**1.** The renewal or extension of the validity of the document is a matter for the authority which issued it, so long as the holder resides lawfully in the territory of the said authority. The issue of a new document is, under the same conditions, a matter for the authority which issued the former document.
**2.** Diplomatic or consular authorities, specially authorised for the purpose, shall be empowered to extend, for a period not exceeding six months, the validity of travel documents issued by their Governments.
Artikel 8
Artikel 8
Onderdeel van Overeenkomst inzake de afgifte van een reisdocument aan vluchtelingen die ressorteren onder het Intergouvernementele Comité voor vluchtelingen· Internationaal publiekrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 13 januari 1947