direct ec european parliament council june amend council direct eec return cultur object unlawfulli remov territori member state text eea relev european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur refer articl treati establish econom monetari union changeov euro effect subparagraph head annex council direct eec lai valu express ecu cultur good subject applic direct subparagraph lai date convers valu nation currenc januari pursuant council regul ec june provis relat introduct euro refer ecu legal instrument januari refer euro convers rate amend direct eec fix exchang rate rate forc januari member state euro currenc continu appli amount convert basi exchang rate convers rate irrevoc fix januari situat persist long convers rule remain integr part direct subparagrah head annex direct eec amend januari member state euro currenc directli appli valu euro laid commun legisl member state continu convert threshold nation currenc exchang rate adopt date januari provis made member state adapt rate automat period order compens variat exchang rate nation currenc euro head annex direct eec applic financi threshold categori cultur object interpret jeopardis effect applic direct mean good belong categori question neglig consid quot cultur object quot mean direct author interpret cultur object question depriv categori good protect afford direct avoid confus respect figur replac clearer express leav doubt protect good question adopt direct articl annex direct eec text head amend titl quot quot replac quot quot subparagraph relat convers nation currenc valu express ecu replac quot member state euro currenc valu express euro annex convert express nation currenc rate exchang decemb publish offici journal european commun countervalu nation currenc review year effect decemb calcul countervalu base averag daili currenc express euro month end dai august preced revis take effect decemb advisori committe cultur good review method calcul propos commiss principl year applic revis valu express euro countervalu nation currenc publish period offici journal european commun dai month novemb preced date revis take effect quot articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct decemb immedi inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state luxembourg june european parliament presid fontain council presid engqvist oj opinion european parliament februari council decis oj direct amend direct ec european parliament council oj oj