Communication from the Commission to the Council - Draft Council Regulation laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued to members and servants of the institutions
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, Protocol (EU), identity document, regulations for civil servants, rights of civil servants, servant (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 21.12.2007 
COM(2007) 849 final 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

Draft Council Regulation laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued to members 
and servants of the institutions 

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

Draft Council Regulation laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued to members 
and servants of the institutions 

1. 

LEGAL BASIS 

The  Community  institutions  issue  laissez-passer  to  their  members  and  certain  servants  in 
accordance with the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, 
the  Council  Regulations  adopted  pursuant  to  that  Protocol  and  the  Staff  Regulations  of 
Officials of the Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.  

The first subparagraph of Article 7(1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the 
European  Communities  of  8 April  19651  stipulates  that  "Laissez-passer  in  a  form  to  be 
prescribed  by  the  Council,  which  shall  be  recognized  as  valid  travel  documents2  by  the 
authorities of the Member States, may be issued to members and servants of the institutions of 
the Communities by the Presidents of these institutions. These laissez-passer shall be issued to 
officials  and  other  servants  under  conditions  laid  down  in  the  Staff  Regulations  of  officials 
and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the Communities". 

The  second  subparagraph  of  the  same  paragraph  states  that  "the  Commission  may  conclude 
agreements  for  these  laissez-passer  to  be  recognized  as  valid  travel  documents  within  the 
territory of third countries". 

On  the  basis  of  the  above-mentioned  provisions,  the  Council  adopted  Regulation  (ECSC, 
EEC, Euratom) No 1826/69 of the Council of 15 September 1969 laying down the form of the 
'laissez  passer'  to  be  issued  to  members  and  servants  of  the  institutions3.  The  Regulation 
prescribes  a  single  form  of  laissez-passer  for  all  the  institutions  that  must  be  issued  in  the 
form laid down in the Annex to the Regulation. The Regulation has been amended five times4 
since its adoption in 1969 in order to take account of successive enlargements between 1973 
and 1995 and the creation of the European Union. 

Concerning officials and other servants of the Communities, the third paragraph of Article 23 
of  the  Staff  Regulations  stipulates  that  "The  laissez-passer  provided  for  in  the  Protocol  on 
Privileges  and  Immunities  shall  be  issued  to  officials  in  grades  AD 12  to  AD 16  and 
equivalent  grades.  Where  the  interests  of  the  service  so  require,  this  laissez-passer  may  be 
issued, by special decision of the appointing authority, to officials in other grades whose place 
of employment lies outside the territory of the Member States". Pursuant to the Conditions of 
Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities, these provisions also apply to 
temporary staff (Article 11) and contract staff (Article 81).  

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This protocol is annexed to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the 
European Communities. 
The term used for "travel document" in some language versions of the Protocol is outdated. 
OJ L 235, 18.9.1969, p. 1-8. 
Amended by: 
- Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 950/73 (OJ L 98, 12.4.1973, p. 1). 
- Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3288/80 (OJ L 350, 23.12.1980, p. 17). 
- Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 123/86 (OJ L 18, 24.1.1986, p. 1). 
- Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1303/94 (OJ L 142, 7.6.1994, p. 1). 
- Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 838/95 (OJ L 85, 19.4.1995, p. 1). 

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In addition, on the basis of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities, the Commission has to 
date concluded agreements with more than 130 third countries whereby the laissez-passer is 
recognised as a valid travel document within their territory.  

2. 

CURRENT USE OF THE LAISSEZ-PASSER: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES 

In the nearly forty years since its creation, the laissez-passer has proven itself an invaluable 
working  tool.  Members  and  certain  servants  of  the  Community  institutions  have  made 
frequent use of the laissez-passer and continue to do so. Thanks to the agreements concluded 
by  the  Commission  with  a  large  number  of  third  countries  whereby  the  laissez-passer  is 
recognised  as  a  valid  travel  document  within  their  territory,  members  and  servants  of  the 
institutions can use it during missions and work-related travel in these countries. Moreover, 
the  authorities  of  a  number  of  these  third  countries  exempt  laissez-passer  holders  from  visa 
requirements, which saves the Community budget significant amounts.  

Thus, since its creation the laissez-passer has been an unmitigated success. In 2005, more than 
1 650 laissez-passer were issued and/or renewed. Of these, approximately 1 100 laissez-passer 
were issued to Commission members or staff, in particular staff from the RELEX family of 
DGs who work outside the European Union and staff who often travel on mission. In 2006, 
the Commission alone issued or renewed 2 200 laissez-passer. 

It cannot be ignored, however, that the laissez-passer in its current form has major weaknesses 
and no longer guarantees the level of security expected of this type of travel document. 

The form of the laissez-passer has not been substantially modified to improve security since 
1969. As currently issued to the holder, the laissez-passer contains, for example, a number of 
handwritten  markings  and  an  easily  detachable  photograph.  Initially,  the  laissez-passer  was 
more or less as secure as the passports and travel documents issued by the Member States. But 
this is clearly no longer the case. The laissez-passer has not kept pace with technology and is, 
in its current form, very poorly protected against counterfeiting and falsification.  

As a direct result of the laissez-passer's lack of security features, authorities of certain third 
countries  refuse  to  recognise  it  as  a  valid  travel  document  and  members  and  staff  of 
Community institutions occasionally encounter difficulties when crossing certain borders. 

3. 

PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNICATION  

It should be remembered that under Article 7 of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities the 
Commission  has  no  right  to  take  initiatives  in  this  area.  This  Communication  is  being 
presented  in  the  spirit  of  good  governance  and  mutual  aid  between  the  institutions.  This  is 
why the Commission is putting forward a draft Council regulation rather than a proposal. 

This  draft  Council  regulation  aims  to  make  the  laissez-passer  a  secure,  reliable  and  widely 
recognised document, in particular by equipping it with security features equivalent to those 
of the most sophisticated travel documents issued by the Member States. 

The  laissez-passer,  like  any  travel  document,  must  provide  as  many  security  guarantees  as 
possible  and  be  protected  effectively  from  counterfeiting  and  falsification.  To  that  end,  the 
new  laissez-passer  is  to  be  compliant  with  the  standards  of  the  International  Civil  Aviation 
Organisation, in particular with the standards in Document 9303 on machine readable travel 
documents, and with the minimum security standards introduced by Council Regulation (EC) 

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No 2252/2004  of  13 December  2004  on  standards  for  security  features  and  biometrics  in 
passports and travel documents issued by Member States5.  

The laissez-passer will offer a storage medium containing the personal data registered on the 
laissez-passer,  a  digitised  photograph  of  the  bearer's  face  and  digital  fingerprints  stored  in 
interoperable formats. These biometric identifiers integrated into the laissez-passer will make 
it possible to establish a reliable link between the legitimate holder of the laissez-passer and 
the  document  itself,  making  the  document  more  secure  and  contributing  appreciably  to  its 
protection against fraudulent use. 

Given  the  Commission's  level  of  expertise  in  this  area,  the  draft  regulation  stipulates  that  it 
will  be  responsible  for  adopting  the  measures  necessary  for  its  application.  Such  measures 
will include, in particular: 

•  the  determination  of  the  security  standards  and  technical  specifications  applicable  to  the 
laissez-passer,  which  will  refer  to  Commission  Decisions  C(2005) 409  of  28 February 
2005  and  C(2006) 2909  of  28 June  2006  laying  down  the  technical  specifications  on  the 
standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by 
Member States, in order to guarantee an equivalent level of security. The Commission will 
determine  which  of  these  specifications  must  be  kept  secret  in  order  to  prevent 
counterfeiting and falsification. Such specifications will be communicated only to the body 
responsible  for  printing  the  laissez-passer,  the  Member  States  and  those  persons  duly 
authorised by the Commission; 

•  the designation of a body responsible for printing the laissez-passer; 

•  the conclusion of agreements with third countries or the amendment of existing agreements 
with  a  view  to  the  laissez-passer  being  recognised  as  a  valid  travel  document  within  the 
territory of these countries. 

The Commission will undertake to inform the Member States, by any appropriate means, of 
all measures that it intends to adopt to apply the regulation as it is ultimately decided by the 
Council, including the secret specifications. 

In  addition,  for  the  purpose  of  simplification,  provision  should  be  made  to  empower  the 
Commission to revise the annex to the Regulation if, and only if, this becomes necessary to 
reflect any changes by the Council to the list of official languages of the Union's institutions. 
Such  a  provision  would  eliminate  the  need  to  amend  the  Regulation  every  time  the  list  of 
official languages is revised, as was the case in the past. 

4. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT: NUMEROUS PARAMETERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT  

The new mechanism will be implemented progressively. Once the institutions begin to issue 
the first secure laissez-passer, they will cease to issue laissez-passer in the form provided for 
by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1826/69. Nevertheless, existing laissez-passer will 
remain valid until their expiry date and will be replaced gradually during a transition period. 
Once the transition period is over, all non-secure laissez-passer will have been removed from 
circulation. 

The proposal's financial impact will depend on a significant number of factors, some of which 
are unclear and difficult to control at this stage. The overall cost of implementing the secure 
laissez-passer  will  be  a  function  of  the  cost  of  any  technical  studies  carried  out  prior  to  its 

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implementation,  the  cost  of  the  equipment  that  the  institutions  will  have  to  acquire  and  the 
unit  cost  of  manufacturing  the  document.  The  unit  cost  will  depend  on  the  manufacturing 
constraints (in particular the required deadlines) that will be imposed on the body responsible 
for printing the laissez-passer. 

Moreover, the complexity and diversity of the possible technical solutions for producing the 
laissez-passer, the need to keep secret certain security standards and technical specifications, 
the number of units to be produced and the reissue rate are all elements likely to influence the 
cost of the secure laissez-passer. 

Under these conditions, the Commission is not in a position to estimate the financial impact of 
the secure laissez-passer. Insofar as the options selected by the Council will influence the cost 
of  implementing  and  managing  the  new  laissez-passer,  only  the  Council  will  be  capable  of 
drawing up a financial statement concerning this project that will apply to all the Community 
institutions.  In  particular,  the  statement  will  have  to  explain  how  to  distribute  the  costs  of 
implementing the Council regulation among the institutions. 

The Commission will be able to assist the Council in producing the financial statement. 

5. 

CONCLUSION 

Given the foregoing, the Commission hereby submits to the Council for examination a draft 
regulation  laying  down  the  form  of  the  laissez-passer  delivered  to  members  and  servants  of 
the institutions. It is proposed that this regulation repeal and replace Regulation (ECSC, EEC, 
Euratom) No 1826/69 of 15 September 1969.  

A  model  of  the  new  laissez-passer  is  annexed  by  way  of  illustration.  The  Commission  will 
endeavour  to  ensure  that  the  laissez-passer  resembles  the  model  to  the  greatest  degree 
possible, but cannot rule out the possibility that technical or other considerations will oblige it 
to make certain changes. 

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Draft 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued to members and servants of the 
institutions 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities 
annexed to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European 
Communities, and in particular Article 7(1) thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

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(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

Laissez-passer shall be recognised as valid travel documents by the authorities of the 
Member States and the Commission concludes agreements for them to be recognised 
as valid travel documents within the territory of third countries. 

