
Article 1 
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 is replaced by the images and text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Residence permits conforming to the specifications set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002, which are applicable until the date referred to in the second paragraph of Article 3 of this Regulation, may be issued until six months after that date.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Member States shall apply this Regulation at the latest 15 months after the adoption of the additional technical specifications referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.Done at Strasbourg, 25 October 2017.
For the European Parliament
The President
A. TAJANI
For the Council
The President
M. MAASIKAS
ANNEX

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ANNEX 



 (a) 
The residence permit, including biometrics, shall be produced as a stand-alone document in ID — 1 format. It shall draw on the specifications set out in the ICAO document on machine-readable travel documents (Document 9303, seventh edition, 2015). It shall contain the following:


 Front of the card:

1.. The three-letter country code of the issuing Member State as set out in ICAO Document 9303 on machine-readable travel documents, integrated into the background printing.
2.. The ICAO symbol for a machine-readable travel document with a contactless microchip (e-MRTD symbol), in optically variable colouring. Depending on the angle of view, it shall appear in different colours.
3.1.. The title of the document (“Residence Permit”) shall appear in the language(s) of the issuing Member State.
3.2.. Repetition of the document title referred to in field 3.1, in at least one other (maximum two) official languages of the institutions of the Union, in order to facilitate the recognition of the card as a residence permit for third-country nationals.
4.1.. The document number.
4.2.. Repetition of the document number (with special security features).
5.. The card access number (CAN).The headings of entries 6 to 12 shall appear in the issuing Member State's language(s). The issuing Member State may add another official language of the institutions of the Union on the same line, up to a total of no more than two languages.
6.. Name: surname(s) and forename(s), in that order.
7.. Sex.
8.. Nationality.
9.. Date of birth.
10.. Type of permit: the specific type of residence permit issued by the Member State to the third-country national. 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”. In the case of beneficiaries under Article 3(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States may enter “beneficiary under Article 3(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC”.
11.. The expiry date of the document.
12.. Remarks: Member States may enter details and observations for national use as required in the light of their national provisions on third-country nationals, including observations relating to any permission to work or unlimited validity of the permission to stay.
13.. An identity photograph shall be securely integrated into the card body and secured by a diffractive optically variable image device (DOVID).
14.. Signature of the holder.
15.. DOVID for portrait protection.
 Reverse of the card:

16.. Remarks: Member States may enter details and observations for national use as required in the light of their national provisions on third-country nationals, including observations relating to any permission to work, followed by two mandatory entries:

16.1. Date of issue, place of issue/issuing authority: The date and place of issue of the residence permit. Where appropriate, the place of issue may be substituted with a reference to the issuing authority.
16.2. Place of birth.
Entries 16.1 and 16.2 may be followed by optional entries such as “Address of the holder”.

16.3. Optional field for information related to the production of the card, such as name of the producer, version number, etc.
17.. Machine-readable zone. The machine-readable zone shall conform to the relevant ICAO guidelines set out in ICAO Document 9303 on machine-readable travel documents.
18.. The printed area shall contain the national emblem of the Member State to distinguish the residence permit and provide certainty as to its national origin.
19.. The machine-readable zone shall contain printed text in the background printing indicating the issuing Member State. This text shall not affect the technical features of the machine-readable zone.Visible national security features (without prejudice to the technical specifications established under Article 2(1)(f) of this Regulation):
20.. An RF chip shall be used as a storage medium in accordance with Article 4a of this Regulation. Member States may also incorporate in the residence permit a dual interface or a separate contact chip for national use. Such contact chips shall be placed on the reverse of the card, comply with ISO standards and in no way interfere with the RF chip.
21.. Optional transparent window.
22.. Optional transparent border.
 (b) 
The Member States shall establish the colour and the printing process in accordance with the uniform format set out in this Annex and the additional technical specifications to be established in accordance with Article 2 of this Regulation.
 (c) 
The card shall be made entirely of polycarbonate or equivalent synthetic polymer (lasting for at least 10 years).
 (d) 
The following printing techniques shall be employed:


— highly secure background offset printing,
— UV-fluorescent printing,
— rainbow printing.

The security design of the front of the card shall be distinguishable from the back of the card.
 (e) 
The document number shall appear in more than one position on the document (excluding the machine-readable zone).
 (f) 
An upgraded DOVID providing a quality of identification and a level of security not less than the device used in the current uniform format for visas shall be used on the front of the residence permit with advanced design and features, including an enhanced diffractive element for advanced machine verification.
 (g) 
To ensure that residence permit data are properly secured against counterfeiting and falsification attempts, biographical data including the photograph, the holder's signature and the other main data shall be integrated into the basic material of the document. This personalisation shall be done using laser engraving technology or other equivalent secure technology.
 (h) Member States may also add additional national security features, provided that these are included in the list established under Article 2(1)(f) of this Regulation, that they comply with the harmonised appearance of the models above and that the efficiency of the uniform security features is not diminished.
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