council regul ec lai uniform format visa council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament articl treati requir council adopt measur relat uniform format visa januari introduct uniform format visa import step harmon visa polici articl treati stipul intern market compris area intern frontier free movement person ensur accord provis treati step regard form coher measur fall titl vi treati european union essenti uniform format visa inform meet high technic standard notabl safeguard counterfeit falsif suit member state bear univers recogniz secur featur visibl nake ey regul lai specif secret specif supplement specif remain secret order prevent counterfeit falsif includ person data refer data power adopt specif confer commiss ensur inform refer made person essenti member state design bodi respons print uniform format visa member state remain free chang bodi secur reason member state commun compet bodi commiss member state effect regul appli visa cover articl member state free uniform visa format visa purpos cover articl provid differ visibl nake ey incorpor make confus uniform visa imposs regard person data enter uniform format visa accord annex hereto complianc ensur member state data protect provis relev commun legisl adopt regul articl visa issu member state conform articl produc form uniform format sticker conform specif set annex articl technic specif render visa difficult counterfeit falsifi laid accord procedur set articl articl specif refer articl secret publish made bodi design member state respons print person duli author member state commiss member state design bodi respons print visa commun bodi commiss member state bodi design member state purpos member state entitl chang design bodi inform commiss member state articl prejudic relev extens provis data protect individu visa issu verifi person particular enter visa correct delet made inform machin readabl form uniform format visa appear box point annex mention relev travel document articl purpos regul visa author decis member state requir entri territori view intend stai member state member state month transit territori airport transit zone member state member state articl refer made procedur defin articl provis appli commiss assist committe compos repres member state chair repres commiss repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag accord opinion committe measur envisag accord opinion committe opinion deliv commiss delai submit council propos relat measur council act qualifi major expiri period month council act propos measur adopt commiss save council decid measur simpl major articl member state uniform visa format purpos cover articl measur ensur confus visa refer articl articl regul enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european commun articl applic month adopt measur refer articl regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel council presid de charett annex gt refer film gt secur featur sign consist ellips fan shape space optic variabl mark kinegram equival space depend angl view star letter globe visibl size colour logo consist letter letter indic issu member state bnl case benelux countri belgium luxembourg netherland latent imag effect space logo light held flat dark turn logo austria bnl benelux germani dk denmark spain franc fin finland gr greec itali irl ireland portug sweden uk unit kingdom word visa capit letter middl space optic variabl colour depend angl view green red box number visa pre print begin letter letter indic issu countri point special type section complet box begin word valid issu author territori territori visa valid box begin word word line issu author period valid visa box begin word number entri line word durat stai durat applic intend stai dai box begin word issu place issu box begin word date issu fill issu author line word number passport holder passport number box begin word type visa issu author categori visa conform articl regul box begin word remark issu author inform consid provid compli articl regul half line left empti remark box relev machin readabl inform facilit extern border control paper pastel green red blue mark word design box english french issu state add offici commun languag word visa top line offici languag commun