FW: Passport required for attending the Rapp. Meeting?

[martin.euchner at SIEMENS.COM]

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From: 	Euchner Martin  
Sent:	Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:08 PM
To:	Euchner Martin; 'itu-sg16 at cisco.com'
Cc:	'claude.hervault at francetelecom.com'; 'jeanpierre.blin at francetelecom.com'; 'nadine.lancelot at francetelecom.com'
Subject:	Passport required for attending the Rapp. Meeting?

Dear all,

in the Meeting Registration Form for the upcoming SG16 joint Rapp. meeting, I can see that it is requested to identify your passport (number, issuing dates). This is clearly a new and very unusual procedure for Rapporteur meetings!

Why is this necessary?

Further, as a European citizen, there is no need to carry around passports when travelling within the EC; the national identity card is fully sufficient.

So the question is: would national identity cards also be equally acceptable instead of passports ?


With kind regards

Martin Euchner.
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