At 15:37 02/04/2005, Jaap Akkerhuis wrote:
This is the reaction in a letter from Jameson Sensenbrenner, chair
of the relevant comittee in the US Congres to the Euro commisioner
Fratini (Justice). ``The concern about the weak border control of
the US will make an extra delay difficult''.
[...]
Biometric Passports - President Bush signed legislation,
which delays until October 26, 2005
This is not the first time that this program has been delayed. Originally
the biometric requirement was supposed to come into effect in 2004. Given
that it is still 6 months before the deadline, I would not be suprised if
the US and EU discussed this issue for a few more months, then postponed it
again.
(And we nicely postponed the problem by having the fall IETF outside the
US :-)
Henk
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henk Uijterwaal Email: henk.uijterwaal(at)ripe.net
RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.amsterdamned.org/~henk
P.O.Box 10096 Singel 258 Phone: +31.20.5354414
1001 EB Amsterdam 1016 AB Amsterdam Fax: +31.20.5354445
The Netherlands The Netherlands Mobile: +31.6.55861746
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Look here junior, don't you be so happy.
And for Heaven's sake, don't you be so sad. (Tom Verlaine)
_______________________________________________
Ietf mailing list
Ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf