Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 Article 3

Article 3

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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