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Document 11992E105A

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
TITLE IV - ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY
CHAPTER 2: MONETARY POLICY
ARTICLE 105A

/* CODIFIED VERSION OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY */

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11992E105A

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY - TITLE IV - ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY - CHAPTER 2: MONETARY POLICY - ARTICLE 105A /* CODIFIED VERSION OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY */

Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0036


Article 105a

1. The ECB shall have the exclusive right to authorize the issue of bank notes within the Community. The ECB and the national central banks may issue such notes. The bank notes issued by the ECB and the national central banks shall be the only such notes to have the status of legal tender within the Community.

2. Member States may issue coins subject to approval by the ECB of the volume of the issue. The Council may, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189c and after consulting the ECB, adopt measures to harmonize the denominations and technical specifications of all coins intended for circulation to the extent necessary to permit their smooth circulation within the Community.

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