In  order  to  provide  every  guarantee  of  security  and,  in  particular,  to  prevent 
falsification,  the  laissez-passer  of  the  members  and  servants  of  the  Community 
institutions  must  conform  to  the  standards  of  the  International  Civil  Aviation 
Organisation  –  in  particular  those  appearing  in  Document 9303  on  machine-readable 
travel  documents  and  the  minimum  security  standards  in  Council  Regulation 
No 2252/2004  laying  down  the  technical  specifications  on  the  standards  for  security 
features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States6. 
It  is  therefore  advisable  to  establish  rules  for  the  laissez-passer  that  provide  such 
security guarantees. 

Biometric identifiers should be integrated into the laissez-passer in order to establish a 
reliable  link  between  the  genuine  holder  and  the  document,  making  an  important 
contribution to ensuring its protection against fraudulent use. 

For  the  purpose  of  protecting  personal  data,  the  laissez-passer  should  contain  no 
information other than that provided for in this Regulation.  

Given  the  Commission's  level  of  expertise  in  this  area,  it  should  be  empowered  to 
adopt  the  measures  necessary  for  the  application  of  this  Regulation,  in  compliance 
with  Regulation  (EC)  No 45/2001  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 
18 December  2000  on  the  protection  of  individuals  with  regard  to  the  processing  of 
personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of 
such data7. 

In  particular,  the  Commission  should  be  empowered  to  determine  the  security 
standards and technical specifications applicable to the laissez-passer, which will refer 
to  Commission  Decisions  C(2005) 409  of  28 February  2005  and  C(2006) 2909  of 
28 June  2006  laying  down  the  technical  specifications  on  the  standards  for  security 
features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States, in 
order  to  guarantee  an  equivalent  security  level.  The  Commission  should  determine 

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OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 1. 
OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1. 

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(7) 

(8) 

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which of these specifications must be kept secret in order to prevent counterfeiting and 
falsification. 

In order to prevent falsification and fraudulent use of the laissez-passer effectively, the 
Commission  should  be  instructed  to  designate  a  single  body  to  be  responsible  for 
printing  the  laissez-passer  for  all  the  institutions.  This  body  should  be  designated  in 
accordance with the provisions applicable to the award of contracts, in particular those 
in Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial 
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities8, and taking 
into account the sensitive nature of the documents to be produced. 

Provision should be made for the Commission to amend the Annex to this Regulation 
to  reflect  any  changes  to  Council  Regulation  No 1  of  15 April  1958  determining  the 
languages to be used by the European Economic Community9. 

This  Regulation  replaces  the  Regulation  (ECSC,  EEC,  Euratom)  No 1826/69  of  the 
Council of 15 September 1969 laying down the form of the 'laissez passer' to be issued 
to members and servants of the institutions10. The latter should therefore be repealed, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

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4. 

The laissez passer issued to members and servants of the institutions shall be drawn 
up in the form laid down in the Annex to this Regulation. 

The laissez-passer shall comprise a storage medium containing, in digital format, the 
biographical  data  entered  in  the  laissez-passer,  a  digital  facial  image  and  two 
fingerprints  in  formats  interoperable  with  the  technical  specifications  of  passports 
and travel documents issued by Member States.  

The data shall be secured, in particular against unauthorised access, and the storage 
medium  shall  have  enough  capacity  to  guarantee  the  integrity,  authenticity  and 
confidentiality of the data. 

For the purposes of this Regulation, the issuing authority shall provide the biometrics 
used  to  identify  the  laissez-passer  applicant,  including  the  facial  image  and  two 
digital fingerprints. 

Persons from whom it is physically impossible to obtain digital fingerprints shall be 
exempted from the obligation to provide them. 

The laissez-passer shall be established for a maximum period of five years.  

Article 2 

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OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 
OJ No 17,  6.10.1958,  p.  385/58.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No 1791/2006 
(OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1.) 
OJ L 235, 18.9.1969, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 838/95 
(OJ L 85, 19.4.1995, p. 1). 

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Article 3 

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2. 

3. 

Persons to whom a laissez-passer is issued shall have the right to verify the personal 
data  contained  in  it,  pursuant  to  Regulation  (EC)  No 45/2001  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals 
with  regard  to  the  processing  of  personal  data  by  the  Community  institutions  and 
bodies  and  on  the  free  movement  of  such  data,  and,  where  appropriate,  to  ask  for 
rectification or erasure. 

The  laissez-passer  shall  contain  no  machine-readable  information  other  than  that 
provided for in this Regulation. 

For the purpose of this Regulation the biometric features in  the laissez-passer shall 
only be used for verifying: 

–  the authenticity of the document; 

–  the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features. 

Article 4 

1. 

The  Commission  shall  take  all  necessary  measures  for  the  implementation  of  this 
Regulation. These shall comprise in particular:  

a) 

the  determination  of  the  security  standards  and  technical  specifications 
applicable to the laissez-passer, in particular regarding: 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

security features and requirements including enhanced anti-counterfeiting 
and falsification standards; 

technical specifications for the storage medium of the biometric features 
and their security, including prevention of unauthorised access; 

requirements for quality and common standards for the facial image and 
the fingerprints. 

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3. 

4. 

b) 

the  designation  of  a  body  to  be  responsible  for  printing  the  laissez-passer, 
taking into account the sensitive nature of the documents to be produced. 

The Commission shall adopt the measures referred to in paragraph 1 (a), taking into 
account the Community rules applicable to the technical specifications related to the 
standards  for  security  features  and  biometrics  in  passports  and  travel  documents 
issued by Member States. 

The  Commission  shall  decide  whether  any  of  the  security  standards  and  technical 
specifications in paragraph 1 (a) must be kept secret and not published.  

The Commission shall inform the Member States, by any appropriate means, of all 
measures  that  it  adopts  in  accordance  with  paragraph 1,  including  the  secret 
specifications. 

