{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-817/attachment-2/article-13",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/817",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 8 November 2007 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (2007/817/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-817",
  "path": "attachment/2/article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Principles",
  "text": "1. The Member States and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should restrict the transit of third-country nationals or stateless persons to cases where such persons cannot be returned to the State of destination directly.\n2. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall allow the transit of third-country nationals or stateless persons if a Member State so requests, and a Member State shall authorise the transit of third-country nationals or stateless persons if the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia so requests, if the onward journey in possible other States of transit and the readmission by the State of destination is assured.\n3. Transit can be refused by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or a Member State:\n(a) if the third-country national or the stateless person runs the real risk of being subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or the death penalty or of persecution because of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political conviction in the State of destination or another State of transit; or\n(b) if the third-country national or the stateless person shall be subject to criminal sanctions in the Requested State or in another State of transit; or\n(c) on grounds of public health, domestic security, public order or other national interests of the Requested State.\n4. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or a Member State may revoke any authorisation issued if circumstances referred to in paragraph 3 subsequently arise or come to light which stand in the way of the transit operation, or if the onward journey in possible States of transit or the readmission by the State of destination is no longer assured. In this case, the Requesting State shall take back the third-country national or the stateless person, as necessary and without delay.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/817/attachment/2/article/13",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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