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1. In this Regulation, the term ‘special applicants’ means family members of a member of an institution, and the following applicants if they are on long stay outside the Union, including long-term posting:

(a) family members of officials and other servants of the Union who fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 23 of the Staff Regulations of Officials or Articles 11 and 81 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union to be issued the laissez-passer, (b) officials and other servants of the Union who do not fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 23 of the Staff Regulations of Officials or Articles 11 and 81 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union to be issued the laissez-passer, and their family members, (c) Seconded National Experts (‘SNEs’) and their family members, and (d) Junior Professionals in Delegation (‘JPDs’) and their family members.

2. In this Regulation, the term ‘original holder’ means members of an institution, officials and other servants of the Union, SNEs and JPDs holding a laissez-passer pursuant to this Regulation.

3. The term ‘family member’ referred to in this Regulation shall cover mutatis mutandis the spouse or registered partner within the meaning of Article 1 of Annex VII of the Staff Regulations of Officials, the unmarried partner within the meaning of Article 72(1) of the Staff Regulations of Officials, the dependent children within the meaning of Article 2 of Annex VII of the Staff Regulations of Officials and the persons recognised as dependent children within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Annex VII of the Staff Regulations of Officials.

4. Children who are members of the family as defined under Article 1 of the present Annex are covered by the exemption from the requirement to give fingerprints in accordance with point (a) of Article 1(2a) of Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004. General Conditions applicable to the categories of applicants under Article 1 1. The attribution of a laissez-passer to the categories of special applicants under Article 1 shall only be possible in exceptional circumstances and solely if it is in the interest of the Union.

2. In case of a long stay outside the Union, including long-term posting, the laissez-passer shall be granted for the sole purpose of the safe and correct running of the service, when exceptional circumstances and the impossibility to use national passports or travel documents justify it, in particular if it is required for the purpose of travel and proper notification and residency in a third country.

3. The duration of validity of the laissez-passer held by a family member shall never exceed the duration of the validity of the laissez-passer held by the original holder.

4. Any application for a laissez-passer under this Annex shall be duly motivated taking full account of the conditions listed in paragraphs 1 to 3.

5. Applicants under Article 1 shall undergo the same identification and application procedure as the other Union laissez-passer holders.