Credit institutions will put into circulation mainly 5 and 10 notes. Retailers will also be frontloaded with 5 notes. Private customers of banks can deposit national currency and withdraw euro currency free of charge until 1 April 2002. Banks recommend that the exchange be done by deposit. But they also agree to exchange without charge to their customers for only one operation up to 500.
Additional exchanges depend on the rules of each bank.
No limit for amount or frequency when the exchange is done by deposit 3. In principle, retailers will give change in euros only as of 1 January 2002. After 1.1.2002, retailers will give change only in euros whenever possible No official recommendation. Retailers will give change only in euros whenever possible. Denominations of notes distributed by ATMs during first two weeks 50 and 10 or 20 and 10.