European Central Bank 20 December 2006, Opinion of the European Central Bank of 20 December 2006 at the request of the Portuguese Ministry of Finance and Public Administration on a draft decree-law on the authentication and treatment of euro coins (CON/2006/61)

EN OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 20 December 2006 at the request of the Portuguese Ministry of Finance and Public Administration on a draft decree-law on the authentication and treatment of euro coins (CON/2006/61) Introduction and legal basis On 16 October 2006 the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Portuguese Ministry of Finance and Public Administration for an