Den 24. februar 2005 opfordrede Rådet Kommissionen til at gøre, hvad den kan for at give mulighed for lagring af biometriske data i den centrale del af visuminformationssystemet fra 2006.
The Council invited the Commission on 24 February 2005 to make every effort to enable the storage of biometric identifiers in the central part of the visa information system from 2006 onwards.