The  Commission  shall  revise  the  Annex  to  this  Regulation  to  reflect  any  changes  by  the 
Council to the list of official languages of the Union's institutions. 

Article 5 

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Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1826/69 is hereby repealed.  

Article 6 

Article 7 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  twentieth  day  following  its  publication  in  the 
Official Journal of the European Union. 

This regulation shall apply from [1 January of the second year following the year in which the 
Commission  adopts  the  security  standards  and  technical  specifications  applicable  to  the 
laissez-passer].  Laissez-passer  issued  under  Regulation  (ECSC,  EEC,  Euratom)  No 1826/69 
shall remain valid until their expiry date.  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX  

Outside cover page 

EUROPEAN UNION 
EUROPÄISCHE UNION 
UNION EUROPEENNE 

(twelve stars) 

LAISSEZ-PASSER 

(chip logo) 

Inside cover page 

This laissez-passer is issued pursuant to Article 7 (1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and 
Immunities of the European Communities annexed to the Treaty establishing a Single Council 
and a Single Commission of the European Communities. 

The bearer of this laissez-passer shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided for in that 
Protocol. 

This laissez-passer is valid for the territories referred to in article 299(1) and (4) of the Treaty 
establishing the European Community and for the territory of the third countries with which 
the Commission has concluded agreements within the meaning of the second subparagraph of 
Article 7 (1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities. 

The laissez-passer contains …. pages. 

Dieser  Laissez-passer  ist  ausgestellt  aufgrund  des  Artikels  7  Absatz  1  des  dem  Vertrag  zur 
Einsetzung eines gemeinsamen Rates und einer gemeinsamen Kommission der Europäischen 
Gemeinschaften beigefügten Protokolls über die Vorrechte und Befreiungen der Europäischen 
Gemeinschaften. 

Der  Inhaber  dieses  Laissez-passer  geniesst  die  in  diesem  Protokoll  vorgesehenen  Vorrechte 
und Befreiungen. 

Dieser  Laissez-passer  gilt  für  die  Hoheitsgebiete,  die  in  Artikel  299  Absätze  1  und  4  des 
Vertrages  zur  Gründung  der  Europäischen  Gemeinschaft  genannt  sind,  sowie  für  das 
Hoheitsgebiet  der  dritten  Staaten,  mit  denen  die  Kommission  gemäss  Artikel  7  Absatz  1 
Unterabsatz  2  des  Protokolls  über  die  Vorrechte  und  Befreiungen  der  Europäischen 
Gemeinschaften Abkommen geschlossen hat. 

Der Laissez-passer enthält ….Seiten. 

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Le présent laissez-passer est délivré en vertu des dispositions de l’article 7, paragraphe 1, du 
protocole  sur  les  privilèges  et  immunités  des  Communautés  européennes  annexé  au  traité 
instituant un Conseil unique et une Commission unique des Communautés européennes. 

Le titulaire de ce laissez-passer jouit des privilèges et immunités prévus à ce protocole. 

Ce laissez-passer est valable pour les territoires visés aux paragraphes 1 et 4 de l’article 299 
du traité instituant la Communauté européenne ainsi que pour le territoire des États tiers avec 
lesquels  la  Commission  aura  conclu  des  accords  au  sens  de  l’article  7,  paragraphe  1, 
deuxième alinéa, du protocole sur les privilèges et immunités des Communautés européennes. 

Le laissez-passer contient …pages. 

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ЕВРОПЕЙСКИ СЪЮЗ * UNIÓN EUROPEA * EVROPSKÁ UNIE * DEN EUROPÆISKE 
UNION * EUROOPA LIIT * ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ * AN tAONTAS EORPACH * 
UNIONE EUROPEA * EIROPAS SAVIENĪBA * EUROPOS SĄJUNGA * EURÓPAI 
UNIÓ * UNJONI EWROPEA * EUROPESE UNIE * UNIA EUROPEJSKA * UNIÃO 
EUROPEIA * UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ * EURÓPSKA ÚNIA * EVROPSKA UNIJA * 
EUROOPAN UNIONI * EUROPEISKA UNIONEN 

РАЗРЕШЕНИЕ ЗА ПРЕМИНАВАНЕ * SALVOCONDUCTO * PRŮKAZ * 
PASSÉRSEDDEL * REISILUBA * ΑΔΕΙΑ ΔΙΕΛΕΥΣΗΣ * LAISSEZ-PASSER * 
LASCIAPASSARE ** CAURLAIDE * LEIDIMAS * LAISSEZ-PASSER * PASS * 
LAISSEZ-PASSER * PRZEPUSTKA * LIVRE-TRÂNSITO * PERMIS DE LIBERĂ 
TRECERE * LAISSEZ-PASSER * PREPUSTNICA * KULKULUPA * 
IDENTITETSHANDLINGEN 

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(chip logo) 

Code 

LP number/N° laissez-passer/LPnummer  

1.Surname/Name/Nom 

2.Given names/Vornamen/Prénoms 

3. Date of birth/Geburtstag/Date de naissance 

4. Place of birth/Geburtsort/Lieu de naissance 

5. Sex/Geschlecht/Sexe 

6. Date of issue/Ausstellungsdatum/Date de délivrance 

7. Date of expiry/Gültig bis/Date d’expiration 

8. Holder’s signature/Unterschrift des Passinhabers/Signature du titulaire 

9. Position held/Funktion/Fonction 

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VISA/VISUM 

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1.  Фамилно  име./Apellidos/  Příjmení  /  Efternavn/  Nimi  /  Επώνυμο/  Ainm  /  Cognome/ 
Uzvārds / Pavardė / Családi név / Kunjom / Naam / Nazwisko /Apelido / Nume / Priezvisko / 
Priimek / Sukunimi /Efternamn / 

