3 Amendments of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2007/0192(CNS)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2 - point b
Article 1 - point 2 - point b
Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
Article 5 - paragraph 2
Article 5 - paragraph 2
For the purpose of facilitating the control for authenticity of circulating euro notes and coins, the transport of counterfeit notes and coins amongst the competent national authorities as well as the institutions and bodies of the European Union shall be permitted. False notes and coins which constitute evidence in criminal proceedings shall be transported for the purpose of expert analysis in accordance with national rules governing criminal proceedings and relating to evidence.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 3 - point a
Article 1 - point 3 - point a
Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
Article 6 - paragraph 1
Article 6 - paragraph 1
1. Credit institutions, and any other institutions engaged in the sorting and distribution to the public of notes and coins as a professional activity, including establishments whose activity consists in exchanging notes and coins of different currencies, such as bureaux de change, shall be obliged to ensure that euro notes and coins which they have received and which they intend to put back into circulation are checked for authenticity and counterfeits are detected. Cash transporters shall be required to verify the authenticity of euro notes and coins solely in cases where they have direct access to the euro notes and coins which are entrusted to them. This verification shall be carried out in line with procedures to be defined by the European Central Bank and the Commission for euro notes and coins respectively.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 3 a (new)
Article 1 - point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
Article 7 - paragraph 2 - indent 3 a (new)
Article 7 - paragraph 2 - indent 3 a (new)
3a. The following indent is added to Article 7(2): '– devising and promoting training and information activities (information leaflets, training seminars) for citizens and consumers concerning the risks of counterfeiting, the security measures incorporated into euro notes and coins and the competent authorities to be contacted by those who come into possession of notes and/or coins which are suspected of being false. Furthermore, financial institutions and any other institutions engaged in the sorting and distribution to the public of notes and coins as a professional activity (including establishments whose activity consists in exchanging notes and coins of different currencies, such as bureaux de change) shall display and make available to consumers information leaflets (supplied by the competent national authorities, the Commission and the European Central Bank) dealing with the above-mentioned risks, measures and authorities.'