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DÜSSELDORF, German — Germany unveiled a new passport with a chip that contains biometric data and plans to be among the first nations in Europe to issue biometric passes, starting Nov. 1.

Some estimates have put production and processing costs at as much as $363 per passport. Currently, the German government is charging around $73 for the new passport with the RFID chip.