Amendments
Article 1
Open ↗Decision ECB/2013/10 is amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Euro banknotes of the first series shall include seven denominations of euro banknotes in the range of 5 euro to 500 euro. Euro banknotes of the second series shall include six denominations in the range of 5 to 200 euro. Euro banknotes shall depict the theme “Ages and styles of Europe” with the following basic specifications. Face value (EUR) Dimensions (first series) Dimensions (second series) Dominant colour Design 5 120 × 62 mm 120 × 62 mm Grey Classical 10 127 × 67 mm 127 × 67 mm Red Romanesque 20 133 × 72 mm 133 × 72 mm Blue Gothic 50 140 × 77 mm 140 × 77 mm Orange Renaissance 100 147 × 82 mm 147 × 77 mm Green Baroque and rococo 200 153 × 82 mm 153 × 77 mm Yellow-brown Iron and glass architecture 500 160 × 82 mm Not to be included in the second series Purple Modern 20th century architecture’; (b) paragraph 2(c) is replaced by the following: ‘(c) the initials of the ECB in the European Union's official language variants; (i) for the first series of euro banknotes, the initials of the ECB shall be limited to the following five official language variants: BCE, ECB, EZB, EKT and EKP; (ii) for the second series of euro banknotes: (1) for the denominations of euro 5, euro 10, and euro 20, the initials of the ECB shall be limited to the following nine official language variants: BCE, ECB, ЕЦБ, EZB, EKP, EKT, EKB, BĊE and EBC; (2) for the denominations of euro 50, euro 100, and euro 200, the initials of the ECB shall be limited to the following ten official language variants: BCE, ECB, ЕЦБ, EZB, EKP, EKT, ESB, EKB, BĊE and EBC;’; 2. in Article 3, paragraph 2(h) is replaced by the following: ‘(h) where institutions and economic agents referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 present for exchange, in one or more transactions, damaged genuine euro banknotes with a value of at least EUR 10 000, documentation on the origin of the banknotes and identification of the customer or, where applicable, of the beneficial owner as defined in Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *1 ) , shall be provided by those institutions and economic agents. This obligation shall also apply in the event of doubt regarding whether the threshold value of EUR 10 000 has been reached. The rules laid down in this paragraph shall be without prejudice to any stricter identification and reporting requirements adopted by Member States in transposing Directive (EU) 2015/849. ( *1 ) Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC ( OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73 ).’;" 3. in Article 3, a new paragraph 4 is added: ‘4. NCBs may perform the exchange by handing out cash in the value of the banknotes in any denomination, by transferring the value of the banknotes to a bank account of the applicant that can be unambiguously identified by an international payment account number identifier (IBAN) as defined in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *2 ) , or by crediting the value of the banknotes to an account of the applicant with the NCB, as deemed appropriate by the NCB. ( *2 ) Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 ( OJ L 94, 30.3.2012, p. 22 ).’;" 4. in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. NCBs shall charge institutions and economic agents referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 a fee when they request NCBs, in accordance with Article 3, to exchange genuine euro banknotes that have been damaged by anti-theft devices. This fee shall also apply regardless of whether the NCB executes the exchange in cash or by transferring or crediting the value of the banknotes to an account.’