2..Име /Nombre/ Jméno / Fornavne / Eesnimed / Ονόματα/ Céadainm(eacha) / Nome/ Vārdi / 
Vardas  /  Utónév  /  Isem  /  Voornamen  /  Imiona/  Nomes  próprios  /  Prenume  /  Meno  /  Ime  / 
Etunimet / Förnamn/ 

3.Дата  на  раждане  /Fecha  de  nacimiento  /  Datum  narození  /  Fødselsdato  /  Sünnikuupäev  / 
Ημερομηνία  γέννησης  /  Dáta  breithe  /  Data  di  nascita /  Dzimšanas  datums  /  Gimimo  data  / 
Születési idő / Data tat-twelid / Geboortedatum / Data urodzenia / Data de nascimento / Data 
naşterii / Dátum narodenia / Datum robstva / Syntymäaika / Födelsedatum / 

4.Място  на  раждане  /  Lugar  de  nacimiento/  Místo  narození  /  Fødselsregistreringsted  / 
Sünnikoht / Τόπος γέννησης / Áit bhreithe /Luogo di nascita/ Dzimšanas vieta / Gimimo vieta 
/ Születési hely / Post tat-twelid / Geboorteplaats / Miejsce urodzenia / Naturalidade / Locul 
naşterii /Miesto narodenia / Kraj robstva / Födelseort / Syntymäpaikka / Födelseort / 

5.Пол /Sexo / Pohlaví / Køn / Sugu / Φύλο / Gnéas / Sesso/ Dzimums / Lytis / Nem / Sess / 
Geslacht / Płeć / Sexo / Sex / Pohlavie / Spol / Sukupuoli / Kön / 

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6.Дата на издаване / Fecha de expedición / Datum vydání / Udstedelsesdato / Väljaandmise 
kuupäev / Ημερομηνία έκδοσης / Dáta eisiúna / Data di rilascio/ Izdošanas datums / Išdavimo 
data / Kiállítás időpontja / Data tal-ħruġ / Datum van afgifte / Data wydania / Data de emissão 
/ Data eliberării / Dátum vydania / Datum izdaje / Myöntämispäivä / Utställandedatum / 

7.Дата  на  изтичане  срока  на  валидност  /Fecha  de  caducidad  /  Platnost  do  /  Udløbsdato  / 
Kehtiv  kuni  /  Ημερομηνία  λήξης  /  Dáta  éaga  /  Data  di  scadenza/  Derīga  līdz  /  Galioja  iki  / 
Lejárat időpontja / Data ta’ l-għeluq / Geldig tot / Termin upływu ważności / Date de validade 
/  Data  expirării  /  Dátum  platnosti  /  Velja  do  /  Viimeinen  voimassaolopäivä  /  Sista 
giltighetsdag/  

8.Подпис  на  притежателя  /Firma  del  titular/  Podpis  držitele  /  Indehavers  underskrift  / 
Omaniku  allkiri/  Υπογραφή  του  κατόχου  /  Síniú  an  tsealbhóra  /  Firma  del  titolare/  Turētāja 
paraksts  /  Savininko  parašas  /  Jogosult  aláírása  /  Firma  tad-detentur  /  Handtekening  van  de 
houder / Podpis posiadacza / Assinatura do titular / Semnătura titularului / Podpis držiteľa / 
Lastnoročni podpis / Haltijan nimikirjoitus / Innehavarens namnteckning / 

9.Длъжност  /  Cargo/  Funkce  /  Stilling/  Ametikoht  /  Ιδιότητα  /  Post  /  Funzione/  Amats  / 
Pareigos  /  Beosztás  /  Kariga  / Functie  /  Stanowisko  /  Cargo  /  Funcţie  /  Funkcia  /  Funkcja  / 
Virka / Befattning / 

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VISA/VISUM 

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Настоящото разрешение за преминаване е издадено на основание член 7, параграф 1 от 
протокола за привилегиите и имунитетите на Европейските общности към Договора за 
създаване на единен Съвет и единна Комисия на Европейските общности.  

Притежателят  на  това  разрешение  за  преминаване  се  ползва  от  привилегиите  и 
имунитетите, предвидени в протокола. 

Разрешението  за  преминаване  е  валидно  за  териториите,  посочени  в  член  299, 
параграфи  1  и  4  от  Договора  за  създаване  на  Европейската  общност,  както  и  за 
територията  на  трети  страни,  с  които  Комисията  е  сключила  споразумение  съгласно 
член  7,  параграф  1,  алинея  2  от  протокола  за  привилегиите  и  имунитетите  на 
Европейските общности. 

Разрешението за пропуск съдържа…страници. 

El  presente  salvoconducto  ha  sido  expedido  en  virtud  de  lo  dispuesto  en  el  artículo  7, 
apartado 1,  del  Protocolo  sobre  los  privilegios  y  las  inmunidades  de  las  Comunidades 
Europeas anejo al Tratado por el que se constituye un Consejo único y una Comisión única de 
las Comunidades Europeas. 

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El titular del presente salvoconducto goza de los privilegios e inmunidades previstos en dicho 
Protocolo. 

Este  salvoconducto  será  válido  en  los  territorios  contemplados  en  los  apartados  1  y  4  del 
artículo 299 del Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, así como en el territorio de 
terceros  Estados  con  los  que  la  Comisión  haya  celebrado  los  acuerdos  a  que  se  refiere  el 
artículo 7, apartado 1, párrafo segundo, del Protocolo sobre los privilegios y las inmunidades 
de las Comunidades Europeas. 

Este salvoconducto consta de … páginas. 

Tento průkaz se vydává na základě čl. 7 odst. 1 Protokolu o výsadách a imunitách Evropských 
společenství  připojeného  ke  Smlouvě  o  vytvoření  jednotné  Rady  a  jednotné  Komise 
Evropských společenství. 

