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Subject: Proposal for a Regulation (EU) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council on the professional cross-border transportation of euro cash by road between euro-area Member States

  • Text provisionally agreed with the European Parliament

Delegations will find attached the text of the above-mentioned Regulation, as provisionally agreed

in the negotiations with the European Parliament.

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Proposal for a

REGULATION (EU) No .../... OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the professional cross-border transportation of euro cash by road between euro-area Member

States

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 133

thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission ,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Central Bank ,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) The introduction of the euro has considerably increased the need for cross-border

transportation of cash by road. Within the euro area, banks, the large retail sector and other

professional cash handlers should be able to contract with the cash-in-transit (CIT) company

that offers the best price and/or service and to take advantage of the cash services of the

nearest national central bank (NCB) branch or CIT cash center, even if it is located in

another Member State. Furthermore, a large number of Member States participating in the

third stage of the economic and monetary union (hereinafter 'participating Member States')

have arranged or may want to arrange for production of banknotes and coins abroad. The

very principle of a single currency implies the freedom to move cash between the

participating Member States.

(2) Due to the marked differences between national legislations, it is generally very difficult to

carry out professional cross-border transportation of euro cash by road between participating

Member States. This situation is in contradiction to the principle of the free circulation of

the single currency and to the detriment of the principle of freedom to provide services,

which is one of the fundamental principles of the European Union.

(3) This Regulation is the response to the possible presentation of harmonisation instruments for

the transport of cash as expressed in Article 38(b) of the Directive 2006/123/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal

market.

(3a) With a view to improving CIT security both for the staff involved and for the public, use of

the intelligent banknote neutralisation system (IBNS) should be encouraged and, after a

thorough analysis of the potential impacts by the Commission, should be capable of being

developed in a manner entailing harmonisation of IBNS among the participating Member

States, without prejudice to rules set in this Regulation on applicable transport modalities.

(4) In view of the particular dangers for health and life of both CIT-staff and the general public

that are associated with the activity of transporting cash, it is appropriate that cross-border

transport of cash is made subject to a specific cross-border CIT-licence. This licence should

come on top of the national CIT-licence that is required in most participating Member

States, which this Regulation does not harmonise. In the few Member States that do not have

a specific approval procedure for CIT-companies going beyond the general rules for the

security or transport sector, and in order to increase the mutual confidence between Member

States, it is moreover appropriate that CIT-companies established in these Member States

should demonstrate a minimum experience of twenty-four months of regularly transporting

cash in the Member State where they are established without infringements of the national

legislation before they may be granted a cross-border licence by this Member State.

(5) In order not to produce an overlap of obligations and avoid creating an unnecessarily

burdensome procedure, it is furthermore appropriate to foresee that the holder of a CIT

cross-border licence shall not be required also to possess a Community licence for the

international carriage of goods by road as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of

the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access

to the international road haulage market.

(6) Professional cross-border transportation of euro cash by road between participating Member

States must fully comply with the rules of this Regulation or fully comply with the

respective legislations of the Member State of origin, the host Member State and, if

applicable, the Member State crossed.

(7) This Regulation is designed to allow professional cross-border transportation of euro cash

by road between participating Member States under conditions that guarantee the security of

the transaction, the safety of the staff involved and of the public and the free movement of

currency. In line with the normal market practice, it is furthermore appropriate to allow the

presence of a limited value of non-euro cash in the same vehicle.

(7a) In view of the specific requirements facing cross-border CIT-workers, it is appropriate that

these workers follow a specific cross-border training module as detailed in the Annex of the

present Regulation. In order to avoid unnecessary duplication, the cross-border training

module should not include the elements already covered by compulsory training required for

carrying out the domestic CIT-activity.

(8) Due to the specific conditions in the CIT-sector, it is difficult to safely organise multi-day

cash deliveries. It is therefore appropriate that a vehicle carrying out professional cross-

border transportation of euro cash by road should return to its Member State of origin in the

same day as it left it.

(9) The Commission should put forward a proposal to modify the definition of 'daytime' and/or

of the minimum required length of ad-hoc initial training in this Regulation in case the social

partners at Union level agree between themselves that another definition is more

appropriate.

(10) According to Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the

Council, the number of operations that may be carried out in the host Member State

following the international carriage from another Member State is limited to three cabotage

operations within seven days. However, due to the specific characteristics of the CIT sector

it is normal practice that a CIT-vehicle may carry out a much larger number of cash

deliveries/pick-ups per day. It is therefore appropriate to derogate from Regulation (EC) No

1072/2009 by not imposing any limit upon the number of cash pick-ups/deliveries that a

CIT-vehicle may carry out in a host country during a day.

(11) The application of national rules governing the behaviour of the CIT security staff outside

the vehicle and governing the security of cash delivery/pick-up locations is not intended to

cover the possible use of banknote neutralisation systems in combination with transports of

banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle not equipped with IBNS.

(12) Recalling that Article 1(3)(a) of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the

Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the

provision of services covers posting situations where an undertaking provides transnational

services on its own account and under its direction under a contract concluded between the

undertaking and the party for whom the services are intended.

(13) Considering the specific nature of CIT transport services, there is a need to provide for the

analogous application of Directive 96/71/EC to all cross-border cash transport services in

order to provide legal certainty for operators and ensure the practical applicability of the

Directive in this sector.

(14) Due to the specificity of the transport activities concerned and the occasional character of

some of these activities, the analogous application of the minimum protection rules laid

down in Article 3(1) should be limited to the minimum rates of pay, including overtime

rates, as referred to in Article 3(1)(c) of the Directive and these should be guaranteed for the

duration of the whole working day in order not to impose an unnecessary administrative

burden on the operators. As referred to in Directive 96/71/EC, and within the limits of the

jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice, the concept of minimum rates of pay is

defined by the national law and/or practice of the Member State to whose territory the

worker is posted. If it stems from the contract, regulations or administrative provisions as

well as practical arrangements of a CIT worker that he will carry out cross-border transport

for more than 100 working days in a calendar year in another Member State, it is appropriate

that the minimum protection rules laid down in the Directive should by analogy apply fully

to such a worker.

