Article 5
1. The requesting Member State shall take appropriate arrangements to ensure that the transit operation takes place in the shortest possible time. The transit operation shall take place at a maximum within 24 hours. 2. The requested Member State, subject to mutual consultations with the requesting Member State within available means and in compliance with relevant international standards, shall provide all the assistance measures necessary from landing and the opening of the aircraft doors until it is ensured that the third-country national has left. However, mutual consultations are not required in the cases referred to in point (b). This relates to the following assistance measures in particular: (a) meeting the third-country national at the aircraft and escorting him/her within the confines of the transit airport, in particular to his/her connecting flight; (b) providing emergency medical care to the third-country national and, if necessary, his/her escort; (c) providing sustenance for the third-country national and, if necessary, his/her escort; (d) receiving, keeping and forwarding travel documents, particularly in the case of unescorted removals; (e) in cases of unescorted transit, informing the requesting Member State of the place and time of departure of the third-country national from the territory of the Member State concerned; (f) informing the requesting Member State if any serious incidents took place during the transit of the third-country national. 3. The requested Member State may, in accordance with its national law: (a) place and accommodate the third-country nationals in a secure facility; (b) use legitimate means to prevent or end any attempt by the third-country national to resist the transit. 4. Without prejudice to Article 6(1), in cases where the completion of transit operations cannot be ensured, despite the assistance provided for in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, the requested Member State may, upon request by and in consultation with the requesting Member State, take all the necessary assistance measures to continue the transit operation. In such cases, the time limit referred to in paragraph 1 may be extended by a maximum of 48 hours. 5. The competent authorities of the requested Member State with whom responsibility for the measure lies shall decide the nature and extent of the assistance afforded under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 6. The costs of the services provided according to paragraph 2(b) and (c) shall be borne by the requesting Member State. The remaining costs shall also be borne by the requesting Member State to the extent that they are actual and quantifiable. Member States shall provide appropriate information with regard to the criteria of quantification of the costs referred to in the second subparagraph.