commiss recommend april dual displai price monetari amount ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof draft council regul introduct euro euro currenc particip member state januari euro substitut nation currenc particip member state convers rate transit period euro exist denomin nation currenc unit unit euro convers rate articl council regul ec june provis relat introduct euro convers rate convers euro unit nation currenc unit issu dual displai price monetari amount discuss round tabl practic aspect introduct euro follow round tabl expert consult group set commiss examin issu dual displai adjust price valu euro report expert consult group publish conclus preliminari conclus commiss present commiss commun updat practic aspect introduct euro adopt februari approach discuss round tabl februari basi conclus commiss view dual displai greatli facilit transit euro consum retail provid servic dual displai import instrument consum educ protect dual displai commun instrument part commun strategi facilit switchov euro commiss consid legisl commun level provis dual displai ensur dual displai respond consum time minimis cost transit euro commiss conclud dual displai provid adher standard good practic improv certainti clariti parti concern standard good practic cover clear indic retail prepar accept payment euro unit transit period clear distinct hand unit price set amount paid calcul hand counter displai inform purpos agreement common format design dual displai avoid excess amount inform confus articl regul ec provid rule adopt convers rate convers rate round rule calcul counter valu dual displai dual displai place oblig retail accept payment euro transit period seri provis consum protect inform consum articl direct ec european parliament council februari consum protect indic price product offer consum state price displai sale price price unit unambigu easili identifi legibl aforesaid articl light recit direct state interest transpar member state limit number price displai nation currenc unit euro unit recit regul ec state measur contain regul regul adopt sentenc articl treati examin ensur balanc changeov consum reason clariti complet legal requir interpret commiss standard good practic propos commiss present recommend standard good practic serv minimum basi negoti profession consum object agre standard transpar inform provis negoti begun nation commun level desir dual displai benchmark indic bank statement bill util compani begin earli transit period introduct dual displai retail sector progress depend factor pace custom make changeov educ consum natur retail outlet type product sold technic implic cost modifi exist price financi displai system recommend ec dialogu monitor inform facilit transit euro cover measur monitor evalu good practic relat introduct euro commiss legisl ensur respect good practic case dual displai measur prove ineffect recommend articl definit purpos recommend definit appli dual displai price monetari amount simultan displai amount nation currenc unit euro unit particip member state member state adopt singl currenc accord treati nation currenc unit unit currenc particip member state unit defin dai start stage econom monetari union euro unit currenc unit euro refer sentenc articl draft council regul introduct euro transit period period begin januari end decemb convers rate irrevoc fix rate adopt currenc particip member state council sentenc articl treati articl standard good practic dual displai price monetari amount provid provis compli pursuant exist legisl convers rate calcul counter valu dual displai round nearest cent adher minimum standard accuraci price monetari amount convert nation currenc unit euro unit dual displai price monetari amount unambigu easili identifi legibl basic provis adher regard clariti dual displai distinguish hand unit price set amount paid calcul hand counter displai inform purpos ii dual displai price monetari amount overload excess number figur gener rule dual displai price individu product limit final price consum pai gener rule dual displai receipt retail outlet financi statement limit total amount retail prepar accept payment euro unit transit period articl implement dual displai form part commun strategi design facilit switchov consum employe euro dual displai benchmark indic bank statement bill util compani begin earli transit period introduct dual displai retail sector progress depend facilit changeov client consum pace make changeov depend natur retail outlet type product sold technic implic cost modifi exist price financi displai system profession associ possibl establish common format design dual displai invit provid small retail assist develop dual displai capabl commun activ articl final provis member state invit support implement recommend articl addresse recommend address member state econom agent provid dual displai price monetari amount brussel april commiss yve thibault de silgui member commiss oj oj report expert group technic cost aspect dual displai euro paper report expert group accept price scale euro euro paper final oj page offici journal