Valid un-stamped Dutch tourist visa, do I need Airport Transit Visa (ATV) for France? - Pakistan Passport

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You don't need an airport transit visa. Article 3(5) of the Schengen Visa code provides that

The following categories of persons shall be exempt from the requirement to hold an airport transit visa provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2:

(a) holders of a valid uniform visa, national long-stay visa or residence permit issued by a Member State;

The slightly confusing thing is that under some conditions, actually entering France on this visa could be problematic but you are not doing that. If your visa is valid, you're exempt from the other requirement, period. There is no ambiguity about that and you won't be crossing an external border, where all the other rules become relevant.

Additionally, note that any US visa you may have (as you probably need one to enter the US) would also exempt you from the airport transit visa requirement.

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