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2010/597/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of… Article 5

2010/597/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of… Article 5

Detection of counterfeit euro banknotes

Article 5

Banknotes that are not authenticated as genuine euro banknotes following classification carried out in accordance with Annex IIa or IIb or following manual authenticity checking by a trained staff member shall immediately, in line with national regulations and in any case within a maximum of 20 working days, be handed over by cash handlers to the competent national authorities.

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