Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 Article 10

Article 10

As from 1 January 2002, the ECB and the central banks of the participating Member States shall put into circulation banknotes denominated in euro. Without prejudice to Article 15, these banknotes denominated in euro shall be the only banknotes which have the status of legal tender in all these Member States.

Read the full instrument → · Read this in context: PART IV →

Other provisions in PART IV

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of 2026-07-04

CitationArticle 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

What to look at next

Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98, full textChapter navigation and full text, so you can read this section in contextEuropean Union legislation EU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year PART IV — read this in contextThe surrounding text of the act in order, so you can see what comes before and afterChapters and sections