Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 7 December 2012 - AS "Air Baltic Corporation" v Valsts robežsardze
(Case C-575/12)
Language of the case: Latvian
Referring court
Administratīvā apgabaltiesa
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: AS "Air Baltic Corporation"
Respondent: Valsts robežsardze
Questions referred
Must Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
2 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) be interpreted as meaning that existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document is a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of a third-country national?
Under Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), does cancellation of a travel document to which a visa sticker is affixed mean that the visa issued is also invalidated?
Are national rules which require, as a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of third-country nationals, the existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document compatible with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) and Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)?
____________1 - OJ 2006 L 105, p. 1.2 - OJ 2009 L 243, p. 1.