Article 1 
This Decision introduces a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders whereby the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as the new Member States) may recognise unilaterally as equivalent to their national visas for the purpose of transit the documents referred to in Article 2(1) and those referred to in Article 3 issued by other new Member States to third-country nationals subject to a visa obligation pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001. The implementation of this Decision shall not affect the checks to be carried out on persons at the external borders in compliance with Articles 5 to 13 and 18 to 19 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006.
Article 2 
1. A new Member State may consider as equivalent to its national visa, for the purpose of transit, the following documents, irrespective of the nationality of the holders: (i) a ‘uniform visa’ as referred to in Article 10 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement; (ii) a ‘long-stay visa’ as referred to in Article 18 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement; (iii) a ‘residence permit’ as included in Annex IV to the Common Consular Instructions. 2. If a new Member State decides to apply this Decision, it shall recognise all the documents referred to in paragraph 1, regardless of which State issued the document.
Article 3 
Any new Member State that applies Article 2 may, in addition, recognise national short-term visas, long-term visas and resident permits issued by one or more other new Member States as equivalent to its national visa for the purpose of transit. The documents issued by new Member States which may be recognised pursuant to this Decision are listed in the Annex.
Article 4 
New Member States may only recognise documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purpose of transit, if the duration of the transit by the third-country national through the territory of the new Member State(s) does not exceed five days. The period of validity of the documents referred to in Articles 2 and 3 shall cover the duration of the transit.
Article 5 
Any new Member State that decides to apply this Decision shall notify the Commission thereof by 1 August 2006. The Commission shall publish the information communicated by the new Member States in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 6 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply until the date to be determined by the Council decision adopted pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.