residence permit — any authorisation issued by the authorities of a Member State allowing a third-country national to stay legally on its territory, with the exception of: visas; permits issued pending examination of an application for a residence permit or for asylum; authorisations issued for a stay of a duration not exceeding six months by Member States not applying the provisions of Article 21 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders(9) (a)

third-country national — any person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty (b)