(15) The application of minimum protection rules in the host Member State should be without

prejudice to the application of terms and conditions of employment which are more

favourable to the worker under the law, collective agreement or employment contract of the

worker's Member State of origin.

(16) For the purpose of establishing the relevant minimum protection rules, it is appropriate that

the provisions on information cooperation in Article 4 of Directive 96/71/EC should apply

by analogy. In this respect Member States may avail themselves of the administrative

cooperation and exchange of information provided for in Directive 96/71/EC.

(17) This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of EU rules on cash entering or

leaving the Community.

(18) In order to [objective], the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty

on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to amend

the technical rules and standards in regard to the IBNS, the armouring of vehicles,

bulletproof vests and strong-boxes. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry

out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The

Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous,

timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and

to the Council.

(18a) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on

European Union, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to

achieve its objective, namely to facilitate the professional cross-border transport of euro cash

by road between euro-area Member States.

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

SECTION 1: COMMON RULES GOVERNING ALL CROSS-BORDER

TRANSPORTATION OF EURO CASH BY ROAD

Article 1

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "Cross-border transportation of euro cash by road" means professional transportation, either

for remuneration on behalf of third parties or carried out within a cash-in-transit (hereafter

CIT) company, by vehicle by road of euro banknotes and/or coins from a 'participating

Member State', as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the

introduction of the euro for supplying euro banknotes and/or coins to, or collecting them

from, one or more locations in one or more other participating Member State(s), as well as in

the Member State of origin, without prejudice to the transportation of a maximum of 20 % of

non-euro cash in relation to the transported total value of cash in the same vehicle. At least the

majority of the number of cash deliveries/pick-ups made by a CIT-vehicle during the day

must furthermore be carried out on the territory of the host Member State(s) in order for the

transportation to be considered as cross-border under the terms of this Regulation. Point-to-

point transports are considered to be cross-border if the transport takes place between two

different participating Member States.

(b) "CIT cross-border licence" means a licence delivered by the granting authority of the Member

State of origin and which authorises the holder to carry out cross-border transportation of euro

cash by road between participating Member States in accordance with the conditions laid

down by this Regulation.

(c) "Granting authority" means the authority in the Member State of origin in charge of issuing

the CIT cross-border licence.

(d) "Member State of origin" means the participating Member State in whose territory the CIT-

company is established. The CIT-company is considered to be established if it is actually

pursuing an economic activity, as referred to in Article 49 of the Treaty on the functioning of

the EU, for an indefinite period through a stable infrastructure from where the business of

providing services is actually carried out.

(e) "Host Member State" means a participating Member State in which a CIT-company provides

the service of delivering and/or picking up cash other than its Member State of origin.

(f) "Member State crossed" means one or several participating Member State(s) other than the

company's Member State of origin which must be crossed by the cash-in-transit vehicle in

order either to reach the host Member State(s) or to come back to the Member State of origin.

(g) "Daytime" transport means transport carried out between 6:00 and 22:00.

(h) "CIT security staff" means the employees instructed to drive the vehicle in which the cash is

being carried or to protect its contents.

(i) "CIT-vehicle" means a vehicle used for the professional transport of cash by road.

(j) "Ordinary vehicle" means a CIT-vehicle which has a normal appearance and does not bear

any distinctive signs indicating that it belongs to a CIT-company or that it is used for the

purposes of transporting cash.

(k) "Point-to-point transport" means a transport from one secure location to another secure

location, without any intermediate stops.

(l) "Secured area" means a pick-up and/or delivery point for cash located within a building and

secured against unauthorised access in terms of both equipment (anti-intrusion systems) and

access procedures for persons.

(m) "Secure location" means a location within a secured area, which is accessible to vehicles and

in which vehicles can be loaded and unloaded in a secure manner.

(n) "Intelligent banknote neutralisation system (IBNS)" means a system that fulfils the following

conditions:

  • the banknote container continuously protects the banknotes by a cash degradation

system from a secured area to the cash delivery point or from the cash pick-up point to a

secured area;

  • the CIT security staff is not able to open the container outside the pre-programmed time

periods and/or locations or to change the pre-programmed time periods and/or locations

when/where the container can be opened once the cash transport operation has been

initiated;

  • the container is equipped with a mechanism for permanently neutralising the banknotes

if any unauthorised attempt is made to open the container;

  • the IBNS complies with the requirements laid down in Annex II to this Regulation. A

banknote is neutralised when it is mutilated or damaged by staining or by other means

as further specified in Annex II.

(o) "End-to-end IBNS" means IBNS that is, in addition, equipped for end-to-end use, that is to

say the banknotes remain inaccessible to CIT staff at all times and are under continuous

protection by a cash degradation system from secured area to secured area or, for cassettes for

Automated Teller Machines (ATM) or other types of cash dispensers, from secured area to the

interior of the ATM or the other type of cash dispenser.

(p) Language levels "A1" and "B1" mean the levels established by the Council of Europe's

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

(q) "Relevant language" means the language(s) used by the local authorities and the population in

the areas where the CIT-transport is taking place.

(r) "EU official languages" means the languages as defined in Regulation No 1 determining the

languages to be used by the European Economic Community.

Article 2

Exclusions

  • 1. 
    Transports of euro banknotes and coins that are:

(a) carried out on the account of and between NCBs, or between banknote printing works

and/or Mints of participating Member States and the relevant NCBs

and

(b) escorted by the military or the police

shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

  • 2. 
    Transports of euro coins only that are:

(a) carried out on the account of and between NCBs, or between Mints of participating

Member States and the relevant NCBs

and

(b) escorted by the military or the police or by private security staff in separate vehicles

shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

Article 3

Place of departure, maximum duration and number of cash deliveries/pick-ups

  • 1. 
    Cross-border transportation of euro cash provided in accordance with this Regulation shall be

carried out during daytime.

