S.L. 61.3 Art. 8Cases of extreme urgency.

(1) In cases of extreme urgency, the passport officer may issue an EU ETD without prior consultation of the Member State of nationality. Before doing so, the passport officer shall have exhausted the available means of communication with the Member State of nationality.

(2) The passport officer shall notify as soon as possible the Member State of nationality of the fact that an EU ETD has been issued and of the identity of the person to whom the EU ETD was issued. The said notification shall include all data which was included on the EU ETD.