Schwarz v Stadt Bochum: (Case C‑291/12); [2013] WLR (D) 386
“Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by member states, as amended, which obliged national authorities to take fingerprints of persons applying for passports, was validly adopted and was proportionate to the aim of protecting against the fraudulent use of passports.”
WLR Daily, 17th October 2013
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