Where a decision to temporarily suspend the visa exemption for a third country has been taken, there should be an adequate timeframe for an enhanced dialogue between the Commission and the third country concerned, which aims to remedy the circumstances that led to the suspension. For that purpose, the duration of a temporary suspension, adopted by means of an implementing act, should be 12 months, with a possibility to extend it by a further 24 months by means of a delegated act. When adopting such a delegated act, it is important that the Commission explain in detail the outcome of the enhanced dialogue with the third country concerned, the measures adopted by that third country and by the Member States concerned and the reasons for considering that the circumstances leading to the temporary suspension have not been remedied. Where no solution is found before the end of the period of application of the delegated act and the Commission presents a legislative proposal to transfer the reference to the third country concerned from Annex II to Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, the Commission should adopt a delegated act extending the temporary suspension until the entry into force of the adopted legislative proposal. However, that extension should not be longer than 24 months.
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