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Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 laying down rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States and amending the provisions of the Schengen Convention article 15 CELEX: 02006R1931-20120119 Easing of border crossing
1. The bilateral Agreements referred to in Article 13 may provide for border crossing to be eased, whereby Member States: (a) set up specific border crossing points open only to border residents; (b) reserve specific lanes to border residents at ordinary border crossing points; or (c) taking into account the local circumstances, and where exceptionally there is a requirement of a special nature, authorise border residents to cross their external land border at defined places other than authorised border crossing points and outside the fixed hours. 2. Where a Member State decides to ease border crossing for border residents in accordance with paragraph 1, it shall, as a matter of course, ease border crossing for any person enjoying the Community right of free movement residing in the border area concerned. |
Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 laying down rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States and amending the provisions of the Schengen Convention article 15 CELEX: 02006R1931-20120119 3. At the border crossing points referred to in paragraph 1(a) and at the lanes referred to in paragraph 1(b), persons who regularly cross the external land border and who, by reason of their frequent crossing of the border, are well known to the border guards shall, usually, be subject only to random checks. Such persons shall be subject to thorough checks from time to time, without warning and at irregular intervals. 4. Where a Member State decides to ease border crossing for border residents in accordance with paragraph 1(c): (a) the local border traffic permit shall contain, in addition to the information required by Article 7(3), details of the place where, and the circumstances in which, the external land border may be crossed; (b) the Member State in question shall carry out random checks and conduct regular surveillance in order to prevent unauthorised border crossings. |