Directive (EU) 2019/997COM(2018)358

Emergency Travel Document

Stage: In force, reached 20 Jun 2019
In force: In force since 10 Jul 2019 · CELEX 32019L0997
Procedure: Directive
Lead DG: DG JUST
Last activity: 20 Jun 2019

3 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 20 Jun 2019.

15 Sept 2017
- Inception impact assessment closed: Emergency Travel Document, 1 responses · Commission
17 Sept 2018
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Emergency Travel Document · Commission
20 Jun 2019
- Published in the Official Journal

2 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 2 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption	Transposition deadline
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2662	Implementing · Decision	Published
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/1986	Delegated · Directive	Published	Q2 2024	9 Dec 2024

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1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Emergency Travel Document	17 Sept 2018	1

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Council Directive (EU) 2019/997 establishes a uniform EU Emergency Travel Document (EU ETD) for unrepresented citizens in third countries whose passports are lost, stolen, or unavailable. It sets issuance procedures, validity up to 15 days, and a uniform format. In force since 2019, it applies from 36 months after adoption of technical specifications.

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