Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing… Article 3
Article 3
Member States shall take the necessary measures to oblige carriers which are unable to effect the return of a third-country national whose entry is refused to find means of onward transportation immediately and to bear the cost thereof, or, if immediate onward transportation is not possible, to assume responsibility for the costs of the stay and return of the third-country national in question.
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CitationArticle 3 of Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing… (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)