council regul ec februari amend regul ec lai uniform format visa council european union regard treati establish european commun articl iii thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament council regul ec laid uniform format visa measur vienna action plan adopt justic home affair council decemb state attent technic develop order ensur greater secur uniform format visa conclus tamper european council octob state common activ polici visa fals document develop establish uniform visa format essenti element harmonis visa polici make provis establish common standard relat implement uniform format visa common rule technic method standard fill form integr photograph produc high secur standard step element establish reliabl link uniform format visa holder import contribut ensur uniform format visa protect fraudul specif set icao intern civil aviat organis document machin readabl visa account common standard relat implement uniform format visa essenti meet high technic standard facilit detect forg falsifi visa sticker power adopt common standard confer committe set articl regul ec adapt account council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss regul ec amend measur provid regul make uniform format visa secur affect rule govern recognit valid travel document condit govern entri territori member state issu visa affect rule govern recognit valid travel document republ iceland kingdom norwai regul constitut develop provis schengen acqui fall area refer articl point council decis ec arrang applic agreement conclud council european union republ iceland kingdom norwai associ state implement applic develop schengen acqui accord articl protocol posit unit kingdom ireland annex treati european union treati establish european commun unit kingdom gave notic letter decemb part adopt applic regul accord articl protocol posit unit kingdom ireland annex treati european union treati establish european commun ireland particip adopt regul result prejudic articl protocol provis regul appli ireland adopt regul articl regul ec amend articl replac quot articl technic specif uniform format visa relat establish accord procedur refer articl addit element secur requir includ enhanc anti forgeri counterfeit falsif standard technic standard method fill uniform visa colour visa sticker chang accord procedur refer articl quot articl replac quot articl commiss assist committe refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli period laid articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur quot subparagraph ad articl quot integr photograph provid point annex implement latest year adopt technic measur provid adopt measur articl quot point insert annex quot integr photograph produc high secur standard quot articl sentenc annex final version common consular instruct annex final version common manual stand decis schengen execut committe april replac quot technic secur featur visa sticker format contain adopt basi council regul ec lai uniform format visa amend regul ec quot articl regul affect power member state recognit state territori entiti passport ident document travel document issu author articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state accord treati establish european commun brussel februari council presid piqué camp oj opinion deliv decemb publish offici journal oj oj oj oj oj oj oj