# Council Regulation (EC) No 856/2008 of 24 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas as regards the numbering of visas, Division 5a: This box shall contain the three-letter country code as set out in ICAO Document 9303 on machine-readable travel documents, indicating the issuing Member State.

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

The ‘number of the visa sticker’ is the three-letter country code as set out in box 5a and the national number as referred to in box 5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/856/annex/division/1/division/5a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-856/annex/division-1/division-5a
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