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the following articles are inserted: ‘Article 5v 1. Russian nationals, who are members of the diplomatic or consular personnel of Russia, or members of the administrative and technical staff or of the service staff of diplomatic missions or consular posts of Russia, or their family members, holders of a valid residence permit, including diplomatic identification documents, or a valid visa issued by another State, who intend to travel to or transit through the territory of any Member State, based on that residence permit or visa, shall notify the Member State or Member States concerned by the travel at least 24 hours before the intended date of entry into their territory. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to minors or family members who are not part of the household of members of the diplomatic mission or consular post. 3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to travel to or transit through the territory of the Member State that issued the residence permit or visa. 4. The notification in paragraph 1 shall include: 5. Member States shall inform the Council of any cases of breach of the obligation in paragraph 1. 6. This Article shall apply from 25 January 2026. Article 5w 1. A Member State may impose an authorisation requirement on the travel to or transit through its territory of Russian nationals, who are members of diplomatic or consular personnel of Russia, or members of the administrative and technical staff or of the service staff of diplomatic missions or consular posts of Russia, or their family members, holders of a valid residence permit, including diplomatic IDs, or a valid visa issued by another State, based on that residence permit or visa. 2. National measures adopted on the basis of paragraph 1: 3. A Member State deciding to adopt national measures pursuant to paragraph 1 shall inform the Council, at least 5 days before the entry into force of such measures. 4. This Article shall apply from 25 January 2026.’ ; the means of transport; for private vehicles, including those owned by a diplomatic mission or a consular post or an employee thereof, it shall include the make, type, and licence plate number; for public transport, it shall include the name of the carrier and the route code or equivalent; the point of entry into the territory; the date of entry into the territory; the point of exit from the territory; the date of exit from the territory. shall comply with the international law obligations of a Member State in respect of its own nationals; shall not apply to minors or family members who are not part of the household of members of the diplomatic mission or consular post; shall be without prejudice to the rights of a natural person in accordance with international law, while proceeding to take up or to return to his or her post, or when returning to his or her own country; shall be without prejudice to cases in which a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely: as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation; as a host country to an international conference or proceeding convened by, or under the auspices of the United Nations (UN); under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran pact) concluded by the Holy See (State of the Vatican City) and Italy; as a host country to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); and shall not apply to travel to and from, or transit through the territories of Member States of natural persons who are members of the diplomatic corps of Russia, for the purposes of participation in an international conference convened by, or organised under the auspices of the European Union, the United Nations and its specialised agencies, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-16 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.