Regulation 2009/46 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins

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  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
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Current status

This regulation has been published on January 22, 2009 and entered into force on February  9, 2009.

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Key information

official title

Council Regulation (EC) No 46/2009 of 18 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2009/46
Original proposal COM(2008)514 EN
CELEX number i 32009R0046

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Key dates

Document 18-12-2008
Publication in Official Journal 22-01-2009; OJ L 17, 22.1.2009,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 10 Volume 003
Effect 09-02-2009; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

22.1.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/5
 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 46/2009

of 18 December 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third sentence of Article 123(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 (2) prohibits those medals and tokens similar to euro coins. Experience gained implementing the prohibition of medals and tokens similar to euro coins has highlighted the need to clarify the protective provisions and to make the decision-making process more transparent.
 

(2)

The public may be led to believe that some medals and tokens have legal tender status, not only when they bear a design similar to euro coins but also when they bear certain elements of the designs on euro coins. Therefore specific elements of the designs on legal tender euro coins should not be reproduced in the way they are depicted on euro coins. In addition, symbols that are representative of the issuing Member State’s sovereignty should not be reproduced on medals and tokens in the way they are depicted on euro coins.
 

(3)

The Commission, after having consulted the counterfeit coin experts referred to in Commission Decision 2005/37/EC of 29 October 2004 establishing the European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC) and providing for coordination of technical actions to protect euro coins against counterfeiting (3), should specify whether the protective provisions referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 have been respected and whether a metallic object is a medal/token.
 

(4)

The specific criteria that are employed by the Commission in declaring conformity with the protective provisions should be clarified and laid down.
 

(5)

The risk of mistaking a medal or a token bearing the terms ‘euro’, ‘euro cent’ or the euro symbol for a legal tender coin is greater where a nominal value is also associated with that medal or token. Therefore, in such cases, the indication ‘Not legal tender’ should be stamped on the obverse or the reverse of the medal or token concerned.
 

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments

Regulation (EC) No 2182/2004 is hereby amended as follows:

 

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:
 

(a)

when the terms “euro” or “euro cent” or the euro symbol appear on their surface;
 

(b)

when their size is inside the reference band; or
 

(c)

when a design appearing on their surface is similar to:

 

(i)

any design, or parts thereof, appearing on the surface of euro coins, including in particular the terms “euro” or “euro cent”, the 12 stars of the European Union, the image of the geographical representation and the numerals, in the way depicted on euro coins; or
 

(ii)

those symbols representative of national sovereignty of Member States, as depicted on euro coins, including in particular the effigies of the Head of State, the coat of arms, the Mint marks, the Mint master marks, the name of the Member State;
 

(iii)

the edge shape or the edge design of euro coins;...


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