PD CEN/TS 15480-1:2012

Identification card systems. European Citizen Card. Physical, electrical and transport protocol characteristics | Status: Current, Confirmed

1 Scope This Technical Specification specifies Electronic Citizen Card (ECC) requirements. The requirements described in this Technical Specification are used to:

1. 1) define a plastic body card with associated physical and logical securities;
2. 2) specify the electrical interface and data transport protocols for the ECC;
3. 3) support the basic set of Identification and, authentication elements visible at the card surface;
4. 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.