Einige Institutionen und Wirtschaftssubjekte haben auf Euro lautende Geldwertzeichen und Banknoten ausgegeben, die nicht als gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel gelten
Whereas some institutions and economic agents have issued monetary tokens and banknotes denominated in euro which are without legal tender status; whereas such phenomena are likely to increase as the date for putting euro banknotes and coins into circulation approaches, in some cases with the bona fide purpose of familiarising the public with the new single currencyECB ECB