1. ‘(b)

   Access cards shall be issued to all other personnel requiring access to the Commission buildings to fulfil contractual obligations with the Commission services. Cards for personnel with a contract limited in time shall not extend beyond this time-limit unless authorised by the Commission’s Security Directorate.

   Access cards shall also be issued to all contractors’ staff who need access to Commission buildings to fulfil their contractual obligations. The access cards issued to contractors’ staff will be valid until the end of the contract with the Commission, provided that the person in question is in possession of an identity document that is valid until the end of the contract. If the identity document is not valid until the end of the contract, the access card will be valid until the date of expiry of the identity document.

   Where a Member of the European Parliament wishes to enter a Commission building, he may do so on presentation of his access card issued by the European Parliament to the security guard on duty, without the need to undergo the additional security checks required of external visitors.’