The proposal for a Regulation on legal tender of euro cash is a much awaited proposal needed to clarify acceptance of cash and fill the gaps in access to cash. Without a good access to cash, consumers and citizens will have no possibility to pay in cash. Cash is a volume driven business and the current low levels of cash used for payments are threatening its sustainability.
2023/0208(COD) · Trilogue
Legal tender of euro banknotes and coins
3 submissions from 3 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 54 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 3 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
Committee ECONRapporteur Fernando Navarrete Rojas (EPP)
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Who showed up
2 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 1 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions. That is 2 industry submissions for every one from civil society.
Industry 2Civil society 1Public authorities, academia, other 0
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 3 Oct 2023 — it ran from 30 Jun 2023.
- Where it stands
- Awaiting adoption
- Legislative stage
- Trilogue
- Lead committee
- ECON
- Rapporteur
- Fernando Navarrete Rojas (EPP)
- Procedure
- 2023/0208(COD)
- Commission reference
- COM(2023)364
How it got here
- Proposal for a regulation3 Oct 2023
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned.
Showing 3 of 3 submissions.
The International Mint Industry Association (IMIA) welcomes the intention of the European Commissions legislative proposal on the legal tender of euro banknotes and coins (Proposal) to ensure that the physical form of central bank money, euro cash, remains present, available and accepted by all euro-area residents and enterprises.
La Plataforma Denaria valora positivamente la intención de la propuesta legislativa de la Comisión Europea sobre el curso legal de los billetes y monedas en euros de garantizar que "la forma física del dinero del banco central, el efectivo en euros permanezca presente, disponible y aceptado por todos los residentes y empresas de la zona del euro.
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