Držitel tohoto průkazu požívá výsad a imunit stanovených v uvedeném protokolu. 

Průkaz  je  platný  pro  území  podle  čl.  299  odst.  1  a  4  Smlouvy  o  založení  Evropského 
společenství  a  pro  území  třetích  států,  s  nimiž  Komise  uzavřela  dohody  podle  čl.  7  odst.  1 
druhého pododstavce Protokolu o výsadách a imunitách Evropských společenství. 

Průkaz má …stránek. 

Denne  passérseddel  er  udstedt  i  medfør  af  bestemmelserne  i  artikel  7,  stk.  1,  i  protokollen 
vedrørende  De  Europæiske  Fællesskabers  privilegier  og  immuniteter,  som  er  bilag  til 
traktaten om oprettelse af et fælles Råd og en fælles Kommission for disse Fællesskaber. 

Indehaveren af denne passerséddel er omfattet af de i nævnte protokol omhandlede privilegier 
og immunitetsrettigheder. 

Passérsedlen gælder i de områder, der er omhandlet i artikel 299, stk. 1 og 4, i traktaten om 
oprettelse  af  Det  Europæiske  Fællesskab,  samt  i  de  områder  i  tredjelande,  med  hvilke 
Kommissionen  har  indgået  aftale  i  medfør  af  artikel  7,  stk.  1,  andet  afsnit,  i  protokollen 
vedrørende De Europæiske Fællesskabers privilegier og immuniteter. 

Denne passérseddel indeholder ... sider. 

Nimetatud  reisiluba  antakse  Euroopa  ühenduste  ühtse  nõukogu  ja  ühtse  komisjoni 
asutamislepingule lisatud Euroopa ühenduste privileegide ja immuniteetide protokolli artikli 7 
lõike 1 alusel. 

Nimetatud 
immuniteedid. 

reisiloa  omanikul  on  asjaomase  protokolliga  ettenähtud  privileegid 

ja 

Nimetatud  reisiluba  kehtib  Euroopa  Ühenduse  asutamislepingu  artikli  299  lõigetes  1  ja  4 
ettenähtud  territooriumide  kohta  ning  kolmandate  riikide  territooriumide  kohta,  kellega 
komisjon  on  sõlminud  Euroopa  Ühenduste  privileegide  ja  immuniteetide  protokolli  artikli  7 
lõike 1 teise lõigu tähenduses lepingud. 

Reisiluba koosneb…. leheküljest. 

Η παρούσα άδεια διέλευσης χορηγείται δυνάμει των διατάξεων του άρθρου 7 παράγραφος 1 
του πρωτοκόλλου περί των προνομίων και ασυλιών των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων, το οποίο 
έχει προσαρτηθεί στη συνθήκη περί ιδρύσεως ενιαίου Συμβουλίου και ενιαίας Επιτροπής των 
Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων. 

Ο κάτοχος της άδειας διέλευσης απολαύει των προνομίων και ασυλιών που προβλέπονται στο 
εν λόγω πρωτόκολλο. 

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Η άδεια διέλευσης αυτή ισχύει για τα εδάφη που αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 299 παράγραφοι 1 
και 4 της συνθήκης περί ιδρύσεως της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας καθώς και για το έδαφος των 
τρίτων χωρών με τις οποίες η Επιτροπή συνάπτει συμφωνίες κατά την έννοια του άρθρου 7 
παράγραφος  1  δεύτερο  εδάφιο  του  πρωτοκόλλου  περί  των  προνομίων  και  ασυλιών  των 
Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων. 

Η άδεια διέλευσης αποτελείται από … σελίδες. 

Eisíodh an laissez-passer seo faoi Airteagal 7(1) den Phrótacal ar Phribhléidí agus Díolúintí 
na  gComhphobal  Eorpach  atá  i  gceangal  leis  an  gConradh  ag  bunú  Comhairle  Aonair  agus 
Coimisiún Aonair de na Comhphobail Eorpacha. 

Teachtfaidh  sealbhóir  an  laissez-passer  seo  na  pribhléidí  agus  díolúintí  dá  bhforáiltear  sa 
Phrótacal sin. 

Beidh an laissez-passer seo bailí sna críocha dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 299(1) agus (4) den 
Chonradh  ag  bunú  an  Chomhphobail  Eorpaigh,  agus  i  gcríoch  na  dtríú  tíortha  sin  a  bhfuil 
comhaontuithe  curtha  i  gcrích  ag  an  gCoimisiún  leo  faoin  dara  fomhír  d’Airteagal  7(1)  den 
Phrótacal ar Phribhléidí agus Díolúintí na gComhphobal Eorpach. 

Tá…leathanach sa laissez-passer seo. 

Il presente lasciapassare è rilasciato in virtù delle disposizioni dell'articolo 7, paragrafo 1, del 
protocollo  sui  privilegi  e  sulle  immunità  delle  Comunità  europee  allegato  al  trattato  che 
istituisce un Consiglio unico e una Commissione unica delle Comunità europee. 

Il  titolare  del  presente  lasciapassare  gode  dei  privilegi  e  delle  immunità  previste  da  tale 
protocollo. 

Il  presente  lasciapassare  è  valido  per  i  territori  di  cui  all'articolo  299,  paragrafi  1  e  4,  del 
trattato che istituisce la Comunità europea, nonché per il territorio degli Stati terzi con i quali 
la Commissione avrà concluso accordi ai sensi dell'articolo 7, paragrafo 1, secondo comma, 
del protocollo sui privilegi e sulle immunità delle Comunità europee. 

Il lasciapassare è composto di … pagine. 

