council regul ec decemb standard secur featur biometr passport travel document issu member state council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament european council thessaloniki june confirm coher approach need european union biometr identifi biometr data document countri nation european union citizen passport inform system vi si ii minimum secur standard passport introduc resolut repres govern member state meet council octob upgrad resolut commun measur order achiev enhanc harmonis secur standard passport travel document protect falsif time biometr identifi integr passport travel document order establish reliabl link genuin holder document harmonis secur featur integr biometr identifi import step element perspect futur develop european level render travel document secur establish reliabl link holder passport travel document import contribut ensur protect fraudul specif intern civil aviat organis icao set document machin readabl travel document account regul limit harmonis secur featur includ biometr identifi passport travel document member state design author bodi authoris access data contain storag medium document matter nation legisl subject relev provis commun law european union law intern agreement regul lai specif secret specif supplement specif remain secret order prevent risk counterfeit falsif addit technic specif adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss commiss assist committe establish articl council regul ec lai uniform format visa order ensur inform refer made person essenti member state design bodi respons produc passport travel document member state remain free chang bodi secur reason member state commun compet bodi commiss member state regard person data process context passport travel document direct ec european parliament council octob protect individu regard process person data free movement data appli ensur inform store passport provid regul annex mention relev travel document accord principl proportion achiev basic object introduc common secur standard interoper biometr identifi lai rule member state give effect convent implement schengen agreement june regul order achiev object pursu accord paragraph articl treati accord articl protocol posit denmark annex treati european union treati establish european commun denmark take part adopt regul bound subject applic regul build schengen acqui provis titl iv part treati establish european commun denmark accord articl protocol decid period month council adopt regul implement nation law regul constitut develop provis schengen acqui unit kingdom part accord council decis ec request unit kingdom great britain northern ireland part provis schengen acqui unit kingdom take part adopt bound subject applic regul constitut develop provis schengen acqui ireland part accord council decis ec februari ireland request part provis schengen acqui ireland take part adopt bound subject applic iceland norwai regul constitut develop provis schengen acqui mean agreement conclud council european union republ iceland kingdom norwai associ state implement applic develop schengen acqui fall area refer articl council decis ec arrang applic agreement switzerland regul constitut develop provis schengen acqui mean agreement sign european union european commun swiss confeder associ swiss confeder implement applic develop schengen acqui fall area refer articl decis ec read conjunct articl council decis octob sign behalf european union sign behalf european commun provision applic provis agreement adopt regul articl passport travel document issu member state compli minimum secur standard set annex passport travel document includ storag medium facial imag member state includ fingerprint interoper format data secur storag medium suffici capac capabl guarante integr authent confidenti data regul appli passport travel document issu member state appli ident card issu member state nation temporari passport travel document valid month articl addit technic specif passport travel document relat establish accord procedur refer articl addit secur featur requir includ enhanc anti forgeri counterfeit falsif standard technic specif storag medium biometr featur secur includ prevent unauthoris access requir qualiti common standard facial imag fingerprint articl accord procedur refer articl decid specif refer articl secret publish case made bodi design member state respons print person duli authoris member state commiss member state design bodi respons print passport travel document commun bodi commiss member state bodi design member state member state entitl chang design bodi inform commiss member state articl prejudic data protect rule person passport travel document issu verifi person data contain passport travel document rectif erasur inform machin readabl form includ passport travel document provid regul annex mention passport travel document issu member state accord nation legisl purpos regul biometr featur passport travel document verifi authent document ident holder mean directli compar featur passport travel document requir produc law articl commiss assist committe set articl regul ec refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli period laid articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union member state appli regul facial imag latest month fingerprint latest month adopt measur refer articl valid passport travel document issu affect regul bind entireti directli applic member state accord treati establish european commun brussel decemb council presid bot oj opinion publish offici journal oj oj oj regul amend act access oj direct amend regul ec oj oj convent amend regul ec oj oj oj oj oj council document access http regist consilium eu int council document access http regist consilium eu int annex