9 Apparatus and instruments for the identification or automatic recognition of persons, finger or palm prints, characteristics of the iris, veins or voice, facial or body features or other biometric characteristics; computer software for the identification or automatic recognition of persons, finger or palm prints, characteristics of the iris, veins or voice, facial or body features or other biometric characteristics; systems consisting of apparatus and computer software for checking and identifying biometric data, namely, persons, finger or palm prints, characteristics of the iris, veins or voice, facial or body features; computers and computer software for biometric devices for identifying and authentication of persons; biometric system computer software for identifying and authentication of persons; computer software for detecting persons; computer software for interpreting finger or palm prints, characteristics of the iris, veins or voice, facial or body features or other biometric data for the purposes of identifying individuals; optical, optoelectronic or electroacoustic sensors for taking finger or palm prints, characteristics of the iris, veins or voice, facial or body features or other biometric characteristics; electronic card readers; magnetic coded card readers; smart card readers; biometric computer terminals; biometric electronic payment terminal; biometric electrical terminal blocks; electric locks or devices for controlling access to buildings; data processing equipment for checking finger or palm prints, characteristics of the iris, veins or voice, facial or body features or other biometric characteristics; computer systems consisting of computer and computer software for protecting information or communications in connection with checking finger or palm prints, characteristics of the iris, veins or voice, facial or body features or other biometric characteristics; computer software for processing the signal used for detecting and identifying persons or the biometric characteristics of persons in the field of security and controlling access; apparatus, instruments and computer software for detecting and identifying fraudulent documents; apparatus, instruments and computer software for the automatic identification or recognition of vehicles using alphanumeric data, physical characteristics such as color, shape, make, model, recognition of license plates, and on-board telecommunication equipment; apparatus, instruments and computer software for measuring speed, measuring static and dynamic weight and detecting dangerous driving; computer software for identifying the make and model of a vehicle and license plate identification; optoelectronic sensors for taking information on stationary and moving vehicles; fixed, portable and on-board data processing equipment for use on land, air or sea vehicles in connection with forensic security and transport applications for medico-legal applications; electronic terminals for the purposes of securing game, lottery or betting applications; optoelectronic sensors for gathering bar code, numbers and date information on game, lottery or betting tickets; electronic readers for checking and identifying digital data; devices, namely, electronic devices and computer software for checking and identifying digital data by readers and computer processors; apparatus and instruments for the authentication and identification of digital data by optical readers, computer software and computer processors; reader computer software, computer terminals and electronic devices which authenticate and identify a machine-readable area on passports, visas, identity cards, driving licenses, health cards, voting cards, resident cards, permits to stay, professional health cards and other personal administrative documents that have an electronic chip that can transmit data, with or without contact for the purposes of verifying an individuals identity; electronic devices and computer software for identification, via a password, of an individuals identity; apparatus and instruments comprised of computer software, computer terminals and electronic readers for processing data, namely, for acquisition, verification, storage, generation of database and transmission of data; apparatus and instruments for saving data, namely, computer disk drives, optical disk drives, blank tapes, hard disks, memory cards and USB key drives; computer software for checking and identifying secured digital data by acquisition, processing, verification, storage, generation of database and transmission of data; apparatus and instruments for controlling data relating to a person's identity by acquisition, processing, verification, storage, generation of database and transmission of data; computer systems consisting of a computer terminal, sensors and computer software for detecting dangerous chemical and biochemical substances in solid, liquid or gaseous form, or for detecting these substances in combination with taking identification data for persons or goods for security reasons in airports, ports, public transport or critical infrastructure; computer software for checking baggage and persons for weapon, firearm, explosives, narcotics and chemical detection; computer software for interpreting data from dangerous chemical and biochemical substances in solid, liquid or gaseous form; optoelectronic and electrochemical sensors for capturing dangerous chemical and biochemical in solid, liquid or gaseous form; computer software for processing signals used for the detection and characterization of dangerous chemical and biochemical substances in solid, liquid or gaseous form; chip cards, namely, blank electronic chip cards, encoded chip cards, and blank electronic chip cards for producing and loading applications on to user terminals; encoded electronic chip cards for access and communicating with data network users; equipment for processing data, namely, encoded electronic chip card terminals and parts for the aforementioned goods; operating software, computer programs, operating systems for chip cards, namely, software used in identification and detection systems for the purposes of identifying individuals, authentication of documents and locating and identifying of vehicles; apparatus for testing chip cards for testing their quality and proper operation; installations for handling chip cards; apparatus for printing, namely, printers for printing identity cards, health cards, voting cards, resident cards, and professional health cards; electronic databases in the field of biometric data and biometric identification