Question about Non-Schengen to Schengen passport validity

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While the US Department of State claims that the Netherlands requires six months' validity, the actual requirement is three months:

That passport or travel document must cover your intended stay and remain valid for at least three months after your intended date of departure.

Source: http://www.the-netherlands.org/shared/products-and-services/products-and-services/schengen-visa/entering-the-netherlands-or-the-schengen-area-without-a-visa

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Sweden and The Netherlands are both in the Schengen area and follow its common rules, the Schengen Borders Code, according to which the requirement a traveler must satisfy is that

(Art 6.1.a) they are in possession of a valid travel document entitling the holder to cross the border satisfying the following criteria:
(i) its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States. In a justified case of emergency, this obligation may be waived;
(ii) it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years;

There doesn't seem to be any provision for the Netherlands to require a longer period of validity than these three months.

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