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4. Section to be electronically scanned. Section 5Both the format of the visa sticker and that of the electronically-scanned section were adoptedby the ICAO on the basis of a proposal put forward by the Schengen States. This section ismade up of two lines of 36 characters (OCR B-10 cpi). Annex 10 explains how this section isto be filled in.5. Other aspects relating to the issue of visas5.1. Signing visas:In cases where the law or practice of a Contracting Party requires a hand-written signature,the sticker affixed to the page of the passport shall be signed by the competent official.The signature is placed at the right-hand side of the heading "COMMENTS"; part of thesignature should extend onto the page of the passport or the travel document, but it must notcover the section to be electronically scanned.5.2. Invalidating completed visa stickers:No changes shall be made to the visa sticker. If an error is made when the visa is issued, thesticker shall be invalidated.– If the error is detected on a sticker which has not yet been affixed to the passport, thesticker shall be destroyed or cut diagonally in half.9042/10 PR/lm 54DG H 1 AEN