{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2252/annex/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2252/annex/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/2252",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2252",
  "path": "annex/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Printing techniques",
  "text": "The following printing techniques shall be used:\nA.. Background printing:\ntwo-tone guilloches or equivalent structures,\nrainbow colouring, where possible fluorescent,\nUV-fluorescent overprinting,\neffective anti-counterfeiting and anti-falsification motifs (especially on the biographical data page) with optional use of microprinting,\nreagent inks must be used on paper passport or travel document pages and stickers,\nif the paper of the passport or travel document is well protected against attempts at tampering, the use of reagent inks is optional.\nB.. Form printing\nWith integrated microprinting (unless already included in background printing).\nC.. Numbering\nOn all pages inside the passport or travel document a unique document number should be printed (where possible with a special style of figures or typeface and in UV-fluorescent ink), or perforated or, in passport cards, a unique document number should be integrated using the same technique as for the biographical data. It is recommended that in passport cards the unique document number is visible on both sides of the card. If a sticker is used for biographical data the unique document number should be printed using fluorescent ink, and a special style of figures or typeface is obligatory.\nIf stickers or non-laminated paper inside pages are used for biographical data, intaglio printing with latent image effect, microtext and ink with optically variable properties and a DOVID (diffractive optically variable image device) shall also be employed. Additional optically variable security devices shall also be used on passport cards made entirely of a synthetic substrate, at least through the use of a DOVID or equivalent measures.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/2252/annex/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:00.351781+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}