Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing… Article 2
Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing… Article 2
Article 2
Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the obligation of carriers to return third country nationals provided for in the provisions of Article 26(1)(a) of the Schengen Convention shall also apply when entry is refused to a third-country national in transit if:
(a) the carrier which was to take him to his country of destination refuses to take him on board;
(b) or the authorities of the State of destination have refused him entry and have sent him back to the Member State through which he transited.
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CitationArticle 2 of Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing… (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
