council framework decis combat fraud counterfeit cash mean payment jha council european union regard treati european union articl thereof regard initi commiss regard opinion european parliament fraud counterfeit cash mean payment oper intern scale work develop intern organis council europ group oecd interpol import complement action european union council consid serious develop form fraud cash mean payment requir comprehens solut recommend action plan combat organis crime approv amsterdam european council june point action plan council commiss implement provis treati amsterdam area freedom secur justic approv vienna european council decemb call action subject object framework decis ensur fraud counterfeit involv form cash mean payment recognis crimin offenc subject effect proportion dissuas sanction member state suffici achiev member state view intern dimens offenc achiev union level union adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati establish european commun accord principl proportion set articl framework decis order achiev object framework decis assist fight fraud counterfeit involv cash mean payment instrument agre council joint action jha creation european judici network joint action jha make crimin offenc particip crimin organis member state european union joint action jha monei launder identif trace freez seiz confisc instrument proce crime decis april extend europol mandat deal forgeri monei mean payment commiss submit council juli commun entitl quot framework action combat fraud counterfeit cash mean payment quot advoc union polici cover prevent repress aspect problem commun draft joint action element comprehens approach constitut start point framework decis descript form behaviour requir criminalis relat fraud counterfeit cash mean payment cover rang activ constitut menac organis crime regard form behaviour classifi crimin offenc member state effect proportion dissuas sanction provid natur legal person commit liabl offenc give protect penal law primarili payment instrument provid special form protect imit abus intent encourag oper provid protect payment instrument issu add element prevent instrument member state afford widest measur mutual assist consult member state jurisdict offenc adopt framework decis articl definit purpos framework decis quot payment instrument quot corpor instrument legal tender bank note coin enabl specif natur conjunct payment instrument holder user transfer monei monetari credit card eurochequ card card issu financi institut travel chequ eurochequ chequ bill exchang protect imit fraudul design code signatur quot legal person quot entiti statu applic law state public bodi exercis state author public intern organis articl offenc relat payment instrument member state measur ensur conduct crimin offenc commit intention respect credit card eurochequ card card issu financi institut travel chequ eurochequ chequ bill exchang theft unlaw appropri payment instrument counterfeit falsif payment instrument order fraudul receiv obtain transport sale transfer person possess stolen unlawfulli appropri counterfeit falsifi payment instrument order fraudul fraudul stolen unlawfulli appropri counterfeit falsifi payment instrument articl offenc relat comput member state measur ensur conduct crimin offenc commit intention perform caus transfer monei monetari caus unauthoris loss properti person intent procur unauthoris econom benefit person commit offenc parti introduc alter delet suppress comput data identif data interf function comput programm system articl offenc relat specif adapt devic member state measur ensur conduct establish crimin offenc commit intention fraudul make receiv obtain sale transfer person possess instrument articl comput programm mean peculiarli adapt commiss offenc articl comput programm purpos commiss offenc articl articl particip instig attempt member state measur ensur particip instig conduct refer articl attempt conduct refer articl articl punish articl penalti member state measur ensur conduct refer articl punish effect proportion dissuas crimin penalti includ case penalti involv depriv liberti give rise extradit articl liabil legal person member state measur ensur legal person held liabl conduct refer articl articl commit benefit person act individu part organ legal person lead posit legal person base power represent legal person author decis behalf legal person author exercis control legal person involv accessori instig commiss offenc case provid paragraph member state measur ensur legal person held liabl lack supervis control person refer paragraph made commiss refer articl articl benefit legal person person author liabil legal person paragraph exclud crimin proceed natur person perpetr instig accessori conduct refer articl articl articl sanction legal person member state measur ensur legal person held liabl pursuant articl punish effect proportion dissuas sanction includ crimin crimin fine includ sanction exclus entitl public benefit aid temporari perman disqualif practic commerci activ place judici supervis judici wind order member state measur ensur legal person held liabl pursuant articl punish effect proportion dissuas sanction measur articl jurisdict member state measur establish jurisdict regard offenc refer articl offenc commit part territori nation provid law member state requir conduct punish countri occur benefit legal person head offic territori member state subject articl member state decid appli appli specif case circumst jurisdict rule set paragraph paragraph member state inform gener secretariat council decid appli paragraph indic specif case circumst decis appli articl extradit prosecut member state law extradit nation measur establish jurisdict offenc provid articl commit nation territori member state nation alleg commit member state offenc involv conduct articl extradit person member state sole ground nation submit case compet author purpos prosecut order enabl prosecut place file inform exhibit relat offenc forward accord procedur laid articl european convent extradit decemb request member state inform prosecut initi outcom purpos articl quot nation quot member state constru accord declar made state articl european convent extradit articl cooper member state accord applic convent multilater bilater agreement arrang member state afford widest measur mutual assist respect proceed relat offenc provid framework decis member state jurisdict respect offenc envisag framework decis consult view coordin action order prosecut effect articl exchang inform member state design oper contact point exist oper structur exchang inform contact member state purpos appli framework decis member state inform gener secretariat council commiss depart depart act contact point accord paragraph gener secretariat notifi member state contact point articl territori applic framework decis appli gibraltar articl implement member state bring forc measur compli framework decis june june member state forward gener secretariat council commiss text provis transpos nation law oblig impos framework decis council septemb basi report establish basi inform written report commiss assess extent member state measur order compli framework decis articl entri forc framework decis enter forc date public offici journal european commun brussel council presid bodström oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj