European Union passport design guidelines (color and format) for EEA states

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passport design standard travel document specification

European Union passport design guidelines (color and format) for EEA states are the common standards that specify the appearance and layout of passports issued by European Economic Area countries to ensure a harmonized, easily recognizable travel document across the region.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	passport design standard ⓘ travel document specification ⓘ
alignsWith	ICAO Doc 9303 standards for machine readable travel documents ⓘ
allows	additional national languages for the word PASSPORT ⓘ limited variation in shade of burgundy cover color ⓘ national motifs as background designs ⓘ national symbols on inner pages ⓘ
appliesTo	European Economic Area member states NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union member states NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoWiderUse	in the 1980s for common EU passport appearance ⓘ
distinguishes	EU member state passports from third-country passports by common design elements ⓘ
hasPurpose	easy recognition of passports issued in the EEA ⓘ facilitation of border control checks ⓘ harmonization of passport appearance ⓘ
influences	passport recognition by automated border control systems ⓘ
isBasedOn	Council and EU regulations on security features and biometrics in passports NERFINISHED ⓘ
isFollowedBy	Iceland for its national passports NERFINISHED ⓘ Liechtenstein for its national passports NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway for its national passports ⓘ Switzerland for its machine readable and biometric features, but not cover color ⓘ
recommends	burgundy or burgundy-red cover color for EU member state passports ⓘ
requires	Latin alphabet for the word PASSPORT ⓘ compliance with EU data protection rules for biometric data ⓘ inclusion of a digital photograph of the holder ⓘ inclusion of date of birth field on the data page ⓘ inclusion of date of issue and date of expiry fields ⓘ inclusion of document number in machine readable zone ⓘ inclusion of issuing authority field ⓘ inclusion of nationality field on the data page ⓘ inclusion of personal data page with standardized fields ⓘ inclusion of sex field on the data page ⓘ inclusion of the country coat of arms on the front cover ⓘ machine readable zone in accordance with ICAO Doc 9303 ⓘ standard A-series or similar booklet size ⓘ standardized layout of the biographical data page ⓘ use of security printing techniques ⓘ use of ultraviolet security features ⓘ use of watermarks and other anti-counterfeiting features ⓘ
specifies	passport cover color ⓘ passport format ⓘ placement of the European Union designation on the cover for EU members ⓘ placement of the country name on the cover ⓘ placement of the word PASSPORT on the cover ⓘ use of biometric passport symbol on the cover for biometric passports ⓘ
supports	Schengen area border management NERFINISHED ⓘ mutual trust in document security among EEA states ⓘ
wasUpdatedFor	introduction of biometric passports in EU and EEA states ⓘ

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