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Definition 1. This Regulation establishes a Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and a Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) for the purpose of facilitated transit. 2. Facilitated transit shall mean the specific and direct transit by land of a third country national who must necessarily cross the territory of one or several Member States in order to travel between two parts of his own country which are not geographically contiguous.
Specific authorisation (FTD/FRTD) 1. The FTD is a specific authorisation allowing for a facilitated transit, which may be issued by Member States for multiple entries by whatever means of land transport. 2. The FRTD is a specific authorisation allowing for facilitated transit, which may be issued by Member States for a single entry and return by rail. 3. The FTD/FRTD shall be issued in the form of uniform formats in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 694/2003.
Scope and validity 1. The FTD and the FRTD have the same value as transit visas and are territorially valid for the issuing Member State and other Member States through which the facilitated transit takes place. 2. The FTD shall be valid for a maximum period of up to three years. A transit based on the FTD shall not exceed 24 hours. 3. The FRTD shall be valid for a maximum period of up to three months. A transit based on the FRTD shall not exceed six hours. CHAPTER II ISSUING AN FTD/FRTD
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