EUR-Lex - 32002F0465 - EN Avis juridique important | 32002F0465 Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams Official Journal L 162 , 20/06/2002 P. 0001 - 0003 Council Framework Decisionof 13 June 2002on joint investigation teams(2002/465/JHA)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union, and in particular Article 34(2)(b) thereof,Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) One of the Union's objectives is to provide citizens with a high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and justice and this objective is to be achieved by preventing and combating crime through closer cooperation between police forces, customs authorities and other competent authorities in the Member States, while respecting the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law on which the Union is founded and which are common to the Member States.(2) The European Council held in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999 called for joint investigation teams as foreseen in the Treaty to be set up without delay, as a first step, to combat trafficking in drugs and human beings as well as terrorism.(3) Provision has been made in Article 13 of the Convention established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union(3) for the establishment and operation of joint investigation teams.(4) The Council urges that all measures be taken to ensure that this Convention is ratified as soon as possible, and in any event in the course of 2002.(5) The Council recognises that it is important to respond quickly to the European Council's call for the setting up of joint investigative teams without delay.(6) The Council considers that for the purpose of combating international crime as effectively as possible, it is appropriate that at this stage a specific legally binding instrument on joint investigation teams should be adopted at the level of the Union which should apply to joint investigations into trafficking in drugs and human beings as well as terrorism.(7) The Council considers that such teams should be set up, as a matter of priority, to combat offences committed by terrorists.(8) The Member States that set up a team should decide on its composition, purpose and duration.(9) The Member States setting up a team should have the possibility to decide, where possible and in accordance with applicable law, to let persons not representing the competent authorities of Member States take part in the activities of the team, and that such persons may include representatives of, for example, Europol, the Commission (OLAF) or representatives of authorities of non Member States, and in particular representatives of law enforcement authorities of the United States. In such cases the agreement setting up the team should specify issues relating to possible liability for such representatives.(10) A joint investigating team should operate in the territory of a Member State in conformity with the law applicable to that Member State.(11) This Framework Decision should be without prejudice to any other existing provisions or arrangements on the setting up or operation of joint investigation teams,HAS ADOPTED THIS FRAMEWORK DECISION:Article 1Joint investigation teams1. By mutual agreement, the competent authorities of two or more Member States may set up a joint investigation team for a specific purpose and a limited period, which may be extended by mutual consent, to carry out criminal investigations in one or more of the Member States setting up the team. The composition of the team shall be set out in the agreement.A joint investigation team may, in particular, be set up where:(a) a Member State's investigations into criminal offences require difficult and demanding investigations having links with other Member States;(b) a number of Member States are conducting investigations into criminal offences in which the circumstances of the case necessitate coordinated, concerted action in the Member States involved.A request for the setting up of a joint investigation team may be made by any of the Member States concerned. The team shall be set up in one of the Member States in which the investigations are expected to be carried out.2. In addition to the information referred to in the relevant provisions of Article 14 of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Article 37 of the Benelux Treaty of 27 June 1962, as amended by the Protocol of 11 May 1974, requests for the setting up of a joint investigation team shall include proposals for the composition of the team.3. A joint investigation team shall operate in the territory of the Member States setting up the team under the following general conditions:(a) The leader of the team shall be a representative of the competent authority participating in criminal investigations from the Member State in which the team operates. The leader of the team shall act within the limits of his or her competence under national law.(b) The team shall carry out its operations in accordance with the law of the Member State in which it operates. The members of the team shall carry out their tasks under the leadership of the person referred to in subparagraph (a), taking into account the conditions set by their own authorities in the agreement on setting up the team.