FADO
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FADO - False and Authentic Documents Online
A computerised image-archiving system to help combat illegal immigration and organised crimeACT
Council Joint Action 98/700/JHA of 3 December 1998 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the setting up of a European Image-Archiving System (FADO).SUMMARY
FADO is a European image-archiving system and secure collaboration platform for the purpose of exchanging information on genuine and on false documents.The system's database contains amongst others:
- images of genuine documents;
- information on security techniques (security features);
- images of typical false and forged documents;
- information on forgery techniques;
- statistics on detected false and falsified documents and identity fraud.
Expert FADO is currently available to document experts in 30 FADO partner states: in all Member States of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
(EU) and in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Part of the information shared by document experts in the classified, restricted system FADO
FADO
-FADO - False and Authentic Documents Online:A computerised image-archiving system to help combat illegal immigration and organised crime- ACT : adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the setting up of a European Image-Archiving System .-...
is made publicly available, via the PRADO site, which is a sub-page of the EU Council homepage. The steering committee in the Council of the European Union
Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is the institution in the legislature of the European Union representing the executives of member states, the other legislative body being the European Parliament. The Council is composed of twenty-seven national ministers...
is the Working Party on Frontiers in the formation of False Documents Experts.
Multi-lingual
FADO is currently available in 22 official languages of the European UnionLanguages of the European Union
The languages of the European Union are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union. They include the twenty-three official languages of the European Union along with a range of others...
. Documents are introduced by document experts in any of the languages and the standardized descriptions are translated automatically; thus, documents are immediately available in all supported languages. Additional free text information contained is translated later on by specialized linguists of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is the institution in the legislature of the European Union representing the executives of member states, the other legislative body being the European Parliament. The Council is composed of twenty-seven national ministers...
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Background
The proliferation of genuine and false documents means that frequent updating is essential. Ever more sophisticated techniques are being used to produce both genuine documents and forgeries. A computerised system with restricted access has therefore been built that enables fast and secure information exchange between the General Secretariat of the Council of the European UnionGeneral Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, better known as Council Secretariat, assists the Council of the European Union, the Council Presidency, European Council and the President of the European Council. The General Secretariat is currently headed by Secretary-General Uwe...
and between document experts in the European Union member states, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Part of the information contained in Expert FADO is available to control authorities and to other governmental agencies in FADO partner countries and to Frontex
Frontex
Frontex is the European Union agency for external border security...
, via the sub-system iFADO - intranet False and Authentic Documents Online.
A further reduced part of the information contained in Expert FADO is selected by European document experts to be made available to the general public by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is the institution in the legislature of the European Union representing the executives of member states, the other legislative body being the European Parliament. The Council is composed of twenty-seven national ministers...
on the site PRADO - Public Register of Travel and Identity Documents Online
PRADO - Public Register of Travel and Identity Documents Online
The Public Register of Travel and Identity Documents Online "PRADO" is a website with information on security features of identity documents of countries within the European Union and the EEA. It is hosted by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union .- Content :PRADO contains...
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External links
- PRADO - Public Register of Authentic Documents Online
- Official Council website
- PRADO - EU Glossary of terms related to document security
See also
- EuropaEuropa (web portal)Europa is the official web portal of the European Union . It is intended to improve the public’s interaction with EU institutions by quickly directing website visitors to the services or information they are seeking. Europa links to all EU agencies and institutions in addition to press releases...
- Passports of the European Union
- Identity documentIdentity documentAn identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card...