9042/10 PR/lm 1 DG H 1 A COUNCIL OF THE ... - Ny i Danmark

VIII. Consular cooperation at local level1. Framework of consular cooperation at local levelIn general, consular cooperation in situ will concern the assessment of immigration risks. Itshall be aimed mainly at determining common criteria for examining files, exchanginginformation on the use of false documents, on possible illegal immigration routes and onrefusing visas where applications are manifestly ill-founded or fraudulent. It should alsopermit the exchange of information on bona-fide applicants and the joint finalisation ofinformation for the public on the conditions governing Schengen visa applications.Consular cooperation shall also take account of the local administrative situation andsocio-economic structure.The missions and posts shall organise meetings on a regular basis depending on circumstancesand as often as they deem suitable: they shall submit reports on these meetings to the centralauthorities. At the request of the Presidency they shall submit a general half-yearly report.2. How to avoid multiple applications or applications which are lodged after a recent refusal toissueThe exchange of information between missions and posts and the identification ofapplications by means of a stamp or otherwise are aimed at preventing the same person frompresenting multiple or successive visa applications, either whilst an application is beingexamined, or after an application has been refused, to the same mission or post or to adifferent mission or post.9042/10 PR/lm 67DG H 1 AEN