1.The laissez-passer shall be accorded solely in the interest of the Union to members of the institutions of the Union referred to in paragraph 2 and its servants. It shall be issued to servants in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 23 of the Staff Regulations of Officials, as well as Articles 11 and 81 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union. The laissez-passer may be issued, solely in the interest of the Union in exceptional cases and upon due motivation, to special applicants pursuant to Annex II.
2.This Regulation shall apply to the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the European Union, as well as to the European External Action Service (hereinafter referred to as the ‘institutions’).