effective action against counterfeiting of the euro. Europol and
Eurojust shall provide the competent authorities of the MemberStates with all necessary technical assistance in order to facili-
tate coordination of investigations undertaken and to improve
and facilitate cooperation between the competent investigativeand prosecuting bodies of the Member States.effective action against counterfeiting of the euro. Europol and
the Provisional Judicial Cooperation Unit, and sub-sequently Eurojust, once the Decision establishing it has
been adopted, shall provide the competent authorities of the
Member States with all necessary technical assistance in orderto facilitate coordination of investigations undertaken and toimprove and facilitate cooperation between the competentinvestigative and prosecuting bodies of the Member States.
Amendment 18
Article 5
Every Member State shall recognise the principle of the recog-
nition of previous convictions under the conditions prescribedby its domestic law and, under those same conditions, shallrecognise for the purpose of establishing habitual criminalityfinal sentences handed down in another Member State for theoffences referred to in Articles 3 to 5 of the Council Frame-work Decision 2000/383/JHA, or the offences referred to inArticle 3 of the Geneva Convention, irrespective of the cur-rency counterfeited.Every Member State shall recognise the principle of the recog-
nition of previous convictions under the conditions prescribedby its domestic law and, under those same conditions, shallrecognise for the purpose of establishing habitual criminalityfinal sentences handed down in another Member State for theoffences referred to in Articles 3 to 5 of the Council Frame-work Decision 2000/383/JHA of 29 May 2000 or the offences
referred to in Article 3 of the Geneva Convention, irrespectiveof the currency counterfeited.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Initiative by the Government of the FrenchRepublic with a view to adopting a Council Decision on the protection of the euro against
counterfeiting (5551/2001  C5-0054/2001  2001/0804(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Initiative by the Government of the French Republic with a view to adopting a
Council Decision on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (5551/2001) (
1),
 having regard to Article 34(2) (c) of the EU Treaty, having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty (C5-0054/2001), having regard to Rules 106 and 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home
Affairs (A5-0120/2001),
1. Approves the Initiative by the Government of the French Republic as amended;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by
Parliament;
3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Initi-
ative by the Government of the French Republic;
4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the Government of
the French Republic.
(1) OJ C 75, 7.3.2001, p. 1.31.1.2002 EN C 27 E/63 Official Journal of the European Communities
Thursday 3 May 2001
TEXT PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE FRENCH REPUBLICAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT