Austria New Features Tender

The Federal Council unanimously approved the amendment to the Passport Act 2021 with new security standards for ID cards and passports. Due to an EU regulation Austria is obliged to equip identity cards with built-in electronic data carriers from August 2 2021. In the case of passports the personal data page will in future be made of plastic in addition secondary images should increase the effort involved in manipulation and thus deter forgers. The new passports will be issued from July 1 2023. With the amendment qualifications of engineers and master craftsman titles can also be entered in travel documents. In future there will be separate passports for all underage relatives.The amendment also implements an EU directive to improve the exchange of information between the money laundering reporting office and the law enforcement authorities. In the future the money laundering reporting office will have to share information and analyzes with other authorities and agencies when it comes to crimes other than money laundering and terrorist financing.Every year around 750000 passports and around 200000 identity cards are issued recalled Robert Seeber OVP O. This shows that the best possible security of travel documents is an important concern. Dominik Reisinger SPO O emphasized that increasing the security standards of travel documents is necessary as the work of forgers is becoming more and more perfect from a technical point of view. It is also important to be able to take better action against terrorist financing and other criminal offenses by exchanging data. Uniform minimum standards for the security of travel documents and a better exchange of information are to be welcomed in terms of fighting crime said Josef Ofner FPO K.