Activites

• 2000/06/14 Final act published in Official Journal
• #2266
• 2000/05/29 Council Meeting
• 2000/05/29 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2000/05/29 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2251
• 2000/03/27 Council Meeting
• #2245
• 2000/02/28 Council Meeting
  • 2245
• 2000/02/17 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0060/2000 summary

    Under the consultation procedure, the European Parliament approved its report drafted by Ms. Charlotte Cederschiöld (EPP/ED, Sw) regarding the Commission's proposal subject to a few amendments. One of these lays down that a person whose trial has been finally disposed of in one Member State may not be prosecuted in another Member State in respect of the same facts. Another amendment relates to former legal tender, and requires Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that conduct referred to in Articles 3 and 4 is also punishable if it relates to banknotes and coins which, as a result of the introduction of the euro, are no longer legal tender. A new Article has been included which provides that the jurisdiction for prosecution shall lie as a matter of priority with the Member State in which the offence has been committed. Where this criterion is not met, jurisdiction shall lie with the Member State of which the offender is a citizen, or else the place which the perpetrators have been arrested.�

• 2000/02/16 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2000/01/27 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0020/2000
• 2000/01/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1999/12/09 Legislative proposal published
  • 05116/1999 summary

    In a text established by Direction H of the Secretariat- General of the Council of the European Union, the Council proposes an amended version of the proposal for a decision on the framework proposal aiming to reinforce the penal framework for the protection against counterfeiting in view of the circulation of the Euro. This new version mainly focuses on the offence committed by legal persons on the subject of counterfeiting. The Council insists in particular on the responsibility of legal persons in the matter, as well as on the sanctions to which they will be liable in the event of fraudulent acts. In addition, the Council clarifies the text of the framework decision notably concerning the description of general offences liable for sanctions (by adding in particular the incitement of counterfeiting). It also more clearly describes the type of sanctions to apply in case of fraud : the prison terms should be at least 8 years. Lastly, the Council believes that this text should be applicable from 31.12.2000 at the latest for the effective combat of counterfeiting of notes and coins denominated in Euro, and from now on until 31.03.2001 for the whole of the proposed measure.

• #2229
• 1999/12/02 Council Meeting
  • 2229
• 1999/10/05 Initial legislative proposal published
  • 11302/1999 summary

    PURPOSE: to increase protection by penal sanctions against counterfeiting with the introduction of the euro. CONTENT: on the initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Council has proposed a framework decision that seeks to combat the counterfeiting and falsification of euro banknotes and coins before they are put into circulation on 01.01.2002. To this end, the Member States are invited to accede to the International Convention of 1929 on the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency and its Protocol so as to ensure that the conduct referred to in the Convention is punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties from the moment at which they apply to the single currency. The transport, export, transfer and purchase of false euros by a third party will also be liable to penal sanctions. Likewise, all operations leading to the falsification of the single currency, in particular, the constitution of holograms and other components of currency which serve to protect against counterfeiting, as well as computer programmes and other means specially adapted for the counterfeiting or altering of the euro. Provision is also made for the introduction in each Member State of competence in the event that offences are committed with respect to the euro outside the territory of the State and where it has not extradited the offender. In addition, all measures shall be implemented in order to follow the offenders in one Member State when they have committed an offence in more than one Member State. The draft framework decision shall be applicable from 31.12.2000. An evaluation of the application of the framework decision is provided for by 31.12.2004 at the latest.�

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: 11302/1999
• Debate in Council: 2229
• Legislative proposal published: 05116/1999
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0020/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0060/2000
• Debate in Council: 2245

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)