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Belgium Picks Zetes, Thales to Provide Next-Gen ePassports

The new passport produced by Thales will be completely redesigned including a data page made of 100% polycarbonate.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

The Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs (BUZA) renewed its contract with the consortium including Zetes and Thales for the issuance of highly secure ePassports to Belgian citizens.   The new passport produced by Thales will be completely redesigned including a data page made of 100% polycarbonate.    The contract will last for seven years, during which time Thales is expected to deliver an average of 550,000 passports a year.   After a first seven-year contract for the cur...

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