recommend european central bank juli adopt measur enhanc legal protect euro banknot coin ecb govern council european central bank regard statut european system central bank european central bank hereinaft refer statut articl thereof council regul ec introduct euro year transit period date introduct euro issuanc european system central bank hereinaft refer escb member state euro banknot coin institut econom agent issu monetari token banknot denomin euro legal tender statu phenomena increas date put euro banknot coin circul approach case bona fide purpos familiaris public singl currenc issuanc legal tender euro banknot coin effect purpos educ popul advanc forthcom changeov euro give rise bad practic fraud error affect elderli poorli inform member state legisl place stipul issuanc monetari token banknot denomin nation currenc unit restrict nation monetari author articl treati establish european commun hereinaft refer treati state ecb exclus authoris issuanc banknot commun ecb nation central bank issu banknot banknot issu ecb nation central bank banknot statu legal tender commun legal system member state ensur unauthoris issuanc banknot place purpos recommend legal tender banknot coin understood banknot token loos base design legal tender euro banknot coin imit real banknot coin mistaken real banknot coin issu purpos mean payment limit area limit period time limit number good servic creat confus field payment wide distribut changeov euro mean field banknot complet set banknot design denomin put circul legal tender statu geograph area transcend current territori limit nation banknot novelti design mean gener public initi familiar denomin design euro banknot coin legal regim appli counterfeit extend area banknot circul differ member state euro banknot held reserv geograph boundari monetari union lead wider geograph scope circul combin factor contribut increas risk banknot counterfeit period prior date issuanc euro banknot risk counterfeit increas technolog mean banknot reproduct technic devic detect banknot colour copi scan machineri imped reproduct euro banknot equip technolog featur ensur effect technic devic legal mean consid impos technic devic colour copier scan machineri european commun order protect econom agent increas risk banknot counterfeit council resolut decemb lai prioriti cooper field justic home affair period januari date entri forc treati amsterdam gave prioriti combat technolog crimin purpos technolog combat crime effort prevent counterfeit concern commun virtu compet respect singl currenc member state virtu compet sphere crimin law polici combat organis crime escb vest interest take step ensur smooth transit full introduct euro accept euro banknot public interest requir formul recommend lai polici object whilst leav compet author european union member state object adopt measur implement council european union member state forthcom issuanc singl currenc banknot event lead review current polici adopt member state combat counterfeit articl treati european union cooper polic forc prevent combat form intern crime articl europol convent juli requir unanim decis council european union instruct european polic offic deal forgeri monei mean payment european commiss entrust cooper nation polic forc field forgeri monei mean payment cooper ideal fulli establish euro banknot coin introduc adopt recommend member state commun institut promot discourag strictli control issuanc hold legal tender euro banknot coin prior januari member state avail legal mean ensur due complianc prohibit issuanc unauthoris banknot laid articl treati exist nation legisl protect exclus nation central bank issu nation banknot adapt cover exclus confer ecb treati regard banknot member state ensur banknot design legal benefit copyright protect council european union european commiss member state review current polici combat counterfeit aim establish campaign matter common interest evalu harmonis penal law field counterfeit achiev increas institut judici polic cooper draw convent end seek strengthen coordin european union govern organis analys technolog mean counterfeit banknot carri measur consider organis cooper nation polic forc field forgeri monei mean payment european polic offic europol european commiss involv ecb task european commiss member state propos legal measur ensur counterfeit euro banknot retain detect credit institut entiti receiv handl cash subsequ hand law enforc author commun legisl consid make compulsori instal technic devic colour copier machineri capabl graphic reproduct manufactur commun import permit identif banknot imped reproduct order ensur similar regim countri recommend intern convent prepar parallel recommend address council european union european parliament european commiss member state recommend publish offici journal european commun frankfurt main juli presid ecb willem duisenberg oj oj oj