EU: European Commission: Security features in travel documents: Belgium does not comply with the obligations to issue biometric passports (Press release, pdf): "Amongst the EU Member States that have to comply with this legislation, Belgium
EU: European Commission: Security features in travel documents: Belgium does not comply with the obligations to issue biometric passports (Press release, pdf): “Amongst the EU Member States that have to comply with this legislation, Belgium is the only one who does not currently issue biometric passports with fingerprints.“