  • 2. 
    A CIT-vehicle carrying out cross-border transportation of euro cash shall start its journey

from its Member State of origin and shall return to it in the same day.

  • 3. 
    By derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, point-to-point transports may be carried out within a

time-slot of 24 hours, provided that night transport of cash is already allowed under national rules in

the Member State of origin, in the Member State(s) crossed and in the host Member State(s).

number of cash pick-ups/deliveries that a CIT-vehicle may carry out in one or several host Member

States during a day.

Article 4

CIT cross-border licence

  • 1. 
    A company wishing to undertake cross-border transportation of euro cash by road shall apply

for a CIT cross-border licence from the granting authority in its Member State of origin.

  • 2. 
    The CIT cross-border licence shall be granted for a period of five years by the national

granting authority, provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) The applicant company is approved to carry out CIT-transport within its Member State of

origin. If the Member State does not have a specific approval procedure for CIT-companies

going beyond the general rules for the security or transport sector, the company shall be able

to provide evidence that it has had regular business transporting cash for at least twenty-four

months within its Member State of origin prior to the application with no infringements of the

existing national legislation governing such activities.

(b) Its managers and members of the board shall not have relevant offences in their criminal

record and they shall be of good repute and integrity, according to for instance relevant police

records.

(c) The applicant company shall have a valid civil liability insurance to cover at least damage

caused to the life and property of third parties (not including for the latter the cash

transported).

(d) The applicant company, the staff employed, the vehicles used and the security procedures

implemented by the company for the cross-border transportation of euro cash shall comply

with the rules laid down by this Regulation or, where expressly referred to by this Regulation,

with the national legislation in force specifically relating to the transport of cash.

  • 3. 
    The CIT cross-border licence shall be drawn up in accordance with the model and the

physical characteristics defined in Annex I. CIT-staff in vehicles engaged in professional cross-

border transportation of euro cash by road shall, at all times, be able to show the inspection

authorities the original or a certified copy of a valid licence.

  • 4. 
    The CIT cross-border licence shall allow the company to carry out cross-border transportation

of euro cash under the terms of this Regulation. By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No

1072/2009, the holder of such a licence shall not be required to possess a Community licence for the

international carriage of goods by road.

Article 5

CIT security staff

  • 1. 
    CIT security staff shall satisfy the following requirements:

(a) They may not have relevant offences in their criminal record and they shall be of good

repute and integrity according to for instance relevant police records.

(b) They shall have a medical certificate certifying that their physical and mental health is

adequate for the task to perform.

(c) They shall have successfully followed at least 200 hours of ad hoc initial training, not

including any training on the use of firearms.

The content of the ad hoc initial training shall at least correspond to what is specified in

Annex VI. Regular training in these fields shall also be required at least once every three

years.

  • 2. 
    At least one member of the CIT security staff in the vehicle shall have at least A1-level

language skills, as referred to in Annex VII, in the relevant language(s) used in the relevant areas of

the Member State(s) crossed and of the host Member State. The vehicle shall, furthermore, be in

constant radio contact, via the company's control centre, with someone who has at least B1-level

language skills, as referred to in Annex VII, in the language concerned, so as to ensure that effective

communication with the national authorities is possible at all times.

Article 6

Carrying of weapons

  • 1. 
    The CIT security staff shall comply with the existing legislation in the Member State of

origin, in the Member State(s) crossed and in the host Member State(s) as regards the carrying of

weapons and the maximum permitted calibre.

  • 2. 
    When entering the territory of a Member State whose legislation does not allow CIT security

staff to be armed, any weapons in the possession of the CIT security staff shall be placed in an on-

board strong-box which meets the European standard EN 1143-1. Such weapons shall remain

inaccessible to the CIT security staff throughout the journey across that Member State's territory.

They may be removed from the strong-box when entering the territory of a Member State whose

legislation allows CIT security staff to be armed and shall be removed from it when entering the

territory of a Member State whose legislation requires CIT security staff to be armed. Opening the

weapons strong-box shall require remote intervention by the vehicle's control centre and shall be

conditional upon verification by the control centre of the vehicle's exact geographical location.

The same obligations shall apply if the type or the calibre of the weapon is not allowed under the

legislation of the Member State crossed or of the host Member State.

  • 3. 
    When a CIT-vehicle, whose Member State of origin does not allow CIT-staff to carry arms,

enters the territory of a Member State according to whose legislation it is mandatory for CIT-staff to

carry arms, the CIT-company shall ensure that the crew of the vehicle is provided with the required

weapons and that they fulfil the minimum training requirements of the host Member State.

  • 4. 
    CIT security staff who are armed or who travel in a vehicle with arms on board must have a

professional weapons licence or authorization issued by the national authorities of the Member

State(s) crossed and/or the host Member State, where those Member States allow CIT security staff

to be armed, and fulfil all the national requirements for this professional weapons licence or

authorization. For this purpose, Member States may recognise the professional weapons licence or

authorization of the other Member State.

  • 5. 
    Member States shall establish one central national contact point to which CIT-companies

established in other Member States may submit applications for a national professional weapons

licence or authorization for their staff. Federal Member States may however establish contact points

at State level. Member States shall inform the applicant of the outcome of the application within 3

months from the submission of a complete application file.

  • 6. 
    In order to facilitate for CIT-staff who are employed by a company established in another

Member State to fulfil the national requirements for obtaining a professional weapons licence or

authorization, Member States shall provide for validation of equivalent professional weapons

training followed in the Member State where the applicant's employer is established. If this is not

possible, Member States shall ensure that the necessary professional weapons training is provided

on their own territory in the relevant EU official language of the Member State where the

applicant's employer is established.

