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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-04-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Biometric passports2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120419.19.4-479-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-04-19-Speech-4-480-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Franz Obermayr2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2012-02-13--2014-06-30)3 substitute; EMPL (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; IMCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2012-03-29--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; NA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we had hoped that the new biometric passports would prevent forgeries and would therefore result in greater security. However, according to estimates, there are around 1 million biometric passports issued on the basis of falsified birth certificates circulating in France alone. These passports were introduced in 2004 following pressure from the United States, and they contain the biometric images and fingerprints of the holder. However, some of these fingerprints are unreadable according to a study carried out in the Netherlands. More than a fifth of the passports there were unusable. In the case of older people, and also children, it is even more difficult to incorporate fingerprints properly. All in all, biometric passports appear to be yet another expensive, dubious method from the United States for stepping up the fight against terrorism. The results of the three-year study have now been submitted and we will need to evaluate them thoroughly to see whether these biometric passports actually make any sense at the end of the day."@en1
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