Division 2.2.2 Colours

When a facial image is taken live, it shall be a colour image. In exceptional cases when a colour image cannot be captured, grayscale or near infrared capture may be used. In such a case, if the quality of the grayscale or near infrared image is sufficient, it may be used for verification or identification but not for enrolment. Grayscale images are accepted for enrolment only when they are extracted from the chip of the travel document.

Specific rules concerning the near infrared facial images shall be described in the handbook in accordance with Article 71 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226.