Article 7

Vehicle equipment

  • 1. 
    The vehicles used shall all be equipped with a global navigation system. The CIT-company's

control centre shall be able to continuously and accurately locate its vehicles.

  • 2. 
    Vehicles shall be equipped with appropriate communication tools to allow contact to be made

at any time with the control centre of the company operating the vehicles and with the competent

national authorities. The emergency numbers to contact the police authorities in the Member States

crossed or in the host Member State(s) shall be available in the vehicle.

  • 3. 
    Vehicles shall be equipped in a manner that allows the registration of the time and location of

all cash deliveries/pick-ups in order to make possible the control at any time of the proportion of

cash deliveries/pick-ups referred to in Article 1 point (a).

  • 4. 
    When vehicles are equipped with IBNS, the IBNS used shall comply with the principles laid

down in Annex II to this Regulation and shall have been homologated in a participating Member

State. In reply to any request for verification made by the authorities of the Member State of origin,

of the host Member State or the Member State crossed, undertakings carrying out cross-border

transport of funds in vehicles using IBNS shall supply written proof of approval of the IBNS model

used within 48 hours.

Article 8

Role of the national police forces

This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of national rules that require:

  • cash-transport operations to be notified to the police in advance;
  • that CIT vehicles are equipped with a device that allows them to be tracked at a remote

distance by the police;

  • high value point to-point transports to be escorted by police.

Article 9

Rules to ensure the security of the cash delivery/pick-up locations in the host Member State(s)

This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of national rules governing the behaviour of

the CIT security staff outside the CIT-vehicle and the security of the locations where the cash is

delivered and/or picked up in the Member State concerned.

Article 10

Removal of neutralised banknotes from circulation

CIT-companies operating under the rules of this Regulation shall remove from circulation all

stained banknotes susceptible to have been stained or neutralised in another way by IBNS that they

encounter while carrying out their activities. They shall hand over these banknotes to the

appropriate central bank branch of their Member State of originand provide a written statement on

the cause and nature of the neutralisation. If the neutralised banknotes are collected in a host

Member State, its central bank shall be informed by the central bank of the Member State of origin

of the CIT-company.

Article 11

Mutual information

  • 1. 
    Member States shall transmit to the Commission the rules mentioned in Articles 8 and 9 as

well as information on which IBNS have been homologated by them and shall immediately inform

it of any change affecting these rules and homologations. The Commission shall ensure that those

rules as well as a list of homologated IBNS are published in all the relevant official EU languages

of the participating Member States through the appropriate channels, with a view to informing

swiftly all the concerned actors involved in a CIT cross-border activity.

  • 2. 
    Member States shall keep a register of all the companies to which they have delivered a CIT

cross-border licence and shall inform the Commission about its content. They shall update the

register with any change affecting it, including any decision to suspend or withdraw a licence

pursuant to Article 22 and shall immediately inform the Commission of the update. To facilitate the

information-sharing, the Commission shall set up a central secured database on issued licences,

including possible suspensions and withdrawals, which shall be accessible to the relevant

authorities of all Member States covered by the present Regulation.

  • 3. 
    In implementing Article 5(1)(a), the Member State of origin shall take due account of

information concerning the criminal record, repute and integrity of CIT-staff that is communicated

to it by the host Member State(s).

  • 4. 
    Member States shall inform the Commission about their specific training requirements for

CIT-staff for the purpose of the ad-hoc initial training referred to in Article 5(1)(c). The

Commission shall ensure that this information is published in all the relevant official EU languages

of the participating Member States through the appropriate channels, with a view to informing all

the concerned actors involved in a CIT cross-border activity.

  • 5. 
    Member States shall inform the Commission of the addresses and other contact details of the

national contact points referred to in Article 6(5) and of other relevant national legislation. The

Commission shall ensure that this information is published through the appropriate channels, with a

view to informing all the concerned actors involved in a CIT cross-border activity.

  • 6. 
    In case a Member State decides to withdraw the weapons licence it has delivered to a member

of the CIT-staff of a company established in another Member State, it shall inform the granting

authority of the Member State of origin thereof.

  • 7. 
    Member States shall inform the Commission of the addresses and other contact details of the

relevant authorities referred to in Article 12(2). The Commission shall ensure that this information

is published through the appropriate channels, with a view to informing all the concerned actors

involved in a CIT cross-border activity.

Article 12

Information prior to the start of cross-border transport

  • 1. 
    A company holding or having submitted an application for a CIT cross-border licence shall

inform the granting authority at least two months before it begins its cross-border activity about the

Member States(s) in which it will carry out CIT-transport. The Member State of origin shall

subsequently immediately notify the Member State(s) concerned that the cross-border activity is to

start.

  • 2. 
    A company that intends to carry out cross-border cash transport shall provide in advance the

relevant authority(ies) indicated by the host Member State(s) with information on the type(s) of

transport it will use, the names of the persons that may carry out such transports and the type(s) of

possible weapons carried.

SECTION 2: SPECIFIC RULES FOR EACH TYPE OF TRANSPORT

Article 12a

Applicable transport modalities

  • 1. 
    With respect to the cross border transportation of euro banknotes by road carried out on its

territory, each Member State shall allow:

(a) at least one of the options laid down in Articles 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17; and

(b) Those options laid down in Articles 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 that are comparable to the transport

modalities allowed for domestic CIT-transports.

Article 16 shall apply to all Member States as regards point-to-point transports.

  • 2. 
    With respect to the cross border transportation of euro coins by road carried out on its

territory, each Member State shall allow:

(a) at least one of the options laid down in Articles 18 or 19; and

(b) those options laid down in Articles 18 and 19 that are comparable to the transport modalities

allowed for domestic CIT-transports.

  • 3. 
    Transports which include both coins and banknotes shall be covered by the transport

modalities for the cross- border transportation of banknotes.

