Definitions
Article 2
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘authentication of euro coins’ means the process of verifying that euro coins are authentic and fit for circulation; (b) ‘euro coins unfit for circulation’ means euro coins that are genuine but that have been rejected during the authentication process or euro coins the appearance of which has been significantly altered; (c) ‘designated national authority’ means the Coin National Analysis Centre or another authority designated by the Member State concerned; (d) ‘institutions’ means the institutions referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001, excluding those referred to in the third indent thereof; (e) ‘CCEG’ (Counterfeit Coin Experts Group) means the counterfeit coin experts referred to in Decision 2005/37/EC.