{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1214/annex-II/division-III/division-c",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/1214",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1214/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road between euro-area Member States",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1214",
  "path": "annex/II/division/III/division/c",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(c)",
  "heading": "Content of the tests for banknotes’ resistance to cleaning – for IBNS using staining",
  "text": "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:\ncleaning must be carried out immediately after staining, and\ncleaning must be carried out 24 hours after staining,\nThese tests must be carried out on a representative sample of real banknotes used in the euro area.\nOne of the following results must be obtained at the end of these tests:\nthe cleaning leads to destruction of the banknotes,\nthe cleaning leaves ink visible on a surface area of at least 10 % of each banknote (density test of the ink used),\nthe cleaning leads to the mutilation of both the banknote's original colours and its security features.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1214/annex/II/division/III/division/c",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:44.230989+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}