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Chapter IV · Residence cards for family members who are not nationals of a Member State › Article 8

Phasing out of existing residence cards

1. Residence cards of family members of Union citizens who are not nationals of a Member State which do not meet the requirements of Article 7 shall cease to be valid at their expiry or by 3 August 2026, whichever is earlier.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1:

(a)

residence cards of family members of Union citizens who are not nationals of a Member State which do not meet the minimum security standards set out in part 2 of ICAO document 9303 or which do not include a functional MRZ compliant with ICAO document 9303 shall be invalid;

(b)

residence cards which do not meet the requirements of Article 7 but meet the minimum security standards set out in part 2 of ICAO document 9303 and the requirements set out in points (c) and (g) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 shall cease to be valid at their expiry or by 3 August 2031, whichever is earlier.

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