Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2452 of 8 December 2022 laying down additional technical specifications for the EU Emergency Travel Document established by Council Directive (EU) 2019/997 (SECRET UE/EU SECRET non classifiée en l’absence de la partie II de l’annexe/when detached from Part II of the Annex – non-classified.) (notified under document C(2022) 8938)

The additional technical specifications regarding the pre-requisites, instructions and standards for the production of EU Emergency Travel Documents (‘EU ETD’) shall be as set out in Part I of the Annex. The additional technical specifications regarding the design, format and colours of the uniform EU ETD form and sticker, the requirements for the material and printing techniques of the uniform EU ETD form, and security features and requirements including enhanced anti-forgery, counterfeiting and falsification standards shall be as set out in Part II of the Annex. Part II of the Annex shall be classified SECRET UE/EU SECRET.

Each Member State shall send the Commission and the other Member States a reference specimen of its EU ETD. Each Member State shall also keep specimens of subsequent print runs and shall hold them at the disposal of the Commission and the other Member States.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.