(c) The Member State in which the team operates shall make the necessary organisational arrangements for it to do so.4. In this Framework Decision, members of the joint investigation team from Member States other than the Member State in which the team operates are referred to as being "seconded" to the team.5. Seconded members of the joint investigation team shall be entitled to be present when investigative measures are taken in the Member State of operation. However, the leader of the team may, for particular reasons, in accordance with the law of the Member State where the team operates, decide otherwise.6. Seconded members of the joint investigation team may, in accordance with the law of the Member State where the team operates, be entrusted by the leader of the team with the task of taking certain investigative measures where this has been approved by the competent authorities of the Member State of operation and the seconding Member State.7. Where the joint investigation team needs investigative measures to be taken in one of the Member States setting up the team, members seconded to the team by that Member State may request their own competent authorities to take those measures. Those measures shall be considered in that Member State under the conditions which would apply if they were requested in a national investigation.8. Where the joint investigation team needs assistance from a Member State other than those which have set up the team, or from a third State, the request for assistance may be made by the competent authorities of the State of operations to the competent authorities of the other State concerned in accordance with the relevant instruments or arrangements.9. A member of the joint investigation team may, in accordance with his or her national law and within the limits of his or her competence, provide the team with information available in the Member State which has seconded him or her for the purpose of the criminal investigations conducted by the team.10. Information lawfully obtained by a member or seconded member while part of a joint investigation team which is not otherwise available to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned may be used for the following purposes:(a) for the purposes for which the team has been set up;(b) subject to the prior consent of the Member State where the information became available, for detecting, investigating and prosecuting other criminal offences. Such consent may be withheld only in cases where such use would endanger criminal investigations in the Member State concerned or in respect of which that Member State could refuse mutual assistance;(c) for preventing an immediate and serious threat to public security, and without prejudice to subparagraph (b) if subsequently a criminal investigation is opened;(d) for other purposes to the extent that this is agreed between Member States setting up the team.11. This Framework Decision shall be without prejudice to any other existing provisions or arrangements on the setting up or operation of joint investigation teams.12. To the extent that the laws of the Member States concerned or the provisions of any legal instrument applicable between them permit, arrangements may be agreed for persons other than representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States setting up the joint investigation team to take part in the activities of the team. Such persons may, for example, include officials of bodies set up pursuant to the Treaty. The rights conferred upon the members or seconded members of the team by virtue of this Framework Decision shall not apply to these persons unless the agreement expressly states otherwise.Article 2Criminal liability regarding officialsDuring the operations referred to in Article 1, officials from a Member State other than the Member State of operation shall be regarded as officials of the Member State of operation with respect to offences committed against them or by them.Article 3Civil liability regarding officials1. Where, in accordance with Article 1, officials of a Member State are operating in another Member State, the first Member State shall be liable for any damage caused by them during their operations, in accordance with the law of the Member State in whose territory they are operating.2. The Member State in whose territory the damage referred to in paragraph 1 was caused shall make good such damage under the conditions applicable to damage caused by its own officials.3. The Member State whose officials have caused damage to any person in the territory of another Member State shall reimburse the latter in full any sums it has paid to the victims or persons entitled on their behalf.4. Without prejudice to the exercise of its rights vis-à-vis third parties and with the exception of paragraph 3, each Member State shall refrain, in the case provided for in paragraph 1, from requesting reimbursement of damages it has sustained from another Member State.Article 4Implementation1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this Framework Decision by 1 January 2003.2. Member States shall transmit to the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission the text of any provisions transposing into their national law the obligations imposed on them under this Framework Decision. On the basis of this and other information, the Commission shall, by 1 July 2004, submit a report to the Council on the operation of this Framework Decision. The Council shall assess the extent to which the Member States have complied with this Framework Decision.Article 5Entry into forceThis Framework Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal. It shall cease to have effect when the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between Member States of the European Union has entered into force in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Rajoy Brey(1) OJ C 295, 20.10.2001, p. 9.(2) Opinion delivered on 13 November 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ C 197, 12.7.2000, p. 1.