Šis  dokuments  ir  izdots  saskaņā  ar  7. panta  1. punkta  noteikumiem  protokolā  par  Eiropas 
Kopienu  privilēģijām  un  neaizskaramību,  kas  pievienots  Līgumam  par  vienotas  Eiropas 
Kopienu Padomes un vienotas Eiropas Kopienu Komisijas izveidi. 

Šī dokumenta turētājs izmanto privilēģijas un neaizskaramību, kas paredzētas šajā protokolā. 

Šis  dokuments  ir  derīgs  teritorijās,  kas  minētas  Eiropas  Kopienas  dibināšanas  līguma 
299. panta  1. un  4. punktā,  kā  arī  to  trešo  valstu  teritorijā,  ar  kurām  Komisija  būs  noslēgusi 
nolīgumus saskaņā ar 7. panta 1. punkta otro daļu protokolā par Eiropas Kopienu privilēģijām 
un neaizskaramību. 

Caurlaidē ir …lappuses. 

Šis  leidimas  išduotas  remiantis  prie  Europos  Bendrijų  jungtinės  Tarybos  ir  jungtinės 
Komisijos  steigimo  sutarties  pridėto  Europos  Bendrijų  privilegijų  ir  imunitetų  protokolo  7 
straipsnio 1 dalimi. 

Šio leidimo savininkas naudojasi tame protokole numatytomis privilegijomis ir imunitetais. 

Šis  leidimas  galioja  Europos  bendrijos  steigimo  sutarties  299  straipsnio  1  ir  4  dalyse 
numatytose  teritorijose  ir  trečiųjų  šalių,  su  kuriomis  Komisija  sudarė  susitarimus,  kaip 
apibrėžta  Europos  Bendrijų  privilegijų  ir  imunitetų  protokolo  7  straipsnio  1  dalies  antroje 
pastraipoje, teritorijose. 

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Leidimą sudaro … puslapiai. 

E laissez-passer-t az Európai Közösségek egységes Tanácsának és egységes Bizottságának 
létrehozásáról szóló szerződéshez mellékelt, az Európai Közösségek kiváltságairól és 
mentességeiről szóló jegyzőkönyv 7. cikke (1) bekezdésének rendelkezései értelmében 
állítják ki. 

laissez-passer 

E 
mentességekben részesül. 

jogosultja 

a 

jegyzőkönyvben  meghatározott  kiváltságokban 

és 

E  laissez-passer  az  Európai  Közösséget  létrehozó  szerződés  299.  cikke  (1)  és  (4) 
bekezdésében  meghatározott  területekre  és  azon  harmadik  országok  területeire  érvényes, 
amelyekkel  a  Bizottság  az  Európai  Közösségek  kiváltságairól  és  mentességeiről  szóló 
jegyzőkönyv 7. cikke (1) bekezdésének második albekezdése értelmében megállapodást köt. 

A laissez-passer … oldalt tartalmaz. 

Dan  il-pass  hu  mogħti  skond  id-dispożizzjonijiet  ta’  l-Artikolu  7(1),  tal-Protokoll  dwar  il-
Privileġġi  u  l-Immunitajiet  tal-Komunitajiet  Ewropej  anness  mat-Trattat  li  jistabbilixxi 
Kunsill Wieħed u Kummissjoni Waħda tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej. 

Id-detentur  ta’  dan  il-pass  jibbenefika  mill-privileġġi  u  l-immunitajiet  stipulati  f’dan  il-
Protokoll. 

Dan il-pass jgħodd għat-territorji msemmija fl-Artikolu 299(1) u (4) tat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi 
l-Komunità  Ewropea  kif  ukoll  għat-territorju  ta’  l-Istati  terzi  li  magħhom  il-Kummissjoni 
kkonkludiet ftehimiet fit-tifsira mogħtija fit-tieni inċiż ta' l-Artikolu 7(1) tal-Protokoll dwar il-
Privileġġi u l-Immunitajiet tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej. 

Il-Pass għandu ...(-il) paġna. 

Dit laissez-passer wordt afgegeven krachtens artikel 7, lid 1, van het Protocol betreffende de 
voorrechten  en  immuniteiten  van  de  Europese  Gemeenschappen,  dat  gehecht  is  aan  het 
Verdrag tot instelling van één Raad en één Commissie welke de Europese Gemeenschappen 
gemeen hebben. 

De  houder  van  dit  laissez-passer  geniet  de  voorrechten  en  immuniteiten  waarin  dit  Protocol 
voorziet. 

Dit laissez-passer geldt voor de grondgebieden bedoeld in artikel 299, leden 1 en 4, van het 
Verdrag  tot  oprichting  van  de  Europese  Gemeenschap,  en  voor  het  grondgebied  van  derde 
staten waarmee de Commissie akkoorden heeft gesloten in de zin van artikel 7, lid 1, tweede 
alinea,  van  het  Protocol  betreffende  de  voorrechten  en  immuniteiten  van  de  Europese 
Gemeenschappen. 

Het laissez-passer bevat … bladzijden. 

Przepustka  została  wydana  na  mocy  postanowień  art.  7  ust.  1  protokołu  w  sprawie 
przywilejów  i  immunitetów  załączonego  do  Traktatu  ustanawiającego  Jedną  Radę  i  Jedną 
Komisję Wspólnot Europejskich. 

Posiadacz  niniejszej  przepustki  korzysta  z  przywilejów  i  immunitetów  określonych  w  tym 
protokole. 

Przepustka jest ważna na obszarze określonym w art. 299 ust. 1 i 4 Traktatu ustanawiającego 
Wspólnotę  Europejską  oraz  na  terytorium  państw  trzecich,  z  którymi  Komisja  zawarła 
umowy,  o  których  mowa  w  art.  7  ust.  1  akapit  drugi  Protokołu  w  sprawie  przywilejów  i 
immunitetów Wspólnot Europejskich. 

