Those Member States which are bound by the Schengen acquis but which do not issue yet Schengen visas, while awaiting the relevant decision of the Council to that end, shall issue national visas the validity of which is limited to their own territory. In accordance with Decision No 582/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories [1], harmonised measures have been taken in order to simplify the transit of holders of Schengen visa and Schengen residence permits through the territory of the Member States that do not fully apply the Schengen acquis yet.
Τα κράτη μέλη τα οποία δεσμεύονται από το κεκτημένο του Σένγκεν αλλά δεν εκδίδουν ακόμη θεωρήσεις Σένγκεν, εν αναμονή της σχετικής απόφασης του Συμβουλίου, εκδίδουν εθνικές θεωρήσεις η ισχύς των οποίων περιορίζεται στην επικράτειά τους.