Article 1

Purpose and scope of application

1. The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period of 180 days to the nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2. If Bosnia and Herzegovina were to reintroduce the visa requirement for EU citizens or certain categories of EU citizens, the same facilitations granted under this agreement to the nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina would automatically, on the basis of reciprocity, apply to EU citizens concerned.

Article 2

General clause

1. The visa facilitations provided in this Agreement shall apply to nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina only insofar as they are not exempted from the visa requirement by the laws and regulations of the Community or the Member States, the present agreement or other international agreements.

2. The national law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or of the Member States or Community law shall apply to issues not covered by the provisions of this Agreement, such as the refusal to issue a visa, recognition of travel documents, proof of sufficient means of subsistence and the refusal of entry and expulsion measures.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purpose of this Agreement:

(a) ‘Member State’ shall mean any Member State of the European Union, with the exception of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom;

(b) ‘citizen of the European Union’ shall mean a national of a Member State as defined in point (a);

(d) ‘visa’ shall mean an authorisation issued by a Member State or a decision taken by such State which is required with a view to:

— entry for an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States of no more than 90 days in total,

— entry for transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States;

(e) ‘legally residing person’ shall mean a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina authorised or entitled to stay for more than 90 days in the territory of a Member State, on the basis of Community or national legislation.

Article 4

Documentary evidence regarding the purpose of the journey

1. For the following categories of nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina the following documents are sufficient for justifying the purpose of the journey to the other Party:

(a) for members of official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to Bosnia and Herzegovina, shall participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations:

— a letter issued by an authority from Bosnia and Herzegovina confirming that the applicant is a member of its delegation travelling to the territory of the Member States to participate in the aforementioned events, accompanied by a copy of the official invitation;

(b) for business people and representatives of business organisations: