Legal provisions of COM(2008)514-1 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2008)514-1 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins. |
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document | COM(2008)514 |
date | December 18, 2008 |
Article 1 - Amendments
1. | Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 Protective provisions 1. Subject to Articles 3 and 4, the production and sale of medals and tokens, and their importation and distribution for sale or for other commercial purposes, shall be prohibited in the following circumstances:
2. The Commission shall specify:
Subject to paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall take into consideration, inter alia, the quantities of medals and tokens produced, the selling price, the packaging, the inscriptions on the medals and tokens and advertisement of them.’; |
2. | Article 3(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Medals and tokens bearing the terms “euro” or “euro cent” or the euro symbol without an associated nominal value shall not be prohibited when their size is outside the reference band, unless a design similar to one of the elements referred to in Article 2(1)(c) appears on their surface.’; |
3. | Article 4 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 4 Derogations by authorisation The Commission may grant specific authorisations to use the terms “euro” or “euro cent” or the euro symbol on the surface of medals and tokens, under controlled conditions of use, in cases where no risk of confusion exists. In such cases, the economic operator concerned within a Member State shall be clearly identifiable on the surface of the medal or token and, when the medal or token bears an associated nominal value, the indication “Not legal tender” must be stamped on the obverse or the reverse of the medal or token.’ |
Article 2 - Entry into force
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.