  • 4. 
    As regards the application of Articles 13, 14, 15 and 17, a Member State may decide that only

end-to-end IBNS may be used on its territory for the servicing of off-premises ATMs or other types

of off-premises cash dispensers, provided that the same rules apply for domestic CIT-transports.

  • 5. 
    The Member States shall notify the Commission of the transport modalities which are applicable

in accordance with this Article. The Commission shall publish a corresponding information notice

in the Official Journal of the European Union. The transport modalities applicable shall take effect

one month after publication of the information notice. The Member States shall use the same

procedure when new transport modalities become applicable pursuant to this Article.

  • 6. 
    If a host Member State or a Member State crossed finds that an IBNS displays serious

deficiencies as regards the technical characteristics normally required, that is to say that the cash

can be accessed without triggering the neutralisation mechanism or that the IBNS has been

modified after homologation in such a way that it no longer fulfils the homologation criteria, it shall

inform the Commission and the Member State having granted the homologation of this and may ask

that new tests be carried out on that IBNS. Pending the results of these new tests, Member States

may provisionally prohibit the use of that IBNS on their territory. They shall, without delay, inform

the Commission and the other Member States to which this Regulation applies thereof.

Article 13

Transportation of banknotes in an unarmoured vehicle of ordinary appearance equipped with IBNS

Companies holding a CIT cross-border licence may carry out cross-border transportation of euro

banknotes by road using an unarmoured vehicle equipped with IBNS, provided that the following

conditions are met:

(a) The vehicle shall be of ordinary appearance.

(b) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle, who may not wear a uniform.

Article 14

Transportation of banknotes in an unarmoured vehicle with a clear marking indicating that it is

equipped with IBNS

Companies holding a CIT cross-border licence may carry out cross-border transportation of euro

banknotes by road using an unarmoured vehicle equipped with IBNS, provided that the following

conditions are met:

(a) The vehicle shall bear very clear markings indicating that it is equipped with IBNS. The

markings shall correspond to the pictogram depicted in Annex III.

(b) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle.

Article 15

Transportation of banknotes in a cabin-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS

Companies holding a CIT cross-border licence may carry out cross-border transportation of euro

banknotes by road using a cabin-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS, provided that the following

conditions are met:

(a) The vehicle armoured cabin shall, at the very least, be able to withstand gunfire from

firearms, according to the specifications in Annex V.

(b) The vehicle shall bear very clear markings indicating that it is equipped with IBNS. The

markings shall correspond to the pictogram depicted in Annex III.

(c) The cabin of the vehicle shall be equipped with a bulletproof vest for each member of the

crew, at least respecting the norm VPAM class 5, NIJ IIIA or an equivalent standard. The CIT-staff

may wear these vests during the transport and shall wear them whenever required by the legislation

of the Member State where they are.

(d) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle.

Article 16

Transportation of banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle not equipped with IBNS

Companies holding a CIT cross-border licence may carry out cross-border transportation of euro

banknotes by road using a fully-armoured vehicle not equipped with IBNS, provided that the

following conditions are met:

(a) The parts of the vehicle in which the CIT security staff are shall, at the very least, be

armoured to withstand gunfire from firearms, according to the specifications in Annex V.

(b) The cabin of the vehicle shall be equipped with a bulletproof vest for each member of the

crew, at least respecting the norm VPAM class 5, NIJ IIIA or an equivalent standard. The CIT-staff

may wear these vests during the transport and shall wear them whenever required by the legislation

of the Member State where they are.

(c) There shall be at least three CIT security staff per vehicle.

Article 17

Transportation of banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS

Companies holding a CIT cross-border licence may carry out cross-border transportation of euro

banknotes by road using a fully-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS, subject to the conditions set

out in Articles 15(b), 16(a) and 16(b) of this Regulation.

There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle.

Article 18

Transportation of coins in an unarmoured vehicle

Companies holding a CIT cross-border licence may carry out cross-border transportation of euro

coins by road using a vehicle carrying only coins, provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) The vehicle shall be of ordinary appearance.

(b) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle and they may not wear a uniform.

Article 19

Transportation of coins in a cabin-armoured vehicle

Companies holding a CIT cross-border licence may carry out cross-border transportation of euro

coins by road using a vehicle carrying only coins, provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) The cabin of the vehicle shall be armoured and the vehicle shall bear very clear markings

indicating that it is carrying only coins. The markings shall correspond to the pictogram depicted in

Annex IV.

(b) The armouring of the cabin of the vehicle shall, at the very least, be able to withstand gunfire

from firearms, according to the specifications in Annex V.

(c) The cabin of the vehicle shall be equipped with a bulletproof vest for each member of the

crew, at least respecting the norm VPAM class 5, NIJ IIIA or an equivalent standard. The CIT-staff

may wear these vests during the transport and shall wear them whenever required by the legislation

of the Member State where they are.

(d) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle.

Article 20

Deleted.

SECTION 3: FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 21

Control

During the period of validity of a CIT cross border licence, Member States of origin shall ensure

that the rules laid down in this Regulation are respected, including via random inspections without

prior notification to the company. Such inspections may be carried out also by host Member States.

Article 22

Penalties

  • 1. 
    Where the competent national authorities find that there has been an infringement of one of

the terms under which the CIT cross-border licence was granted, the granting authority shall decide

whether to send a warning to the company concerned, to impose a fine, to suspend the licence for a

period ranging from two weeks to two months or to withdraw the licence completely, depending on

the nature or seriousness of the infringement. The granting authority may also prohibit the company

concerned from applying for a new licence for a period of up to 5 years.

