Residence documents, when issued by Member States to Union citizens, shall indicate at a minimum the following:
(a)
the title of the document in the official language or languages of the Member State concerned and in at least one other official language of the Union;
(b)
a clear reference that the document is issued to a Union citizen in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC;
(c)
the document number;
(d)
the name (surname and forename(s)) of the holder;
(e)
the date of birth of the holder;
(f)
the information to be included on registration certificates and documents certifying permanent residence, issued in accordance with Articles 8 and 19 of Directive 2004/38/EC, respectively;
(g)
the issuing authority;
(h)
on the front-side, the two-letter country code of the Member State issuing the document, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by twelve yellow stars.
If a Member State decides to take fingerprints, Article 3(7) shall apply accordingly.