{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-997/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-997/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2019/997",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive (EU) 2019/997 of 18 June 2019 establishing an EU Emergency Travel Document and repealing Decision 96/409/CFSP",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-997",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Validity",
  "text": "An EU ETD shall be valid for the period required for completion of the journey for which it is issued. In calculating that period, allowance shall be made for necessary overnight stops and for making travel connections. The period of validity shall include an additional ‘period of grace’ of two days. Save in exceptional circumstances, the validity of an EU ETD shall not exceed 15 calendar days.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2019/997/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:26.220433+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}