  • 2. 
    The Member State crossed or the host Member State shall communicate any infringement of

this Regulation - including infringements of the national rules referred to in Article 8 and 9 - to the

competent national authorities of the Member State of origin, which shall decide on an appropriate

penalty. The Member State crossed or the host Member State may furthermore impose a fine in case

of infringement of the national rules referred to in Article 8 and 9 or of the applicable transport

modalities referred to in Article 12a of this Regulation. It may moreover decide not to allow CIT-

staff that has committed such infringements to carry out cross-border cash transport on its territory

if the infringement can be imputed to them.

  • 3. 
    The Member State crossed or the host Member State may suspend the right of a CIT-company

to carry out transportation of euro cash by road on its territory for a maximum period of two

months, pending a decision by the granting authority of the Member State of origin, in the cases

listed below. The granting authority shall take its decision within this time period.

(a) If the provisions of this Regulation relating to the minimum number of CIT security staff per

vehicle or relating to weapons have not been respected.

(b) If the CIT-company carries out its transport activity in a way that constitutes a danger to

public order.

(c) In case of repeated infringements to this Regulation.

  • 4. 
    The Member State that issued the weapons licence may furthermore decide to sanction the

CIT security staff according to its national rules in case of infringement of its national weapons

legislation.

  • 5. 
    The sanctions should always be proportionate to the severity of the infringement.

Article 23

Emergency security measures

  • 1. 
    By way of derogation from the standard rule, a Member State may decide to introduce

temporary security measures going beyond those foreseen by the present rules in the event of an

urgent problem affecting significantly the security of CIT operations. Those temporary measures

shall affect all CIT transports in all or part of the national territory, shall apply for a maximum

period of four weeks and shall be notified immediately to the Commission. The Commission shall

ensure their swift publication through the appropriate channels.

  • 2. 
    The prolongation of the temporary measures provided for in paragraph 1 beyond a period of

four weeks shall be subject to prior authorisation by the Commission. The Commission shall decide

on whether to grant an authorisation within 72 hours of the receipt of such a request.

Article 24

Remuneration of CIT-staff carrying out cross-border transport

CIT-staff carrying out cross-border transport within the meaning of the present Regulation shall be

guaranteed the relevant minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, in the host Member State

according to Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 96/71/EC. If the relevant minimum rates of pay in the host

Member State are higher than the wage paid to the employee in the Member State of origin, the

relevant minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, of the host Member State shall apply for

the whole working day. If transport is carried out in several host Member States during a day and

more than one of these have higher relevant minimum rates of pay than the wage applied in the

Member State of origin, the highest of those minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, shall

apply for the whole working day.

However, if it stems from existing contracts, regulations or administrative provisions as well as

practical arrangements that a CIT-worker will carry out cross-border transport for more than 100

working days, wholly or partially spent, in a calendar year in another Member State, the terms and

conditions of employment referred to in the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC shall be applied fully

for all the working days spent wholly or partially in this host Member State in that calendar year.

For the purpose of establishing the relevant terms and conditions of employment, Article 4 of

Directive 96/71/EC shall apply by analogy.

Article 25

Committee on the cross-border transport of euro cash

  • 1. 
    A Committee on the cross-border transport of euro cash shall be established. It shall be

chaired by the Commission and gather two representatives by Member State covered by this

Regulation, together with two representatives of the European Central Bank.

  • 2. 
    The Committee shall meet at least once a year to exchange views on the implementation of

this Regulation. For this purpose, it shall consult the stakeholders in the sector, including the social

partners, and take their views into account as appropriate. It shall be consulted on the preparation of

the review mentioned in Article 26.

Article 26

Review

The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of

this Regulation four years after its entry into effect at the latest and, thereafter, once every five

years. For this purpose, it shall carry out a consultation of the stakeholders in the sector including

the social partners followed by a consultation of Member States. The report shall notably examine

the possibility of establishing common training requirements for the carrying of arms by CIT-staff,

the possible change to be made to Article 24 in the light of Directive 96/71/EC, and take due

account of technological progress in the area of IBNS, consider the potential added value of

granting European CIT licences on a group basis and assess whether the Regulation needs to be

revised accordingly.

Article 27

Amendment of technical rules

The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 28 concerning amendments

to the technical rules on the standards applicable to the armouring of vehicles and to bullet-proof

vests referred to in Articles 15, 16, 17 and 19, to strong-boxes to be used as referred to in Article

6(2), as well as to Annex II with a view to taking into account technological progress and possible

new European standards.

Article 28

Exercise of the delegation

-1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions

laid down in this Article.

  • 1. 
    The delegation of power referred to in Article 27 shall be conferred on the Commission for an

indeterminate period of time from ...

*.

1a. The delegation of power referred to in Article 27 may be revoked at any time by the European

Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power

specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in

the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the

validity of any delegated acts already in force.

  • 2. 
    As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the

European Parliament and to the Council.

  • Date of entry into force of this Regulation.
  • 3. 
    A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 27 shall enter into force only if no objection has

been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 3 months of

notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that

period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will

not object. That period shall be extended by 3 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or

the Council.

Articles 29-30

Deleted.

Article 31

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force twelve months after its publication in the Official Journal of

the European Union.

It shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with

the Treaties.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

ANNEX I

MODEL FOR CIT CROSS-BORDER LICENCE

EUROPEAN UNION

(Colour Pantone pink 176, format DIN A4 cellulose paper 100g/m2 or more)

(First page of the licence)

(Text in (one of) the EU official language(s) of the Member State issuing the licence)

Distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the licence Name of the granting

authority

LICENCE No

(or)

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY No

for professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road

This licence .................................................................................................................

entitles

...............................................................................................................................................................

..............................

to engage in professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road, for journeys or parts of

journeys carried out within the territory of the Union, as laid down in Regulation (EU) No .../20xx

of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... on professional cross-border transportation of

euro cash by road between euro-area Member States and in Council Regulation (EU) No .../20xx on

the extension of the scope of Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No

.../20xx and in accordance with the general provisions of this licence.