Summary: Joint investigation teams Joint investigation teams SUMMARY OF: Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA on joint investigation teams WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE FRAMEWORK DECISION? It sets out the rules for the setting up and functioning of joint investigation teams (JITs). The rationale is that certain types of crime within the European Union (EU) can be more effectively investigated by JITs set up for a fixed period following an agreement between EU countries. KEY POINTS The framework decision was a response to a meeting of EU countries in 1999 which called for such teams to be set up without delay to combat drug and human trafficking, as well as terrorism. The Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters adopted in May 2000 provides for the setting up of JITs. However, because of the slow rate of ratification, this framework decision was adopted with implementation to be completed by 1 January 2003. The framework decision will cease to have effect, once the convention has entered into force in all EU countries. Where a criminal investigation within the EU requires coordinated and concerted action, at least two EU countries may set up a JIT. To that end, the competent authorities of the relevant EU countries enter into an agreement determining the procedures to be followed by the team. The joint team must be set up for: a specific purpose; and a limited period (which may be renewed with the agreement of all the parties involved). The EU countries that set up the team decide on its composition, purpose and duration. The team is led by a person from one of the EU countries in which the investigation is taking place. They may also allow representatives of Europol, Eurojust, OLAF and representatives of non-EU countries to take part in the team’s activities. All members of the team must carry out their duties within the laws of the country in which they are operating. JITs may also be set up with and between countries outside the EU provided that a legal basis, such as an international agreement or national legislation, exists. On 1 December 2014, the United Kingdom notified the European Commission that it wished to participate in the framework decision. This was confirmed by Commission Decision 2014/858/EU. On 11 March 2016, Italy notified the Commission that it had incorporated the framework decision in its national law. This means that all EU countries now have an EU legal basis on which to set up joint investigation teams. FROM WHEN DOES THE FRAMEWORK DECISION APPLY? It has applied since 20 June 2002. EU countries had to incorporate it into their national law by 1 January 2003. BACKGROUND In July 2005, the network of national experts on joint investigation teams (JITs network) was established to implement the ‘Hague Programme’ and its commitment that each EU country should designate a national expert ‘with a view to encouraging the use of JITs and exchanging experience on best practice’ (Council document 11037/05). Since 2005, the JITs network has met once each year and since mid-January 2011, the JITs network has a secretariat — hosted by Eurojust — that promotes the activities of the JITs network and supports the national experts in their work. In that view, since 2012, the JITs network secretariat has supported the development of a form designed to assist practitioners in assessing the performance of JITs, including the results achieved, the legal issues and practical difficulties encountered. A first version of the JIT evaluation form was developed and made available to JIT practitioners in April 2014. The steadily increasing number of joint investigation teams set up every year demonstrates that they are key tools that enable investigations to be coordinated and that they increase mutual trust among EU law enforcement and judicial authorities. For more information see: ‘Joint Investigation Teams — JITs’ on Europol's website ‘Joint Investigation Teams’ on Eurojust's website. MAIN DOCUMENT Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams (OJ L 162, 20.6.2002, pp. 1-3) RELATED DOCUMENTS Commission Decision 2014/858/EU of 1 December 2014 on the notification by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of its wish to participate in acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters adopted before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and which are not part of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 345, 1.12.2014, pp. 6-9) last update 12.01.2017


EUR-Lex - 32002R1030 - EN Avis juridique important | 32002R1030 Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals Official Journal L 157 , 15/06/2002 P. 0001 - 0007 Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002of 13 June 2002laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationalsTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular point 3 of Article 63 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) The Treaty of Amsterdam aims to establish progressively an area of freedom, security and justice and confers a shared right of initiative on the Commission in order to take the relevant measures on a harmonised immigration policy.(2) Paragraph 38(c)(ii) of the action plan of the Council and the Commission on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice(3) provides for the preparation of rules concerning procedures for the issue by Member States of long-visas and residence permits.(3) The Tampere European Council of 15 and 16 October 1999 emphasised the need for this harmonised immigration policy, particularly in view of the provisions of the Treaty relating to the entry and residence of third-country nationals.(4) Council Joint Action 97/11/JHA(4) concerning a uniform format for residence permits confirms the need to harmonise the format of residence permits issued by Member States to third-country nationals. Consequently, it is appropriate that Joint Action 97/11/JHA should henceforth be replaced by a Community act.(5) It is essential that the uniform format for residence permits should contain all the necessary information and meet very high technical standards, in particular as regards safeguards against counterfeiting and falsification. This will contribute to the objective of preventing and combating illegal immigration and illegal residence. The format should also be suited to use by all the Member States and bear universally recognisable harmonised security features, which are visible to the naked eye.