Procedure
European passport and travel documents: standards for security features and biometrics
2007/0216(COD)·6th term·LIBE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Schengen area, Schengen acquis · External borders crossing and controls, visas · Police, judicial and customs cooperation in general
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): COELHO Carlos (PPE-DE)
Summary
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.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled18 Jun 2008 – 16 Jul 2008
- Procedure completed
14
Amendments
distinct, in window
7
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee(s)
18 Jun 2008 – 16 Jul 2008
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
7 Members · by amendment count1🇵🇹
Carlos COELHO
European People's Party (EPP) · Portugal
4(4 solo)
2🇩🇪Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN
Socialists & Democrats · Germany
3(3 solo)
3🇫🇷Martine ROURE
PSE · France
2(2 solo)
4🇬🇧Baroness Sarah LUDFORD
ALDE · United Kingdom
2(2 solo)
5🇵🇱Urszula GACEK
PPE-DE · Poland
1(1 solo)
6🇱🇻Tatjana ŽDANOKA
Non-attached · Latvia
1(1 solo)
7🇧🇪Frieda BREPOELS
Greens / EFA · Belgium
1(1 solo)
The amendments, in full text
14 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.
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