Annexes to COM(2014)551 - Under Article 12(5) of Regulation 1210/2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2014)551 - Under Article 12(5) of Regulation 1210/2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for ... |
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| document | COM(2014)551  |
| date | September 3, 2014 |
[8]Annex II – Chart 1.
[9]However there was a decrease in the volume of coins processed by the coin processing machines checked by the Member States which can be explained by applying the rotation principle when deciding which coin-processing machines should be checked as stipulated in Article 6(3).
[10] Annex II – Chart 2.
[11]Based on the Member States’ replies to the questionnaire. Italy, France and Finland did not provide any feedback to this particular point.
[12]The ETSC is established within the Commission in Brussels, attached to OLAF (Article 1 of the Commission Decision 2005/37/EC, OJ L 19, 21/01/2005, p. 73).
[13]Greece reported that none of the machines in use are listed on the Commission’s (OLAF) website since a specific derogation has been granted in line with Article 4(2).
[14]Finland did not report for the year 2012 as Article 12(1) stipulates.
[15]DE, CY, EE, NL, PT, BE, FR and IE.
[16]NL, FR, SP and IE.
[17]CY.
[18]Slovenia and Estonia replied to the questionnaire that they keep the number of coins unfit for circulation. This is done because the number of coins unfit for circulation in both Member States is relatively small.
[19]The Mint Directors Working Group (MDWG) is a non-formal gathering of the Mint Masters from the EU Member States which works on a mandate of the Euro Coin Sub-Committee (the latter belonging to the Economic and Financial Committee).
[20]The results of the study were endorsed by MDWG including a recommendation of best practices identified.
[21]CY, SK, HR, BE, LU, MT, IE and AT apply a handling fee which is deducted from the reimbursement of unfit coins.
[22]With the exception of FI, DK, SK, EE and FR.
[23]DE, CY, NL and SP have mentioned that there are derogations in place as for Article 10(2) of the Regulation.
[24]DK, NL, FR, LU and MT have mentioned that there is not a procedure for checks of euro coins unfit for circulation.
[25]DE, BE, IT and LU.
[26]In Italy a national decree is under preparation which will establish binding rules for reporting and communication for the “institutions”.
[27]With the exception of EE, LV and FI.
[28]With the exception of FI, DK, EE, IE and LU.
[29]The report may be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals implementing in further detail, or amending, the Regulation, in particular with respect to Articles 6 and 8 as stipulated in Article 12(5) of the Regulation.
[30]These suggestions were made in the framework of the questionnaire submitted by the CNACs.
[31]The suggested text is the following: “(c) with coin-changing and coin-pay-in machines which withdraw counterfeited, suspected and unfit coins and do not give them back to the user”.
[32]The suggested text is the following “the number of coin-processing sites to be checked annually in each Member State shall be such that the volume of euro coins processed mechanically in those sites during that year representing at least 25 % of the total cumulated net volume of coins issued by that Member State from the introduction of euro coins until the end of the previous year; the volume of euro coins processed used to calculate the annual compliance of 25% may be the real data from the previous year, or an estimation based on the data declared by institutions for the first half of the year”.
[33]The Counterfeit Coin Experts Group (CCEG) usually meets twice a year to discuss technical issues related to counterfeiting of euro coins. Other items of the agenda concern the euro coin counterfeiting situation and the activities of the Coin National Analysis Centres (CNACs) in the Member States, the similarity of medals or tokens to euro coins and the implementation of coin authentication procedures.
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Questionnaire on implementation of Regulation (EU) No
1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010.
Fields marked with * are mandatory.
The following questionnaire is aimed at monitoring and evaluating the implementation of Regulation (EU) 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation.
Identification fields
Country*
Organisation*
Contact details (e-mail address and phone number)*
Questionnaire
Has Regulation (EU) 1210/2010 been implemented in your Country?*
Yes
No
When? Please specify national legislation source (if existing)*
If not, when Regulation (EU) 1210/2010 will be implemented?*
What percentage of the authentication process is performed by means of Coin-Processing Machines and which by personnel trained? (Art. 3(1))*
Are suspect counterfeit coins sent to the Designated National Authorities? (Art. 3(2)*
Yes
No
Are the machines used by institutions listed on the website referred to in Article 5(2)? (Art. 4)*
Yes
No
If not, what percentage is not listed?*
What percentage of the machines will be not conform as of 01/01/2015 because the derogation will expire? (Art.4(2))*
Concerning the adjusting of coin-processing machine, where does the detection test take place? (Art. 5)*
At CNAC premises
At manufacturer’s premises
Other places
Please specify.*
Are on-the-spot controls performed in your Country? (Art. 6)*
Yes
No
If not, which are the main reasons for not performing on-the-spot controls? (Art. 6(2))*
Are there any issues/problems related to the number of coin processing machines to be checked in relation with the volume of euro coins processed by these machines? (Art. 6(3)).*
Concerning the results of the on-the-spot controls, which are the main reasons of non-compliance? (Art. 6(6))*
Missing written policy providing instructions
Not appropriate human resources allocation
Missing written policy for counterfeits/unfit coins submission
Missing of internal control procedures
Detection test failure
Other reasons
Please specify*
Are unfit coins withdrawn from circulation? (Art. 8)*
Yes
No
How? Which procedures are in place? (Art. 8 (2))*
How many unfit coins have been withdrawn in 2013? Please provide figures.*
Are unfit coins reimbursed?*
Yes
No
Please provide figures.*
Are unfit coins destroyed?*
Yes
No
Please provide information on the destruction process and methodology. (Art. 8(3)).*
Are handling fees withheld from the reimbursement of unfit coins? (Art. 9)*
Yes
No
How the process is implemented?*
Are there any exemptions? Please specify.*
What is the maximum fee (if exists) for reimbursement?*
Are standardized requirements for packaging used when submitting for reimbursement coins unfit for circulation? (Art. 10(1))*
Yes
No
What packaging procedures are in place for unfit coin reimbursement? Please specify.*
Are derogations in place as for Art. 10(2)?*
Is there a procedure for checking coins unfit for circulation? (Art. 11(1))*
Yes
No
What requirements does it stipulate?*
Have measures been adopted in case of submission of coins as referred to in Art. 11(3)?*
Which authority is responsible for reporting to the European Commission? (Art. 12)*
Are institutions complying in a satisfactory way with this requirement? (Art. 12(2)).
Have penalties for Regulation (EU) 1210/2010 infringements been implemented? (Art. 13)*
Yes
No
Which authorities are in charge for application?*
What kinds of penalties are in place?*