(6) In order to improve protection of residence permits against counterfeiting and falsification, Member States and the Commission will consider at regular intervals, in line with technological developments, what changes should be made to the security features built into permits, especially incorporation and use of new biometric features.(7) This Regulation only lays down such specifications as are not secret. These specifications need to be supplemented by specifications which are to remain secret in order to prevent the risk of counterfeiting and falsifications and which may not include personal data or references to such data. Powers to adopt such additional technical specifications should be conferred on the Commission, which will be assisted by the Committee established by Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas(5). In this respect, it should be ensured that any lack of continuity with regard to the residence permits arising from the Council Decisions of 17 December 1997 and 8 June 2001 is avoided.(8) To ensure that the information in question is not divulged more widely than is necessary, it is also essential that each Member State designate a single body for printing the uniform format for residence permits, while retaining the possibility of changing that body, if necessary. For security reasons, each Member State should communicate the name of the competent body to the Commission and to the other Member States.(9) Member States should, in consultation with the Commission, implement the necessary measures to ensure that the processing of personal data complies with the level of protection referred to in Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data(6).(10) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(7).(11) This Regulation does not affect the competence of Member States with regard to the recognition of States and territorial entities and passports, travel and identity documents issued by their authorities.(12) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Regulation and is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation aims to build upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of the third part of Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark will, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Regulation whether it will transpose it into its national law.(13) As regards the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis falling within the area referred to in Article 1, point B, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(8).(14) In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom gave notice, by letter of 3 July 2001, of its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Regulation.(15) In accordance with Article 1 of the said Protocol, Ireland is not participating in the adoption of this Regulation. Consequently and without prejudice to Article 4 of the aforementioned Protocol, the provisions of this Regulation do not apply to Ireland,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 11. Residence permits issued by Member States to third-country nationals shall be drawn up in a uniform format and provide sufficient space for the information set out in the Annex hereto. The uniform format may be used as a sticker or a stand-alone document. Each Member State may add in the relevant space of the uniform format information of importance regarding the nature of the permit and the legal status of the person concerned, in particular information as to whether or not the person is permitted to work.2. For the purpose of this Regulation,(a) "residence permit" shall mean any authorisation issued by the authorities of a Member State allowing a third-country national to stay legally on its territory, with the exception of:(i) visas;(ii) permits issued pending examination of an application for a residence permit or for asylum;(iii) authorisations issued for a stay of a duration not exceeding six months by Member States not applying the provisions of Article 21 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders(9);(b) "third-country national" shall mean any person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 17(1) of the Treaty.Article 21. Additional technical specifications for the uniform format for residence permits relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2):(a) additional security features and requirements including enhanced anti-forgery, counterfeiting and falsification standards;(b) technical processes and rules for the filling in of the uniform residence permit;(c) other rules to be observed for the filling in of the uniform residence permit.2. The colours of the uniform residence permit may be changed in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).Article 3The specifications referred to in Article 2 shall be secret and not be published. They shall be made available only to the bodies designated by the Member States as responsible for the printing and to persons duly authorised by a Member State or the Commission.Each Member State shall designate one body having responsibility for printing the uniform residence permit. It shall communicate the name of that body to the Commission and the other Member States. The same body may be designated by two or more Member States. Each Member State shall be entitled to change its designated body. It shall inform the Commission and the other Member States accordingly.Article 4Without prejudice to data protection rules, persons to whom the residence permit is issued shall have the right to verify the personal particulars contained in the residence permit and, where appropriate, to have them corrected or deleted.No information in machine-readable form shall be included in the residence permit, unless provided for in the Annex hereto or unless it is mentioned in the relevant travel document.Article 5This Regulation shall not apply to third-country nationals who are:- members of the families of citizens of the Union exercising their right to free movement,- nationals of Member States of the European Free Trade Association party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and members of their families exercising their right to free movement in accordance with that Agreement,- nationals of third countries who are exempt from the requirement to hold a visa and who are authorised to stay in a Member State for a period of less than three months.Article 6The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2).Article 71. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1683/95.2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.Article 8This Regulation shall not affect the powers of the Member States regarding recognition of States and territorial entities and passports, identity documents and travel documents issued by their authorities.Article 9Member States shall issue the uniform format for residence permits defined in Article 1 no later than one year after the adoption of the additional security features and requirements referred to in Article 2(1)(a).From that date, this Regulation shall, in the Member States concerned, replace Joint Action 97/11/JHA.The integration of the photograph provided for in point 14 of the Annex on a third-country nationals' residence permit in the form of a sticker shall be implemented at the latest five years after the adoption of the technical specifications provided for the adoption of this measure in Article 2.However, the validity of authorisations already granted in another format of residence permit shall not be affected by the introduction of the uniform format for residence permits, unless the Member State concerned decides otherwise.Article 10This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Rajoy Brey(1) OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 304.(2) Opinion delivered on 12 December 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ C 19, 23.1.1999, p. 1.(4) OJ L 7, 10.1.1997, p. 1.(5) OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 334/2002 (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 7).(6) OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.(7) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(8) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.(9) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.ANNEX(a) DescriptionThe residence permit will be produced either as a sticker, if possible in ID 2 format, or as a stand-alone document in ID 1 or ID 2 format. It will be based on the specifications set out in the ICAO documents on machine-readable visas (document 9303, part 2) or on machine-readable travel documents (cards) (document 9303, part 3). It will contain the following entries:1. The title of the document (residence permit) will appear in the language(s) of the issuing Member State(1).2. The document number (with special security features and preceded by an identification letter).3.1. Name: surname and forename(s) in that order(2).4.2. "Valid until" will indicate the relevant expiry date or, where appropriate, a word to indicate unlimited validity.5.3. Place of issue and date of beginning of validity: the place and date of issue of the residence permit(3).6.4. Type of permit: the specific type of residence permit issued by the Member State to the third-country national(4). The residence permit of a member of the family of a citizen of the European Union who has not exercised the right of free movement must contain the entry "family member".7.5.-9. Remarks: Member States may enter details and indications for national use necessary in the light of their national provisions on third-country nationals, including indications relating to any permission to work(5).8. Date/signature/authorisation: where appropriate, the signature and seal of the issuing authority and/or the signature of the holder.9. The printed area will contain the national emblem of the Member State to distinguish the residence permit and provide a safeguard of its national origin.10. Machine-readable area. Machine-readable area will conform to ICAO guidelines.11. The machine-readable area will contain a printed text indicating exclusively the Member State concerned. This text may not affect the technical features of the machine-readable area.12. Metallised latent image effect, including the country code of the Member State, if a sticker is used.13. OVD (optically variable device) (kinegram or equivalent sign) which provides a quality of identification and a level of security not less than the device used in the current uniform format for visas.14. If the residence permit is produced as a stand-alone document, an identity photograph will be affixed in this space and secured by being integrated in the structure of the card or by means of a hot-seal laminate, the optically variable device being incorporated in each case.If the residence permit is produced as a sticker, this space will contain a photograph produced according to high security standards.15. The following additional information boxes will be provided on the back in the case of a stand-alone document:- date and place of birth(6),- nationality(7),- sex(8),- remarks(9).The address of the permit holder may also be indicated(10).(b) Colour, printing processThe Member States will establish the colour and the printing process in accordance with the uniform format set out in this Annex and the technical specifications to be established in accordance with Article 2 of this Regulation.(c) MaterialThe paper used for the residence permit giving biographical or other data must meet the following minimum requirements:- no optical brighteners,- duo-tone watermarks,- security reagents to guard against attempts at tampering by chemical erasure,- coloured fibres (partly visible, partly fluorescent under UV light),- UV-fluorescent planchettes.No watermarks are used if the residence permit is issued in the form of a sticker.If a card for biographical data is made entirely of plastic, it is not usually possible to incorporate the authentication marks used in paper. The lack of such marks must therefore be compensated for by the use of security printing techniques, OVDs, or issuing techniques which go beyond the following enhanced security standards. The basic security features of the materials used should be of a uniform design.(d) Printing techniquesThe following printing techniques will be employed:- Background printing:two-tone guilloches,fluorescent rainbow colouring,UV-fluorescent overprinting,effective anti-counterfeiting and falsification motifs,reagent inks must be used on paper cards and stickers.The lay-out of the front of a card will be distinguishable from the back of the card.- Form printing:with integrated micro printing (unless already included in background printing).- Numbering:printed (where possible with a special style of figures or typeface and in UV-fluorescent ink) or, in the case of cards, integrated, using the same technique as for the biographical data. For stickers, printed numbering using fluorescent ink and a special style of figures is obligatory.If stickers are used, intaglio printing with latent image effect, micro text and optically variable ink will also be employed. Additional optically variable security devices will also be used on cards made entirely of plastic, at least through the use of optically variable ink or equivalent measures. The basic features of the security printing should be of a uniform design.