L 26/22 Official Journal of the European Union 30.1.2010 DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION of 25 January 2010 amending Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions on visas for the diplomatic missions and consular posts, in relation to visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports from Saudi Arabia (2010/50/EU) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (*); Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of not bound by it or subject to its application. 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical rocedures for examining visa applications (1), and in particular Ilj\rticle 1(1) thereof, 8 PP @ P (5)  In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the Having regard to the initiative of French Republic, adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis, Denmark shall, in Whereas: accordance with Article 4 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has decided on this Decision, whether it will implement it in its national law. (1) Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular 1 1ts nationat faw Instructions () contains the list of countries whose nationals are not subject to a visa requirement in one or more Schengen States when they are holders of diplomatic, official or service passports, but who are subject to this requirement when they are holders of ordinary passports. (6)  As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, (2)  France wishes to exempt holders of diplomatic passports application and development of the Schengen acquis (%), from Saudi Arabia from the visa requirement. The which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B Common Consular Instructions should therefore be of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on amended accordingly. certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (9). (3)  This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision (7)  As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a devel- 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request opment of provisions of the Schengen acquis, Within.the of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the the European Community and the Swiss Confederation Schengen acquis (°); the United Kingdom is therefore on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the imple- not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it mentation, application and development of the Schengen or subject to its application. acquis (7), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B, of Decision 1999/437[EC, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (%) on the conclusion, on behalf of the (4)  This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of European Community, of that Agreement. the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20. () oL () OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36. 0] L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 2. () OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31. () O] C 326, 22.12.2005, p. 1 () O] L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52. () O] L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43. (% O] L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1.