2013/212/EU: Guideline of the European Central Bank of 19 April 2013 amending Guideline ECB/2003/5 on the enforcement of measures to counter non-compliant reproductions of euro banknotes and on the exchange and withdrawal of euro banknotes (ECB/2013/11)

1 The NCBs shall duly implement Decision ECB/2013/10 .

2 When implementing Decision ECB/2013/10, and subject to any legal constraints, NCBs may destroy any damaged euro banknotes or any parts thereof, unless there are legal grounds for them to be preserved or returned to the applicant.

3 The NCBs shall appoint a single organ or body to take decisions on the exchange of damaged euro banknotes for the cases provided for in Article 3(1)(b) of Decision ECB/2013/10, and shall inform the ECB accordingly.

This Guideline shall take effect on the day of its notification to the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro.

This Guideline is addressed to the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro.