PD CEN/TS 15480-1:2012

This standard PD CEN/TS 15480-1:2012 Identification card systems. European Citizen Card is classified in these ICS categories:

• 35.240.15 Identification cards. Chip cards. Biometrics

This Technical Specification specifies Electronic Citizen Card (ECC) requirements.

The requirements described in this Technical Specification are used to:

1. define a plastic body card with associated physical and logical securities;

2. specify the electrical interface and data transport protocols for the ECC;

3. support the basic set of Identification and, authentication elements visible at the card surface;

4. provide guidance for the specification of the ECC Durability.

In addition to the above requirements, informative Annex A in this document recommends different Physical Layouts for the ECC for two scenarios:

• when the ECC is issued to act as a travelling document;

• when the ECC is not issued to act as a travelling document.