Area: Public Administration
Competent authority: MNZ
EZU URL: .nan
Initiative ID: 1043
Initiative accepted and completed: '2020-07-15'
Initiative classified in EZU: .nan
Initiative forwarded in response: '2020-06-12'
Initiative published: '2020-06-12'
Initiative submitted: '2020-06-11'
Response from the competent authority: 'Reply from the Ministry of the Interior:The
  issuance of identity cards is regulated by the Identity Card Act (Official Gazette
  of the Republic of Slovenia, No 35/11), which stipulates in Article 6 that the identity
  card shall be issued on the form prescribed by the Regulation on the Enforcement
  of the Identity Card Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No 52/13).
  This also stipulates, inter alia, the colour of the form in Article 3. The form
  of the identity card shall be made of polycarbonate with built-in safety and security
  features. On the front of the card, the Republic of Slovenia is embossed in grey,
  blue and red, which, on a white background, makes it possible to reproduce the coloured
  image of the flag of the Republic of Slovenia, thus contributing to the visibility
  of the national document of the Republic of Slovenia, which can be used for border
  crossing and identification abroad. A different coloured background would not make
  this possible. The proposal is also unacceptable because the identity card is not
  issued with a validity of up to the age of majority, but is issued to children from
  the age of three to 18 with a validity of five years, as provided for in Article
  9 of the Law. This means that, for example, a child who obtains an identity card
  at the age of 17 can continue to use it for 5 years, i.e. until the age of 22, i.e.
  when he or she has reached the age of majority. If a child were issued with a different
  colour ID card at the age of 17, he or she might have problems using it after reaching
  the age of majority because of restrictions that would no longer exist in practice.
  Therefore, when using an ID card with a different colour background at the age of
  20, he or she would have to prove that he or she is already of age and not subject
  to restrictions on the purchase of tobacco and alcohol products, which would mean
  that cashiers would again need to check the date of birth. However, if it were decided
  that an ID card with a different colour background would expire after the age of
  18, citizens would incur unnecessary costs to replace their ID cards with new ones.
  The introduction of an additional version of the ID card with a different colour
  background would also have an impact on the higher costs for citizens. The cost
  of the ID card paid by the citizen consists of the cost of the personalised form
  and the cost of the administrative fee. The additional versions of the forms reduce
  the total quantities of each form ordered and thus increase their price. In view
  of the above, the proposal is not acceptable.  '
Text file: 1043.txt
Title: Colour-coded identity card for persons under 18 years of age
URL: https://www.stopbirokraciji.gov.si/pobuda/?st=1043
