council regul ec denomin technic specif euro coin intend circul council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european monetari institut act accord procedur laid articl treati meet european council madrid decemb scenario changeov singl currenc adopt introduct euro coin januari latest precis date issu euro coin decid council adopt regul introduct euro immedi decis member state adopt euro singl currenc earli articl treati member state issu coin subject approv european central bank ecb volum issu council act accord procedur refer articl consult ecb adopt measur harmonis denomin technic specif coin intend circul extent permit smooth circul commun european monetari institut euro banknot rang eur eur denomin banknot coin cash payment amount express euro cent made easili mint director commun receiv mandat council studi elabor report european singl coinag system submit report novemb revis report februari indic denomin technic specif diamet thick weight colour composit edg euro coin european singl coinag system induc public confid entail technolog innov establish secur reliabl effici system accept system public main object commun coinag system public confid system depend physic characterist euro coin user friendli consult consum associ european blind union repres vend machin industri carri account specif requir import categori coin user order ensur smooth changeov euro facilit accept coinag system user easi distinct coin visual tactil characterist guarante euro coin readili distinguish easier accustom link diamet face special secur featur need order reduc scope fraud euro high techniqu coin made layer combin colour coin consid effici secur featur todai give coin european nation side express idea european monetari union member state significantli increas degre accept coin european citizen june european parliament council adopt direct ec limit nickel product recognit nickel allergi condit coin cover direct member state nickel free alloi call nordic gold current coinag system reason public health desir reduc nickel content coin move coinag system follow principl propos aforesaid mint director adapt extent account specif requir import categori coin user reduc nickel coin prescrib technic specif euro coin thick indic natur actual thick coin depend prescrib diamet weight adopt regul articl seri euro coin includ denomin rang cent euro technic specif gt tabl gt articl regul enter forc januari regul bind entireti directli applic member state accord treati subject articl protocol brussel council presid brown oj oj opinion deliv june oj opinion european parliament novemb oj council common posit novemb oj decis european parliament decemb oj oj