22 Amendments of Carlos COELHO related to 2018/0104(COD)
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2004/38/EC, Member States are to issue and renew identity cards or passports to their nationals in accordance with national laws. Furthermore, Article 8 of Directive 2004/38/EC provides that they may require citizens of the Union and their family members to register with the relevant authorities. Member States are required to issue registration certificates to Union citizens under the conditions set out therein. Conversely, Member States are not required to issue residence cards to European citizens. Member States are also required to issue residence cards to family members who are not nationals of a Member State and, on application, to issue documents certifying permanent residence and permanent residence cards.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The 2016 Action Plan on document security also noted that obtaining authentic documents on the basis of false ‘breeder’ documents (birth, marriage and death certificates) remains one of the biggest threats in the European Union, as it is very difficult to detect.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) Member States and the European Commission, in cooperation with Europol, should examine how breeder documents can be made more fraud- resistant, e.g. by adding security features;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Once features foreseen by this Regulation are in place, national identity cards, along with passports, should be mutually recognized by Member States. Residence cards for EU citizens should, as a rule, not be issued.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The specifications of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Document 9303 (seventh edition, 2015) on machine-readable documents which ensure global interoperability including for machine readability and using visual inspection should be taken into account forby the purpose of this RegulCommission when drawing up additional technical specifications.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the additional technical specifications, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council1a _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p.13)
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation strengthens the security standards applicable to identity cards issued by Member States to their nationals and to residence documents issued by Member States to Union citizens and their family members when exercisingto facilitate their right to free movement.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Security standards/format/specifications
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) Identity cards issued by Member States shall be produced in ID-1 format and shall comply with the following minimum security standards set out in ICAO Document 9303 (seventh edition, 2015): (a) The document title ('Identity card') shall appear in the official language or languages of the issuing Member State and at least one other official language of the institutions of the Union; (b) Identity cards shall include a machine readable zone; (c) Identity cards shall include a highly secure storage medium which shall contain a facial image of the holder of the card and two fingerprints taken flat in interoperable formats only accessible to the holder, competent authorities and, upon authorization of the user, to other entities.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) children under the age of 126 years;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
(10) Identity cards shall have a maximum period of validity of 10 years. Derogations may be provided for specific age groupscitizens below 18 and above 65.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Technical Specifications (1) Additional technical specifications for identity cards shall be established in accordance with international standards, including in particular the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to lay down those technical specifications, including the format of the cards as well as the substrate and printing techniques used to produce the cards. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12a. (2) In accordance with the procedure referred to in article 12a, it may be decided that the specifications referred to in paragraph1 shall be secret and not be published for reasons of security. In this case, the specifications shall be made available only to the bodies designated by the Member States as responsible for printing and to persons duly authorised by a Member State or the Commission.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b Minimum mandatory elements to be included on ID cards Identity Cards issued by Member States to citizens of the Union shall indicate at least the following: a) The three-letter country code of the issuing Member State b) The logo of the Union c) The document number d) The Card Access Number (CAN) e) Name: surname(s)and forename(s), in that order f) Sex g) Nationality h) The expiry date of the document i) Date of birth j) Place of birth k) Place of issue/issuing authority l) Signature of the holder m) An identity photograph, taken live, securely integrated into the card body.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3 c Mutual recognition National Identity Cards issued by Member States to citizens of the Union shall be recognized by public and private authorities across the European Union for the purpose of identity verification.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 d (new)
Article 3 d (new)
Article 3 d Interoperability (1) Member States shall exchange all digital certificates required for the readability of the secure storage medium. (2) Formats used for the secure storage medium shall be interoperable, including with automated border crossing points.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3 a) Biometric data collected for national identity cards shall not be used for any other purpose other than that for which they were collected.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
(2) No soonlater than six years after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and present it and a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. The evaluation shall be conducted according to the Commission's better regulation Guidelines.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Committee procedure The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.