cover, made of soft synthetic material, is inscribed with the national coat of arms in the centre, the words "Union europeenne/Republique francaise" (European Union/Republic of France) at the top and "passeport" (passport) at the bottom. It has 36 pages, numbered from 1 to 36 inclusive. The personal particulars and photograph of the bearer appear on page 2, which is printed in landscape format (sideways), with a 23 mm-high bar code at the bottom. The document is valid for 5 years and is not renewable.
The French authorities have stated that the old passport design is still valid. It will continue to be issued by Prefectures which do not have the special equipment needed to produce the new passport, by the French High Commissioners in the overseas territories and by embassies and consulates abroad.
[Note by the Secretariat: The list contained in the Appendix to the Agreement, regarding France, is therefore the following:
- National passport, valid or expired within the last five years (a new model has been circulated since 28 April 1999; the previous model, delivered under certain conditions, remains valid).
- Valid French identity card.
- French identity card valid for three months.
- Valid alien's identity card, issued by the competent authority in the country of residence, for French nationals lawfully residing in Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland; the card must indicate the holder's nationality.]
Period covered: 25/8/1999 -
The preceding statement concerns Article(s): 11
Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation of France, dated 5 April 2005, registered at the Secretariat General on 7 April 2005 - Or. Fr.
France and Ukraine are Parties to the European Agreement of 13th December, 1957 on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe. In accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1, of this Agreement, France has decided to suspend temporarily, with immediate effect, its application with regard to Ukraine, with the exception of the provisions of Article 5.
This step is deemed to be necessary on grounds relating to ordre public. Application of this Agreement with regard to Ukraine is incompatible with Council Regulation (EC) No. 539/2001, Annex I of which stipulates that Ukraine is one of those States whose nationals are must be in possession of visas when crossing the Member States' external borders.
Period covered: 7/4/2005 -
The preceding statement concerns Article(s): 7
Germany:
Declaration contained in a Note Verbale of the Permanent Representation, dated 9 July 1980, registered at the Secretariat General on 10 July 1980 - Or. Fr.
The Federal Republic of Germany and Turkey are parties to the European Agreement of 13 December 1957 on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe. By a Declaration, Turkey has suspended application of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7 thereof.
However, the Federal Republic of Germany has the honour of notifying the Council of Europe Secretariat of the following:
The Federal Republic of Germany has decided to introduce a general obligation for Turkish nationals to obtain a visa as from 5 October 1980.
The 1953 Germano-Turkish agreement on visas has been terminated.
This step was considered necessary for reasons of "ordre public". The number of Turkish nationals crossing the frontier of the Federal Republic of Germany with the intention of circumventing residence and domicile regulations by abusing the right to asylum increased extremely sharply in the first few months of 1980. Closer supervision of entry into the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany is therefore essential. After a period of three years the Federal Republic of Germany
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