What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Removed:ENTWURF EINER LEGISLATIVEN ENTSCHLIESSUNG DES EUROPÄISCHEN PARLAMENTS

Added:P10_TA(2025)0056

Removed:zu dem Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Rates zur Erhöhung der Sicherheit der Personalausweise von Unionsbürgern und der Aufenthaltsdokumente, die Unionsbürgern und deren Familienangehörigen ausgestellt werden, die ihr Recht auf Freizügigkeit ausüben

Added:Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement

Removed:(COM(2024)0316 – C100112/2024 – 2024/0187(CNS))

Added:Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Removed:(Besonderes Gesetzgebungsverfahren – Anhörung)

Added:PE766.606

Removed:Das Europäische Parlament,

Added:European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 April 2025 on the proposal for a Council regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement (COM(2024)0316 – C10-0112/2024 – 2024/0187(CNS))

Removed:– unter Hinweis auf den Vorschlag der Kommission an den Rat (COM(2024)0316),

Added:(Special legislative procedure – consultation)

Removed:– gestützt auf Artikel 77 Absatz 3 des Vertrags über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union, gemäß dem es vom Rat angehört wurde (C100112/2024),

Change 1

Added:The European Parliament,

Removed:– gestützt auf Artikel 84 seiner Geschäftsordnung,

Added:– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2024)0316),

Removed:– unter Hinweis auf den Bericht des Ausschusses für bürgerliche Freiheiten, Justiz und Inneres (A10-0041/2025),

Added:– having regard to Article 77(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C100112/2024),

Removed:1. billigt den Vorschlag der Kommission in der geänderten Fassung;

Added:– having regard to Rule 84 of its Rules of Procedure,

Removed:2. fordert die Kommission auf, ihren Vorschlag gemäß Artikel 293 Absatz 2 des Vertrags über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union entsprechend zu ändern;

Added:– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A10-0041/2025),

Removed:3. fordert den Rat auf, es zu unterrichten, falls er beabsichtigt, von dem vom Parlament gebilligten Text abzuweichen;

Added:1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Removed:4. fordert den Rat auf, es erneut anzuhören, falls er beabsichtigt, den Vorschlag der Kommission entscheidend zu ändern;

Added:2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, in accordance with Article 293(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Removed:5. beauftragt seine Präsidentin, den Standpunkt des Parlaments dem Rat und der Kommission sowie den nationalen Parlamenten zu übermitteln.

Added:3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Removed:Änderungsantrag 1

Added:4. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the Commission proposal;

Removed:Vorschlag für eine Verordnung

Added:5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Removed:Erwägung 19

Added:Recital 19: (19) This Regulation does not provide a legal basis for setting up or maintaining databases at national level for the storage of biometric data in Member States. Moreover, this Regulation does not provide a legal basis for setting up or maintaining a centralised database at Union level. As recalled by the European Data Protection Supervisor in his opinion 21/2024, setting up or maintaining databases at national level for storing biometric data in Member States, or similarly, setting up or maintaining a centralised database at Union level, along with the potential use of such data for other purposes, would need to meet a strict necessity and proportionality test under the Charter, as interpreted by the relevant case law of the Court of Justice.

Removed:Änderungsantrag 2

Added:Recital 20: (20) Facial images stored in the storage medium of identity cards and residence documents should be accessed only by duly authorised staff of competent national authorities, Union agencies and private entities for the purposes of verifying the authenticity of the document and the identity of the holder. Such access should comply with Union data protection law. Facial images should not be retained for longer than is necessary for those purposes, should be deleted as soon as those purposes are achieved and should not be transferred to third countries or international organisations unless permitted by Union data protection law. Those safeguards are intended to ensure appropriate protection of the facial image while not prohibiting its use.

Removed:Vorschlag für eine Verordnung

Added:Recital 20 a (new): (20a) The verification of the fingerprints stored on the storage medium should be carried out only by duly authorised staff of competent national authorities and Union agencies and only when the document is required to be produced by Union or national law.

Removed:Erwägung 20

Added:Recital 23: (23) Without prejudice to the case law of the Court of Justice1a, Member States should be able to decide whether to include a person’s gender on a document covered by this Regulation. Where a Member State includes a person’s gender on such a document, the specifications of ICAO Document 9303 ‘F’, ‘M’ or ‘X’ or the corresponding single initial used in the language or languages of that Member State should be used, as appropriate. / 1a Judgment of the Court of Justice of 4 October 2024, Mirin, C-4/23, ECLI:EU:C:2024:845

Removed:Änderungsantrag 3

Added:Recital 26: (26) Where difficulties are encountered in the collection of biometric identifiers, Member States should ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to respect the dignity of the person concerned. Therefore, specific considerations relating to gender and to the specific needs of children and of vulnerable persons should be taken into account. Qualified staff should receive training on best practices for collecting biometric identifiers from children and vulnerable persons, ensuring sensitivity to gender and age-specific needs while respecting the dignity of all individuals.

Removed:Vorschlag für eine Verordnung

Added:Recital 32: (32) Member States should exchange with each other such information as is necessary to access, authenticate and verify the information contained on the secure storage medium. The formats used for the secure storage medium should be interoperable, including in respect of automated border crossing points. The Commission should promote Member States’ cooperation in support of such objectives.

Removed:Erwägung 20 a (neu)

Added:Recital 43: (43) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation two years, and 11 years, after the date of its entry into force, including on the appropriateness of the level of security, taking into account its impact on fundamental rights and data protection principles. In accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making9 , the Commission should, six years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, and every six years thereafter, carry out an evaluation of this Regulation, including on the basis of information gathered through specific monitoring arrangements, in order to assess the actual effects of this Regulation and the need for any further action. For the purpose of monitoring, Member States should collect statistics on the number of identity cards and residence documents which they issued.

Removed:Änderungsantrag 4

Added:Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the document number may be inserted in zone I and the designation of a person’s gender shall be optional. Where a Member State includes a person’s gender on a document covered by this Regulation, the specifications of ICAO Document 9303 ‘F’, ‘M’ or ‘X’ or the corresponding single initial used in the official language or languages of that Member State shall be used, as appropriate.

Removed:Vorschlag für eine Verordnung

Added:Article 3 – paragraph 5: 5. Identity cards shall include a highly secure storage medium which shall contain a facial image of the holder of the card and two fingerprints in interoperable digital formats. For the capture of those two types of biometric identifiers, Member States shall apply the technical specifications as established by Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 776712 as amended by Commission Implementing Decision C(2021) 372613 .

Removed:Erwägung 23

Added:Article 10 – paragraph 3: 3. Biometric identifiers stored for the purpose of personalisation of identity cards or residence documents shall be kept in a highly secure manner and only until the date of collection of the document and, in any case, no longer than 90 days from the date of issue. After this period, those biometric identifiers shall be immediately erased or destroyed. Processing of those data for other purposes shall be subject to the limitations and conditions provided for in national law or Union data protection law.

Removed:Änderungsantrag 5

Added:Article 11 – paragraph 4: 4. Cooperation with external service providers shall not exclude any liability on the part of a Member State which may arise under Union or national law in respect of breaches of obligations with regard to personal data. Member States shall ensure that all external providers comply with Union and national data protection law, and appropriate measures shall be adopted to prevent any unauthorised access or misuse of personal data during outsourced processes.

Removed:Vorschlag für eine Verordnung

Added:Article 11 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: The facial image of the holder stored in the storage medium of identity cards and residence documents shall only be accessed by duly authorised staff of competent national authorities, Union agencies and private entities in accordance with Union data protection law for the purposes of verifying:

Removed:Erwägung 26

Added:Article 11 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new): Access to the facial image by private entities shall also require the consent of the holder, unless access regardless of consent is strictly necessary for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph and provided for by Union or national law in compliance with Union data protection law.

Removed:Änderungsantrag 6

Added:Article 11 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2: The two fingerprints of the holder stored in the storage medium shall only be accessed by duly authorised staff of competent national authorities and Union agencies for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph in accordance with Union and national data protection law.