Translation of "Demande de monnaie aux fins de transactions " (French → English) :

It is recognised that electronic money institutions distribute electronic money, including by selling or reselling electronic money products to the public, providing a means of distributing electronic money to customers, or of redeeming electronic money on the request of customers or of topping up customers’ electronic money products, through natural or legal persons on their behalf, according to the requirements of their respective business models.

9. Notes with concern the reservation concerning on the accounts expressed by the Court of Auditors on the grounds that it cannot be certain that the transactions relating to counterpart funds, credit line schemes and special funds have been completely recorded in the absence of effective internal control procedures for long-term receivables; insists that all transactions be capable of verification by the Court of Auditors;

7. Takes note of China's rapid economic development, making it the world's fourth biggest economy in dollar terms, even at its current undervalued rate; accordingly calls on the Commission to exert political and economic pressure aimed at bringing flexibility to bear on the exchange rate of the Chinese currency, which is being pegged at an artificially low value, a situation that runs counter to gradual world trade liberalisation; calls on China to gradually float its exchange rate; calls on China to replace the fixed linking of its currency to the dollar with a linkage to a basket of currencies including the euro;

5. Takes note of China’s rapid economic development, making it the world’s fourth biggest economy in dollar terms, even at its current undervalued rate; accordingly calls on the Commission to exert political and economic pressure aimed at bringing flexibility to bear on the exchange rate of the Chinese currency, which is being pegged at an artificially low value, a situation that runs counter to gradual world trade liberalisation; calls on China to gradually float its exchange rate; calls on China to replace the fixed linking of its currency to the dollar with a linkage to a basket of currencies including the euro;

electronic money, as defined in Article 1(3)(b) of Directive 2000/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the taking up, pursuit of and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions , where, if the device cannot be recharged, the maximum amount stored in the device is no more than EUR 150; or where, if the device can be recharged, a limit of EUR 2 500 is imposed on the total amount transacted in a calendar year, except when an amount of EUR 1 000 or more is redeemed in that same calendar year by the bearer as referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2000/46/EC; or in respect of any other product or transaction represent ...[+++]ing a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing which meets the technical criteria established in accordance with Article 40(1)(b).

The most fervent supporters of Europe will feel an unexpected surge of anxiety when reading Mr Maaten’s report, which describes a state of almost total unpreparedness, the limited, even non-existent, use of the euro in international transactions, including between the countries within Europe, the doubt surrounding the possibility that the banks will exchange citizens’ coins free of charge, the absurd charges for cross-border transactions, even though they are made using the ...[+++] same currency and the excessive price increases that the currency changeover is bound to provoke.