when they return from these countries after having used the visa.'
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 5 November 2008.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Done at Brussels, 4 November 2008.
For the Council
The President
C. LAGARDE