Article 3

A visa may be issued pursuant to this Regulation only where the person concerned: has been designated by one of the responsible organisations and accredited by the Organising Committee of the Member State hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games as a participant in the Olympic and/or Paralympic Games; holds a valid travel document authorising the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5 of the Schengen Borders Code; is not a person for whom an alert has been issued for the purpose of refusing entry; is not considered to be a threat to public policy, national security or the international relations of any of the Member States.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.