# 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, Division 2.1.3: Leaving the country in the event of the loss or theft of identity documents

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

Article 8 of the Agreement provides that:
‘Citizens of the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan who have lost their identity documents, or from whom these documents have been stolen while staying in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the Member States, may leave the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the Member States on the basis of valid identity documents entitling them to cross the border issued by diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Member States or of the Republic of Azerbaijan without any visa or other authorisation.’.
In the event of a loss or theft of identity documents, valid identity documents entitling visa holders to cross the border issued by diplomatic missions or consular posts will be sufficient as the basis for leaving the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the Schengen area. No further documents, authorisations or formalities of any sort can be expected by the host country authorities from the visa holder or the consular post.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/311/annex/division/II/division/2.1/division/2.1.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-311/annex/division-II/division-2.1/division-2.1.3
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