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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-817/attachment-2/article-5",
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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/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Readmission of third-country nationals and stateless persons",
  "text": "1. A Member State shall readmit, upon application by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and without further formalities other than those provided for in this Agreement, all third-country nationals or stateless persons who do not, or who no longer, fulfil the legal conditions in force for entry to, presence in, or residence on, the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia provided that it is proved, or may be validly assumed on the basis of prima facie evidence furnished, that such persons:\n(a) hold, or at the time of entry held, a valid visa or residence permit issued by the Requested Member State; or\n(b) illegally and directly entered the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia after having stayed on, or transited through, the territory of the Requested Member State.\n2. The readmission obligation in paragraph 1 shall not apply if:\n(a) the third country national or stateless person has only been in airside transit via an International Airport of the Requested Member State; or\n(b) the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has issued to the third country national or stateless person a visa or residence permit before or after entering its territory unless:\nthat person is in possession of a visa or residence permit, issued by the Requested Member State, which expires later, or\nthe visa or residence permit issued by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been obtained by using forged or falsified documents, or by making false statements and the person concerned has stayed on, or transited through, the territory of the Requested Member State, or\nthat person fails to observe any condition attached to the visa and that person stayed on, or transited through, the territory of the Requested Member State.\n3. The readmission obligation in paragraph 1 is for the Member State that issued a visa or residence permit. If two or more Member States issued a visa or residence permit, the readmission obligation in paragraph 1 is for the Member State that issued the document with a longer period of validity or, if one or several of them have already expired, the document that is still valid. If all of the documents have already expired, the readmission obligation in paragraph 1 is for the Member State that issued the document with the most recent expiry date. If no such documents can be presented, the readmission obligation in paragraph 1 is for the Member State of last exit.\n4. After the Member State has given a positive reply to the readmission application, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia where necessary issues the person whose readmission has been accepted the travel document required for his or her return.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/817/attachment/2/article/5",
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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."
}