documents and identity will be checked by a Palestinian official according to a procedure promulgated by the Manager of the Palestinian wing; and

3. the passenger will be directed to the exit of the Palestinian wing, where he will then hand over the abovementioned blue card to the Israeli and Palestinian officials posted there.
   
   

3. Passengers Entering from Egypt or Jordan

1. The procedure set out in paragraph 2.a above will also apply with respect to the entry of residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
   
   
2. The procedure set out in paragraph 2.b above will also apply with respect to the entry of visitors to the Gaza Strip and West Bank passing through the Palestinian wing, with the following adjustments:
   
   
1. without prejudice to each side's authority to deny the entry of visitors passing through the Palestinian wing pursuant to Article VIII of Annex I, only visitors holding a passport or travel document valid for at least six months shall be permitted entry;
   
   
2. in exceptional cases, visitors holding a passport or a travel document valid for less than six months shall be permitted entry for a stay of 30 days. Such passengers, visitor's permits will not be extended by the Council unless the validity of their passport or their travel document has been extended for at least six months; and
   
   
3. the extension of the abovementioned visitor's permit shall be carried out in accordance with Appendix 1 to Annex III of the Agreement.
   
   

4. Miscellaneous

1. Should a passenger in the Palestinian wing be apprehended by either side pursuant to paragraph 3.e of Article VIII of Annex I:
   
   
1. the document control duty officer of the apprehending side shall notify the document control duty officer of the other side of the apprehension;
   
   
2. if the passenger is apprehended by an Israeli official, the Palestinian document control duty officer will ensure the immediate arrival of a Palestinian policeman to meet with the apprehended passenger; and
   
   
3. following notification to the Liaison Bureau, any further treatment of the apprehended passenger will be in accordance with Annex IV to the Agreement.
   
   

2. A passenger shall be denied exit abroad in the following circumstances:
   
   
1. if the passenger has been duly apprehended in accordance with the Agreement;
   
   
2. if the passenger is not in possession of the required documents to travel abroad pursuant to Appendix l to Annex III of the Agreement; or

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