
Article 1 
In Example 9 in Annex 13 to the Common Consular Instructions, the first indent shall be replaced by the following:
'
— This is a multiple-entry short stay travel visa with a validity of up to five years. In the example shown here the validity is three years.'.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.
For the Council
The President
M. BARNIER