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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-311/annex/division-I/division-1.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/311",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/311 of 27 February 2018 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, with regard to the adoption of common guidelines for the implementation of that Agreement",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-311",
  "path": "annex/division/I/division/1.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.1",
  "heading": "Purpose and scope of application",
  "text": "Article 1 of the Agreement provides that: ‘The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate, on the basis of reciprocity, the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period of 180 days to the citizens of the Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan.’.\nThe Agreement applies to all citizens of the Union and of the Republic of Azerbaijan who apply for a short-stay visa, whichever the country they reside in.\nThe Agreement does not apply to stateless persons holding a residence permit issued by any of the Member States or the Republic of Azerbaijan. The rules of the Union visa acquis and the national law of the Republic of Azerbaijan apply to that category of persons.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/311/annex/division/I/division/1.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:10.698397+00:00"
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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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