Particular ..................................................................................................................................

remarks: ..........................

This licence shall be valid for a five-year period, to..............................................

from........................................... ........

Issued on.........................................................................................

in...............................................................................

, .................................................................

(Second page of the licence)

(Text in (one of) the EU official language(s) of the Member State issuing the licence)

GENERAL PROVISIONS

This licence is issued under Regulation (EU) No.../20xx on cross-border transportation of euro cash

by road between euro-area Member States.

It entitles the holder to engage in professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road, as

defined in Regulation (EU) No.../20xx, for journeys or parts of journeys carried out within the

territory of the Member States covered by Regulation (EU) No.../20xx and subject to the conditions

laid down in this licence.

The licence is valid for the holder only and is non-transferable.

The original of the licence must be kept by the haulage undertaking.

A certified copy of the licence must be kept in the CIT-vehicle.

The original or a certified copy of the licence must be presented at the request of any authorised

inspecting officer.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No.../20xx, the holder must comply with the

laws, regulations and administrative provisions in force within the territory of each Member State,

in particular with regard to transport and traffic.

ANNEX II

INTELLIGENT BANKNOTE NEUTRALISATION SYSTEM (IBNS)

I. Definitions and general provisions

For the definitions of "Secured area", "Secure location", "Intelligent banknote neutralisation system

(IBNS)" and "End-to-end IBNS": see Article 1(l), 1(m), 1(n) and 1(o) of this Regulation,

respectively.

An IBNS may contain either banknotes (packaged or unpackaged) or one or several cassette(s) for

ATMs or other types of cash dispensers.

An IBNS must have been homologated in a euro-area Member State in order to be used for cross-

border transport of euro cash under the present Regulation. The homologation shall be made

according to an existing European specific standard. As long as there is no such standard, the

homologation must be made according to the provisions in the present Annex.

II. IBNS approval procedure

  • a) 
    In order to be homologated, the IBNS must have passed various tests in a test laboratory that

has been approved or recognised by a Member State of the euro area. It must furthermore by

accompanied by instructions for use of the device, which indicates the operating procedures and

conditions that ensure the effectiveness of the destruction or neutralisation of the banknotes.

These tests must make it possible to ascertain that the following technical characteristics of the

IBNS are satisfactory:

  • i) 
    Main required functions of the monitoring system

· To permanently monitor and record the instructions concerning the conditions for access to,

and use of, the IBNS.

· To continuously verify compliance with these instructions and detect anomalous situations.

· To automatically and immediately neutralise the banknotes in the event of non-compliance

with the instructions, detection of anomalous situations or opening of the container outside the

pre-programmed time periods and/or locations.

  • ii) 
    Location where the monitoring system may be programmed and influence of CIT security

staff on how the IBNS operates

An IBNS may be programmed only in a secured area. An end-to-end IBNS may only be

programmed in a secure location.

CIT security staff may not have any means whatsoever of influencing the operation of the IBNS

outside the pre-programmed time periods and/or locations. However, where there is a time-delay

system for triggering the neutralisation, the CIT security staff may re-initiate the time delay once.

  • iii) 
    Location where the IBNS may be opened (for end-to-end systems)

An IBNS may only be opened in the pre-programmed destinations.

  • b) 
    The IBNS shall be retested every five years, even where the national approval is issued for an

unlimited period. If the new tests are no longer conclusive, the homologation ceases to be valid for

cross-border transports under this Regulation.

  • c) 
    In order to pass the tests, one of the following results must be achieved:
  • upon performance of the tests, it was not possible to access the banknotes and there was

no damage to the IBNS, the mechanism of which remained operational;

  • upon performance of the tests, the IBNS was damaged but it was not possible to access

the banknotes without triggering the neutralisation system.

III. Testing procedures

The method used to carry out the tests and the standards establishing the result which the systems

tested must achieve are laid down in this Annex. However, adjustments may be made at national

level so as to bring them into line with the existing test protocols followed by the laboratories in

each Member State. In order for the IBNS to be homologated, the IBNS-manufacturer shall ensure

that the results of the testing procedures in the present Annex are transmitted to the homologating

authority.

  • a) 
    Test of IBNSs' resistance to different attack scenarios

Of the various tests simulating attack scenarios, the Member States are required to carry out six of

them, while the others may also be carried out in accordance with the applicable national rules.

For each of the tests carried out, the result must be a pass within the meaning of II(c) above.

  • compulsory tests:
  • 1 - cutting of the power supply;
  • 2 - breaking into the container;
  • 3 - opening the container by destructive means (sledgehammer);
  • 4 - rapid cutting (`guillotining');
  • 5 - immersion in liquid;
  • 6 - gradual and immediate exposure to extreme temperatures (hot and cold):

e.g. cooling in liquid nitrogen and heating in a preheated oven.

  • recommended tests that may also be carried out:
  • 7 - resistance to firearms (e.g. with 12-bore cartridges)
  • 8 - use of chemicals;
  • 9 - free drop;
  • 10 - exposure to significant electromagnetic surges;
  • 11 - exposure to significant electrostatic surges.
  • b) 
    Effectiveness of neutralisation of banknotes

The neutralisation processes currently used are staining, chemical destruction and pyrotechnical

destruction. As technological developments may occur, the list of processes used is non-exhaustive

and purely indicative.

Following any unauthorised attempt to access the funds via the various forms of attack, the

banknotes must be either destroyed or stained. A minimum of three tests must be carried out.

100 % of the banknotes must be irreversibly neutralised. It must furthermore be apparent for any

holder of the banknotes that they have been subject to neutralisation.

A minimum of 10 % of the surface area of both sides of each banknote must be stained if the

banknotes are in safe-bags. If the banknotes are not in safe-bags, a minimum of 20 % of the surface

area of both sides of each banknote must be stained. For destruction systems, a minimum of 20 % of

the surface area of each banknote must be destroyed in both cases.

