# European passport and travel documents: standards for security features and biometrics

European Parliament procedure 2007/0216(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 14 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2008-06-18 and 2008-07-16.

## What the amendments focus on

A regulation on standards for security features and biometrics in European passports and travel documents. The amendments concern access to and storage of biometric data, its use for border control, exemptions from fingerprinting for young children with debated age limits, the validity period of minors' passports, a Commission report on application, and the European Data Protection Supervisor's opinion.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos COELHO | Portugal | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1892.md |
| Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN | Germany | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1849.md |
| Martine ROURE | France | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4313.md |
| Baroness Sarah LUDFORD | United Kingdom | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4529.md |
| Urszula GACEK | Poland | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39763.md |
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| Frieda BREPOELS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28463.md |

## Official source documents

- PE407.735: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.735+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.639: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.639+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-0216-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-0216-COD.json

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