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New french driving licences
December 8 2014
In early November, the Ministry of the Interior announced, the withdrawal of the electronic chip on the new driving licences. Since September 2013, the credit card new format replaced the famous pink one. Supposed to reduce the risk of fraud, this chip centralized information such date, issuing authority, categories, the picture, the marital status of the holder.
Pierre-Henry Brandet, Ministry spokesman argued purely economic reasons. "In these times of very strong budgetary constraints, it is imperative to focus on the most urgent priorities". This new document will remain anyway very difficult falsifiable due to the many security settings of the national printing, according to the Ministry.
Pierre-Henry Brandet, Ministry spokesman argued purely economic reasons. "In these times of very strong budgetary constraints, it is imperative to focus on the most urgent priorities". This new document will remain anyway very difficult falsifiable due to the many security settings of the national printing, according to the Ministry.