The denominations of the euro banknotes should take into account the denominations of the euro coins .

The service providing NCB shall open an account in euro on its books for the connected NCB .

whereas the denominations of the euro banknotes should take into account the denominations of the euro coins

The highest denomination was set at Euros 500 , taking account of the fact that banknotes worth between Euros 200 and Euros 500 were issued in Belgium , Germany , Italy , Luxembourg , the Netherlands and Austria .

CIMs check euro banknotes for authenticity and allow for trace ability of the account holder

CCMs check euro banknotes for authenticity and allow for traceability of the account holder

The cost of the device, a bit more than 1000 euro, should be charged to the sanctioned.

CRMs check euro banknotes for authenticity and fitness and allow for tracebility of the account holder .

On the back , you can see the glossy stripe ( on the Euros 5 , Euros 10 and Euros 20 banknotes ) or the colour changing number ( on the Euros 50 , Euros 100 , Euros 200 and Euros 500 banknotes ) .

The euro area current account balance and trade in goods ( EUR billions

In euro

In euro .

(In euros)

In addition , in accordance with the principle of decentralisation , the framework for the procurement of euro banknotes must also take into account the fact that some NCBs have their own inhouse printing works or use public printing works to produce euro banknotes .

Moreover , some NCBs reinforced this effort by printing and distributing the leaflets in several languages in addition to the official Community languages . A series of 11 Euro 2002 Information Campaign conferences , hosted by the NCBs of the euro area in their respective countries , brought together over 5,000 key players prior to the cash changeover .

( b ) cash deposits in euro on a dedicated account , remunerated at the same rate as applied for minimum reserves or ( c ) deposits denominated in a legacy currency or in euro and in another form considered appropriate by the future Eurosystem NCB .

Households , enterprises and governments outside the euro area can choose to use the euro in many of their daily economic and financial transactions .

Objects not recognised as euro banknotes

Euro coins

Euro coins

Euro banknotes

Deposits ( euro )

Deposits in EUR

Loans in EUR

Deposits in EUR From households

Bank overdraft Bank overdraft

ANNEX III PUBLISHED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OF THE ECB ( EUR million ) ( 1 ) Profit and loss account for the year ending 31 December ...

Objects not rec ognised as euro banknotes or

ANNEX IV PUBLISHED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OF THE ECB ( EUR millions ) ( 1 ) Profit and loss account for the year ending 31 December Reporting year Previous year

Current account moved into surplus in 2002 The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of Euros 62.1 billion in 2002 , compared with a deficit of Euros 13.8 billion in 2001 ( all data refer to the Euro 12 ) .

Tilt For Euros 50 , Euros 100 , Euros 200 , Euros 500

There are seven denominations , each with a different size Euros 5 , Euros 10 , Euros 20 , Euros 50 , Euros 100 , Euros 200 and Euros 500 .

ANNEX IV PUBLISHED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OF THE ECB ( million EUR ) ( 1 ) Profit and loss account for the year ending 31 December Reporting year Previous year

free of charge services these are the basic services that all NCBs provide , taking into account their unique role in providing the economy with cash and fee based services these are additional services that NCBs may decide to offer .

In 2006 , the appreciation of the euro vis à vis the Japanese yen resulted in write downs in the euro value of the ECB 's holdings of yen denominated assets of some Euros 0.6 billion , which were expensed in the Profit and Loss Account .

The unions are demanding a bonus of 120 euros (UNSA) to 150 euros, with a 30 euro variable band (CGT, FO, CFDT, SUD, Indépendants) and are complaining of the deterioration in work conditions on this line serving a million passengers every day.

EUR 141 485 000 EUR 1 170 200 000 EUR 108 070 000 EUR 439 005 000 EUR 825 875 000 EUR 51 270 000

Banknotes and coins Euro banknotes

Euro coins

THE EURO BANKNOTES

THE EURO COINS

Tilt For Euros 5 , Euros 10 , Euros 20

( 45,930,059,415 ) 13,080,850,742

There are eight euro coins Euros 2 , Euros 1 , 50 , 20 , 10 , 5 , 2 and 1 cent .

ANNEX IX Published profit and loss account of a central bank ( 1 ) ( EUR million ) ( 2 ) Profit and loss account for the year ending 31 December Reporting year Previous year