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8 MS currently have offices in Gaza and are able to collect biometrics and or receive visa<br />
applications there (BE, DK, NO, SE, AT, DE and FR + Spain via outsourcing).<br />
2. LSC meetings held in 2013-2014<br />
All LSC meetings in the jurisdiction are held in the office of the EU Delegation in Jerusalem<br />
irrespectively of the location of each MS visa office.<br />
Six regular LSC meetings were scheduled between April 2013 and March 2014. One extraordinary<br />
meeting was organised in July concerning the use of portable biometric equipment that could be<br />
provided by BE to interested MS in Gaza. For more information see point 3.4 below.<br />
Compared to the meetings 2012 – 2013 the attendance slightly decreased with an average of 12 MS<br />
present at each meeting.<br />
Since September 2013,following the depart of the SE coordinator who co-chaired the LSC meeting,<br />
the EU Delegation is solely in charge of the coordination of the meetings, of drafting agenda and<br />
<strong>com</strong>munications for the different working groups as well as of elaborating the summary reports.<br />
For the time being, no MS wishes to take over the role of the coordinator and LSC Jerusalem<br />
decided then to evaluate the necessity of having a new coordinator during the next months.<br />
MS are asked to share the LSC summary reports with their capitals.<br />
3. State of play<br />
3.1 Application of the Visa Code<br />
MS and EUD’s preparedness to ensure the tasks to be carried out in the LSC under the Visa Code is<br />
high.<br />
The roll-out of the new Visa Information System VIS for LSC Jerusalem locations went live on<br />
14th of November 2013. In agreement with LSC Jerusalem, the following actions were taken by<br />
EUDEL to inform the local authorities and the general public:<br />
- a note verbal was sent by EUDEL to Palestinian Authorities<br />
- a press Release in English and Arabic was published both in EUDEL local website and Schengen<br />
Member States Consular Websites<br />
- brochures and information sheets in English and Arabic were made available to LSC Member<br />
States in order to be placed in the local consular offices<br />
- a meeting with Head of the Visa Department at the Palestinian MFA was organised where EUDEL<br />
presented the plans for the role-out for VIS.<br />
Others minor issues remain as described below.<br />
12893/14 PR/lm 199<br />
DG D 1 A<br />
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