Section I, Article 1, Point (29) · Decision (EU) 2020/637

Contents

(1) ‘origination’ means the transformation of the basic design…
(2) ‘manufacturer’ means a legal entity that may have the capa…
(3) ‘euro secure item activity’ means any of the following: th…
(4) ‘euro item activity’ means the production of euro items;
(5) ‘manufacturing site’ means premises that a manufacturer us…
(6) ‘euro secure item’ means any of the following: (a) a finis…
(7) ‘euro item’ means any of the following: (a) a finished eur…
(8) ‘accreditation’ means the permission, granted to a manufac…
(9) ‘accredited manufacturer’ means a manufacturer that has ob…
(10) ‘national central bank’ (NCB) means the national central b…
(11) ‘responsible national central bank (NCB)’ means an NCB tha…
(12) ‘accreditation requirement’ means any of the requirements…
(13) ‘ECB confidential information’ means all accreditation req…
(14) ‘accreditation procedure’ means a procedure under which ma…
(15) ‘ethical requirement’ means any obligation set out in Arti…1 change
(16) ‘location requirement’ means any obligation set out in Art…1 change
(17) ‘certification’ means a document issued by an independent…
(18) ‘management system’ means the framework of policies, proce…
(19) ‘measure’ means an action carried out by a manufacturer to…
(20) ‘ECB banknotes extranet’ means an IT system set up and ope…
(21) ‘destruction’ means an action or process to make a euro se…
(22) ‘controlling entity’ means a manufacturer’s administrative…1 change
(23) ‘criminal organisation’ means a criminal organisation as d…1 change
(24) ‘active and passive corruption’ has the same meaning as in…1 change
(25) ‘fraud’ means: (a) the use or presentation of false, incor…1 change
(26) ‘terrorist offence’ has the same meaning as under Article…1 change
(27) ‘money laundering’ has the same meaning as under Article 1…1 change
(28) ‘trafficking in human beings’ has the same meaning as unde…1 change
(29) ‘ink production’ means the preparation of ink which, by me…
(30) ‘legal entity identifier (LEI)’ means an alphanumeric refe…
(31) ‘independent auditor’ means a recognised entity competent…1 change
(32) ‘inspection’ means a procedure that assesses a manufacture…
(33) ‘on-site inspection’ means an inspection conducted by the…
(34) ‘off-site inspection’ means an inspection conducted by the…
(35) ‘business day’ means any day excluding Saturday and Sunday…
(36) ‘major instance of non-compliance’ means either of the fol…

(29)‘ink production’ means the preparation of ink which, by means of mixing and grinding of raw materials and/or base ink, are ready to be used in the printing of euro banknotes. This preparation does not include adding specific components to an ink by printers or euro banknote paper manufacturers, when it makes up less than 12 % in weight of the original ink and when the sole purpose of their addition is either to enable the ink’s curing according to a pre-defined formulation, to adapt its rheology or its shade or to improve its drying;