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Dutch government selects Sagem Identification for secure travel documents
June 2010 by Marc Jacob
Sagem Identification (Morpho’s subsidiary, Safran group) announced today that it won an
international call for tenders from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
Starting October 1st, 2011, Sagem Identification will produce, personalize and distribute the
new designed Dutch travel documents (electronic passports and national identity cards) for a
period of 7 years with an extension possibility of 3 years. The yearly volume will be over 3
million documents.
“This contract is again an example of the outstanding cooperation and the combination of the
strength, knowledge and experience inside Morpho,” said Jean-Paul Jainsky, Chairman and
CEO of Morpho.
“We are both proud and honored to earn the trust of the Dutch government,” said Anko
Blokzijl, Chairman of the non-executive board of Sagem Identification. “This contract
confirms our position as the market leader in high-end biometric passport solutions and our
ability to meet the highest demands for secure solutions against competitive pricing.”
