# The Forgery and Counterfeiting (Protected Coins) Order 1999, Article 2


(1) Any euro coin produced in accordance with Council Regulation No. 975/98/EC by or at the instance of a participating member State is hereby specified for the purposes of Part II of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
(2) In paragraph (1), “participating member State” means a member State which has adopted the single currency in accordance with the treaty establishing the European Community.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2095/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forgery-and-counterfeiting-protected-coins-order-1999/article-2
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