ZAGREB, Jan 23 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday adopted a new identity card law whereby the new card will be smaller and start being issued on Jan. 1, 2003. The new cards will retain the personal identification number,
even though the government intended otherwise. The MPs in their amendments to the bill demanded keeping the number, claiming it was printed on passports and should be kept on IDs until new passports were issued. The photographs on the new identity cards will be scanned instead of glued on. The cards will be printed in Croatian and English and the language and alphabet of national minorities if so requested by a minority representative. Damir Kajin of the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) was directed to submit his proposal to allow Muslims to be photographed for the identity card with headgear to the Interior Ministry. Deputy Minister Josip Vresk said such details were stipulated by the minis
ZAGREB, Jan 23 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday
adopted a new identity card law whereby the new card will be smaller
and start being issued on Jan. 1, 2003.
The new cards will retain the personal identification number, even
though the government intended otherwise. The MPs in their
amendments to the bill demanded keeping the number, claiming it was
printed on passports and should be kept on IDs until new passports
were issued.
The photographs on the new identity cards will be scanned instead of
glued on. The cards will be printed in Croatian and English and the
language and alphabet of national minorities if so requested by a
minority representative.
Damir Kajin of the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) was directed
to submit his proposal to allow Muslims to be photographed for the
identity card with headgear to the Interior Ministry. Deputy
Minister Josip Vresk said such details were stipulated by the
ministry's rule book and not by law.
Parliament resumed its 19th session by debating a bill of
amendments to the law on formerly war-affected areas.
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