Council Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 of 30 June 2020 on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU and the possible lifting of such restriction (OJ L 208, 1.7.2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

European Union / Schengen area

Level

Foreign government

Authority

TFEU art. 77(2)(b) and (e) and art. 292

Issued

2020-06-30 June 30, 2020

Effective

2020-07-01

End

Amended every two to four weeks; United States added to Annex I by Recommendation (EU) 2021/892 (June 18, 2021) (Ex. FOR-013) and removed by Recommendation (EU) 2021/1346 (Aug. 30, 2021) (Ex. FOR-014); repealed by Recommendation (EU) 2022/2548 (Dec. 13, 2022) (read as 2021-06-18)

In force

July 1, 2020 to June 18, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantine

Addressees

• Member States
• residents of third countries

Functions reached

• TR
• CB
• MK
• SC

Collection

Foreign governments' orders (context) FOR

Operative words

'1. Member States should gradually lift the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU as from 1 July 2020 in a coordinated manner with regard to the residents of the third countries listed in Annex I.' Annex I (as adopted) listed Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and, subject to reciprocity, China; the United States was not listed.

Enforcement

Notes