# Decision (EU) 2016/2164 of the European Central Bank of 30 November 2016 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2017 (ECB/2016/43)

EU Decision 2016/43 · adopted 30 November 2016

Decision (EU) 2016/2164 of the European Central Bank of 30 November 2016 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2017 (ECB/2016/43)

## Introductory text

Decision (EU) 2016/2164 of the European Central Bank
of 30 November 2016
on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2017 (ECB/2016/43)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(2) thereof,
Having regard to Decision (EU) 2015/2332 of the European Central Bank of 4 December 2015 on the procedural framework for the approval of the volume of euro coin issuance (ECB/2015/43), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right since 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro.
(2)
The 19 Member States whose currency is the euro have submitted to the ECB their requests for the approval of the volume of coins to be issued in 2017, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology. Certain of these Member States have also provided additional information regarding circulation coins, where such information is available and considered important by the Member States concerned to substantiate the approval request.
(3)
As the right of Member States to issue euro coins is subject to approval by the ECB of the volume of the issue, the volumes approved by the ECB may not be surpassed by the Member States without prior approval by the ECB,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

## 1 Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2017

The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro in 2017 as set out in the following table:
(EUR million)
Volume of euro coins approved for issuance in 2017
Circulation coins
Collector coins
Volume of coin issuance
(not intended for circulation)
Belgium
51,0
1,0
52,0
Germany
419,0
219,0
638,0
Estonia
9,7
0,3
10,0
Ireland
30,7
0,8
31,5
Greece
106,3
0,6
106,9
Spain
359,3
30,0
389,3
France
224,3
51,0
275,3
Italy
139,2
1,8
141,0
Cyprus
14,0
0,1
14,1
Latvia
16,3
0,3
16,6
Lithuania
30,0
0,3
30,3
Luxembourg
17,7
0,2
17,9
Malta
10,2
0,2
10,4
Netherlands
25,0
4,0
29,0
Austria
87,2
181,8
269,0
Portugal
62,0
3,0
65,0
Slovenia
24,0
2,0
26,0
Slovakia
15,6
1,4
17,0
Finland
35,0
10,0
45,0
Total
1 676,5
507,8
2 184,3

## 2 Taking effect

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.

## 3 Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-43
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