  • c) 
    Content of the tests for banknotes' resistance to cleaning for IBNSs using staining

For such `cleaning', use must be made of different products or combinations of products. Different

scenarios must be arranged so as to vary the temperature and duration of cleaning. Two procedures

must be used for these cleaning tests:

  • cleaning must be carried out immediately after staining;
  • and cleaning must be carried out 24 hours after staining.

These tests must be carried out on a representative sample of real banknotes used in the euro area.

One of the following results must be obtained at the end of these tests:

  • The cleaning leads to destruction of the banknotes.
  • The cleaning leaves ink visible on a surface area of at least 10 % of each banknote (density

test of the ink used).

  • The cleaning leads to the mutilation of both the banknotes' original colours and its security

features.

IV. Safety guarantees for the systems used

Chemical substances released from IBNS in order to neutralise banknotes may be subject to

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of

Chemicals (REACH) . This Regulation addresses risks to human health and the environment of

substances manufactured, imported or used on their own, in a mixture, or in an article.

In order for the IBNS to be homologated, the manufacturer shall verify whether it has to register or

notify substances contained in its products or to communicate information on safe use to its

customers. The manufacturer may also have legal obligations resulting from the inclusion of these

substances in the candidate list of substances of very high concern or in the list of substances

subject to authorisation set out in REACH. These obligations refer not only to the listed substances

on their own or in mixtures, but also to their presence in articles.

A certificate must be supplied to the homologating authority of the Member State by the IBNS

manufacturer, which includes the results of this verification and which lists the substances or

elements used to ensure destruction or neutralisation of the funds and attests that they do not pose a

serious risk to health in the case of inhalation by or contact with the skin of the CIT security staff

and of Central Bank staff. The certificate shall furthermore indicate possible precautionary

measures to be taken. The homologating authority shall transmit the certificate to the Central Banks

of the Member States covered by the present Regulation with respect to IBNS homologated by it.

To this effect, the certificate may include an analysis of the risks of exposure to the chemicals, i.e.

maximum permissible duration of exposure for a quantity to be determined.

ANNEX III

IBNS PICTOGRAMS

Pictogram for CIT-vehicle equipped with IBNS

Pictogram for banknote container equipped with IBNS

ANNEX IV

PICTOGRAM FOR CIT-VEHICLE CARRYING EXCLUSIVELY COINS

ANNEX V

ARMOURING SPECIFICATIONS

The minimum armouring requirement according to Section 2 of the present Regulation, shall mean

that the armouring of the vehicle shall resist to

(1) gunfire from a rifle of Kalashnikov type with a calibre of 7.62 mm x 39 mm,

(2) using full steel jacket (plated) iron core ammunition with a mass of 7.97 grams (+/- 0.1

gram),

(3) with a velocity of at least 700 metres/second,

(4) at a firing distance of 10 metres (+/- 0.5 metres).

ANNEX VI

CONTENT OF INITIAL TRAINING FOR CIT-STAFF THAT CARRY OUT CROSS-

BORDER CASH TRANSPORT

CIT workers taking part in professional cross-border transportation of Euro cash by road between

Member States in the Euro area shall have:

(1) Fully followed and completed at least the appropriate initial training as provided by their

national regulations of reference and/or the relevant collective labour agreements or in

absence of these the national CIT/security association's or internal company's training

courses;

(2) Successfully passed the examinations following this initial training or any procedure aimed

at testing the learning outcome;

(3) Fully followed and completed the additional and obligatory training module as foreseen in

the present Annex consisting of at least:

· Cross-border CIT procedures.

· European legislation on CIT.

· Applicable national legislation covering CIT of the Member State(s) crossed and the

Member State(s) serviced.

· Driving rules for CIT in the Member State(s) crossed and the Member State(s) serviced

(including right for CIT vehicles to use specific driving lanes).

· National security protocols in case of attack in the Member State(s) crossed and the

Member State(s) serviced.

· Organisation and operating procedures of CIT transport protected by IBNS technology

of the Member State(s) crossed and the Member State(s) serviced.

· Applicable national operational protocols, rules and regulations of the Member State(s)

crossed and the Member State(s) serviced.

· National protocols in case of emergency of the Member State(s) crossed and the

Member State(s) serviced in case of breakdown, road accidents, and technical and

mechanical failures of any CIT equipment and vehicle.

· National administrative procedures and company rules within the Member State(s)

crossed and the Member State(s) serviced regarding communication with the control

point etc. of all countries crossed and serviced.

· Information and training regarding cooperation and appropriate protocols with national,

regional and local police forces including with regards to checks carried out on CIT

vehicles and staff.

· Applicable national and European legislation and/or applicable collective agreements

regarding working time, number of breaks necessary, working conditions, wages

applicable.

· Applicable national and European legislation and/or applicable collective agreement

stipulations regarding CIT staff rest periods when needed, how often, duration of each

break period, secure location, communication with control centres, etc.

· Applicable security rules for delivery/pick-ups (secure location, pavement risk

management etc.).

· National legislation of reference regarding the use of weapons and their storage.

· Offensive and defensive driving techniques.

· Relevant training on the use of GPS, telephone and other technical equipment/systems

used in cross-border CIT transportation.

· National health and safety regulation in the Member State(s) crossed and the Member

State(s) serviced relevant for workers transporting valuables and travelling with large

vehicles by road and protocols in case of injury or sickness of employees.

· First aid training.

The training should furthermore include the following items:

  • Preventive and remedial measures in the areas of stress management and third party

violence.

  • Risk assessment (at work).
  • Language training as necessary to fulfil the language requirements set out in the present

Regulation (see Article 5 point 2).

ANNEX VII

COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S COMMON REFERENCE LEVELS

User B1: Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly

encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst

travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics

which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes &

ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

User A1: Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the

satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and

answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things

he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is

prepared to help.

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