# Council Decision (EU) 2015/438 of 2 March 2015 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, with regard to the adoption of common guidelines for the implementation of the Agreement, Division 2.2.3: Holders of diplomatic and service passports

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Article 10 of the Agreement stipulates that:
‘1. Citizens of Ukraine, holders of valid diplomatic passports can enter, leave and transit through the territories of the Member States without visas.
2. Citizens of Ukraine who are holders of valid biometric service passports can enter, leave and transit through the territories of the Member States without visas.
3. Persons mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may stay in the territories of the Member States for a period not exceeding 90 days per period of 180 days.’.
Existing bilateral agreements or arrangements providing for the visa exemption for holders of non-biometric service passports will continue to apply, unless denounced or suspended (cfr. I.1.6).
The posting of diplomats in the Member States is not regulated by the Agreement. The usual accreditation procedure applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/438/annex/division/II/division/2.2/division/2.2.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-438/annex/division-II/division-2.2/division-2.2.3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.