European Central Bank 20 November 2015, Opinion of the European Central Bank of 20 November 2015 on protection against counterfeiting and the preservation of the quality of cash in circulation (CON/2015/50)

EN ECB-PUBLIC OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 20 November 2015 on protection against counterfeiting and the preservation of the quality of cash in circulation (CON/2015/50) Introduction and legal basis On 28 October 2015, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Governor of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique (NBB), acting on behalf of the