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Ireland will not be compelled to fingerprint citizens for passports file:///C:/Users/palop.GIGA/Zotero/storage/3PLWEA5P/ireland-will-n... State has secured a derogation from proposed new EU security regulation Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 17:12 Elaine Edwards The State will not be required to fingerprint Irish citizens for their passport cards de proposed EU regulation forcing member states to take two fingerprints to strengthen security of identity cards issued to union citizens, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed. Irish diplomats told the EU the matter would be “politically problematic” for the Sta negotiations on the regulation late last year, official documents show. The European Commission proposed the regulation in April to improve the security cards, which allow people to exit and enter another member state. Residence docum to EU citizens and residence cards issued to non-EU family members of EU citizens its scope. The proposal said the introduction of minimum security standards should “facilitate exercise of free movement and improve security within the EU and at its borders, in by limiting the scope for document fraud and identity theft”. The Austrian presidency of the Council of the European Union signed off on a revise of the regulation in November with a mandate for negotiations with the European P Ireland succeeded in having a derogation inserted into the revised regulation becaus not consider the passport card to be an “identity card”. Civil liberties Concerns had been raised by international civil liberties organisation Statewatch rec all holders of Irish passport cards would have to be fingerprinted, if the preferred ne the Council of the European Union and European Commission were maintained foll negotiations with the European Parliament. The regulation does not require member states to introduce identity cards or residen documents where they are not provided for under national law. 1 von 3 09.07.2019, 17:17 Ireland will not be compelled to fingerprint citizens for passports file:///C:/Users/palop.GIGA/Zotero/storage/3PLWEA5P/ireland-will-n... The Austrian presidency said fingerprints were the most reliable way of establishing identity of a person and that their inclusion on ID cards was a “proportionate” meas “The inclusion of biometric identifiers, and particularly the inclusion of fingerprints the documents significantly more secure and will align the security of identity cards passports issued to EU citizens,” a note from the council presidency said in Novemb It said that in a number of meetings on the planned regulation, Ireland had “raised t the Irish passport cards”. “The Irish passport cards are classified by Ireland as a passport in a card format. Th only be issued to persons that already possess a valid passport for the reason of conv The card is valid for five years and allows bearers to travel within the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Ireland does not collect or store fingerprints for passport purposes nor have any plans to do so,” the note said. “Ireland also does not issue identity cards to its citizens, nor does it have existing or legislation to introduce them,” it added. Reports ‘incorrect’ The document said that if the regulation were to be adopted as it stood, the State wa concerned “it would classify passport cards as identity cards, which is politically pro for Ireland and furthermore it would compel Ireland to introduce fingerprinting”. A EU regulation on passport security standards and fingerprints from 2004 is not bind State. A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said reports that th would have to introduce fingerprinting were not correct. “Irish officials at the permanent representation in Brussels, as well as representative Department of Justice, were involved in negotiations on this proposed regulation at October. “Following our representations, it was recognised by EU partners and the commissio Irish passport cards do not fall within the scope of the proposed regulation. A new re introduced to the proposal to reflect this.” READ MORE Department refuses to release details of public services card inquiry Apps sending users’ data to Facebook without their consent Data privacy: failing to address critical issues 20 years on 2 von 3 09.07.2019, 17:17 Ireland will not be compelled to fingerprint citizens for passports file:///C:/Users/palop.GIGA/Zotero/storage/3PLWEA5P/ireland-will-n... 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