(e) Protection against copyingAn OVD providing a quality of identification and a level of security not less than the device used in the current uniform format for visas will be used on the residence permit sticker or on the front of the residence permit card. This OVD will be incorporated into the structure of the card, into the hot-sealed laminate or as an OVD overlay, or, on stickers, as metallised OVD (with intaglio overprinting).(f) Issuing techniqueTo ensure that residence permit data are properly secured against attempts at counterfeiting and falsification, biographical data including the photograph, the holder's signature and the other main data will in future be integrated into the basic material of the document. Conventional methods of attaching the photograph will no longer be used.The following issuing techniques may be used:- laser printing,- thermo-transfer,- ink-jet printing,- photographic,- laser engraving.To ensure that biographical issue data are adequately protected against attempts at tampering, hot-seal lamination with OVD security laminate will be compulsory where laser printing, thermo-transfer or photographic techniques are used. Residence permits in card form should also be laminated in this manner when issued using ink-jet printing. Since multiple hot-seal lamination of travel documents is not feasible when residence permits are affixed in the form of stickers, ink-jet printing will be the only possible technique for issuing stickers. Laser engraving will be used for plastic cards (made entirely or partly of synthetics).(g) Member States have the possibility, with regard to points (c), (d) and (e), to introduce further security features provided that these are in conformity with decisions already taken on these matters.The technical requirements and the security features will correspond to the requirements and specifications set out in Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas.Residence permit for third-country nationals in card form>PIC FILE= "L_2002157EN.000601.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2002157EN.000602.TIF">Residence permit for third-country nationals in sticker form>PIC FILE= "L_2002157EN.000701.TIF">(1) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(2) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(3) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(4) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(5) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(6) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(7) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(8) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(9) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.(10) Where this information appears in an official language using non-Latin characters, it should be transliterated in Latin characters.

Summary: EU format for residence permits EU format for residence permits SUMMARY OF: Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 — uniform format for residence permits for non-EU nationals WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION? It sets out a uniform format for residence permits, and the information they must contain, for non-EU nationals living legally in the EU. KEY POINTS The permits must be stand-alone documents in card form (initially they could also be stickers attached to another official paper). The regulation specifies the form and content of all the visible information to be given on the document, such as an individual’s surname and first name (in that order), and the start and end of a permit’s validity. Technical specifications cover the colour, printing process and techniques, and material to be used for the permits. The specifications include security features to prevent forgery and counterfeiting. These are kept secret and only made known to the national authorities responsible for printing the permits. EU countries may add further national security features in compliance with the list in the annex to the regulation if they wish, so long as they do not change the uniform appearance of the card. The regulation does not apply to: families of European citizens exercising their right to live in another EU country;visa holders; orthose non-EU citizens who may stay for up to 3 months without requiring a visa. Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 amends Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 as regards the integration of biometric identifiers* into the uniform format for residence permits. Biometric identifiers are used to verify the permit’s authenticity and the holder’s identity. These consist of an applicant’s recent photo and 2 fingerprints. The procedure for taking these identifiers must respect national legislation and the safeguards contained in the United Nations human rights and rights of the child conventions. The data from the biometric identifiers must be stored and secured so that their integrity, authenticity and confidentiality are guaranteed. Because the current format for residence permits has been used for over 20 years, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 was adopted. It introduces a new uniform template for permits with new security features so as to prevent forgery. The images and text specifications contained in the annex to amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 replace those in the annex to the original 2002 regulation. EU countries have a 6-month transitional period to use up existing stocks of residence permits. FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY? Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 has applied since 15 June 2002. Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 applies no later than 15 months after the European Commission adopts new additional technical specifications for residence permits. BACKGROUND For more information, see: Document security (European Commission). KEY TERMS Biometric identifiers: the use of one or more physical characteristics of an individual (fingerprints, facial structure, iris), stored on a medium such as a smart card, bar code or document, to check the identity of the person presenting a document. MAIN DOCUMENT Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, pp. 1-7) Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only. RELATED DOCUMENTS Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1730 of 18 November 2020 confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (OJ L 387, 19.11.2020, p. 22) Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, pp. 39-58) last update 27.11.2020