TOPPAN PRINTING CONCLUDES AGREEMENT WITH GREEK GOVERNMENT.

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TOKYO, July 31/Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/- Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Toppan Printing) has concluded an agreement with the Greek government (counterparty: The Hellenic Police) to supply the "Greek Secure Document Issuance System" for an initial period spanning ten years (April 2006 - April 2015).

In 1997, Toppan Printing developed the "Passport Issuance Printer", which incorporates a wide array of leading edge anticounterfeit technology. This received acclaim for its high-security technology, such as the direct stamping of personal information onto hologram film, and is currently used in 12 countries.

The "Greek Secure Document Issuance System" is a newly developed system by Toppan Printing.

From August 2006, following the European regulations, Greece will issue contactless IC passports. The new printing system is capable of issuing on a single step any type of e-documents of the abovementioned types. This system will be first used to issue Greek e-passports and dual contact/contactless e-ID cards for the Hellenic Police.

On the basis of the agreement that has been concluded, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. established a local subsidiary, Toppan Printing Greece S.A., ...