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Przepustka składa się z …. stron. 

O  presente  livre-trânsito  é  emitido  ao  abrigo  do disposto  no  n.º  1  do  artigo  7º  do  Protocolo 
relativo  aos  Privilégios  e  Imunidades  das  Comunidades  Europeias  que  figura  em  anexo  ao 
Tratado que institui um Conselho Único e uma Comissão Única das Comunidades Europeias. 

O  titular  do  presente  livre-trânsito  goza  dos  privilégios  e  imunidades  previstos  no  referido 
protocolo. 

O  presente  livre-trânsito  é  válido  nos  territórios  referidos  nos  n.ºs  1  e  4  do  artigo  299º  do 
Tratado  que  institui  a  Comunidade  Europeia,  bem  como  no  território  dos  Estados  terceiros 
com os quais a Comissão tenha concluído acordos na acepção do n.º 1, segundo parágrafo, do 
artigo 7º do Protocolo relativo aos Privilégios e Imunidades das Comunidades Europeias. 

Livre-trânsito composto por … páginas. 

Prezentul permis de liberă trecere este eliberat în temeiul dispoziţiilor articolului 7 alineatul 
(1)  din  Protocolul  privind  privilegiile  şi  imunităţile  Comunităţilor  Europene,  anexat  la 
Tratatul de instituire a unui Consiliu unic şi a unei Comisii unice ale Comunităţilor Europene. 

Titularul acestui permis de liberă trecere se bucură de privilegiile şi imunităţile prevăzute de 
protocolul menţionat anterior. 

Prezentul  permis  de  liberă  trecere  este  valabil  pentru  teritoriile  menţionate  la  articolul  299 
alineatele  (1)  şi  (4)  din  Tratatul  de  instituire  a  Comunităţii  Europene,  precum  şi  pentru 
teritoriul statelor terţe cu care Comisia a încheiat acorduri în sensul articolului 7 alineatul (1) 
paragraful al doilea din Protocolul privind privilegiile şi imunităţile Comunităţilor Europene.  

Permisul de liberă trecere conţine … pagini. 

Toto laissez-passer je vydané na základe článku 7 ods. 4 Protokolu o privilégiách a imunitách 
Európskych  spoločenstiev  priloženého  k Zmluve  o založení  jedinej  Rady  a jedinej  Komisie 
Európskych spoločenstiev.  

Držiteľ  tohto  laissez-passer  disponuje  privilégiami  a imunitami  stanovenými  v tomto 
protokole. 

Toto laissez-passer je platné pre územia uvedené v odsekoch 1 článku 299 Zmluvy o založení 
Európskeho spoločenstva, ako aj pre územia tretích štátov, s ktorými Komisia uzavrie dohodu 
v zmysle  článku  7  ods.  1  druhého  pododseku  Protokolu  o  privilégiách  a  imunitách 
Európskych spoločenstiev. 

Toto laisser-passer obsahuje ... strany. 

Ta prepustnica se izdaja na podlagi določb člena 7(1) Protokola o privilegijih in imunitetah 
Evropskih skupnosti, ki je priložen k Pogodbi o ustanovitvi enotnega Sveta in enotne 
Komisije Evropskih skupnosti. 

Imetnik te prepustnice uživa privilegije in imunitete, določene v tem protokolu. 

Ta  prepustnica  velja  za  ozemlja  iz  člena  299(1)  in  (4)  Pogodbe  o  ustanovitvi  Evropske 
skupnosti in tudi za ozemlje tretjih držav, s katerimi bo Komisija sklenila sporazume v smislu 
drugega pododstavka člena 7(1) Protokola o privilegijih in imunitetah Evropskih skupnosti. 

Prepustnica vsebuje … strani. 

Tämä kulkulupa on myönnetty Euroopan yhteisöjen yhteisen neuvoston ja yhteisen komission 
ja 
perustamisesta 
vapauksista tehdyn pöytäkirjan 7 artiklan 1 kohdan määräysten nojalla. 

liitetyn  Euroopan  yhteisöjen  erioikeuksista 

tehtyyn  sopimukseen 

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Kulkuluvan haltijalla on kyseisessä pöytäkirjassa määrätyt erioikeudet ja vapaudet. 

Kulkulupa  on  voimassa  Euroopan  yhteisön  perustamissopimuksen  299  artiklan  1  ja 
4 kohdassa  tarkoitetuilla  alueilla  ja  sellaisten  kolmansien  valtioiden  alueella,  joiden  kanssa 
komissio  on  tehnyt  Euroopan  yhteisöjen  erioikeuksista  ja  vapauksista  tehdyn  pöytäkirjan 
7 artiklan 1 kohdan toisessa alakohdassa tarkoitetun sopimuksen. 

Tässä kulkuluvassa on … sivua. 

Denna identitetshandling har utställts på grundval av bestämmelserna i artikel 7.1 i protokollet 
om  Europeiska  gemenskapernas  immunitet  och  privilegier,  som  är  fogat  till  fördraget  om 
upprättandet  av  ett  gemensamt  råd  och  en  gemensam  kommission  för  Europeiska 
gemenskaperna. 

Innehavaren av identitetshandlingen åtnjuter den immunitet och de privilegier som föreskrivs 
i det ovan nämnda protokollet. 

Identitetshandlingen gäller för de territorier som avses i artikel 299.1 och 299.4 i fördraget om 
upprättandet  av  Europeiska  gemenskapen  och  för  de  territorier  som  hör  till  de  tredjeländer 
med  vilka  kommissionen  har  slutit  sådana  avtal  som  avses  i  artikel  7.1  andra  stycket  i 
protokollet om Europeiska gemenskapernas immunitet och privilegier. 

Identitetshandlingen innehåller … sidor. 

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