Proposal for a REGULATION (EU) No …/… OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the professional cross border transportation of euro cash by road between euro-area Member States
Date: 2010-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU action, European currency, common transport policy, cross-border transport, paper money

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 14.7.2010 
COM(2010)377 final 

2010/0204 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION (EU) No …/… OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL 

on the professional cross-border transportation of euro cash by road between euro-area 
Member States 

SEC(2010)877 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1.  CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Euro  banknotes  and  coins  were  introduced  in  2002  and  are  truly  pan-European  means  of 
payment,  allowing  European  citizens  to  settle  their  debts  in  euro  in  the  whole  euro  area, 
currently  consisting  of  16  Member  States.  As  a  consequence,  the  need  for  cross-border 
transportation  of  cash  by  road  has  considerably  increased.  Within  the  euro  area,  banks,  the 
large  retail  sector  and  other  professional  cash  handlers  should  be  able  to  contract  with  the 
cash-in-transit  (CIT)  company  that  offers  the  best  price  and/or  service,  even  if  it  is  located 
across the border in another Member State. This will allow them to take advantage of the most 
efficient (and shortest) cash pick-up and delivery circuits and the cash services of the nearest 
national central bank (NCB) branch or CIT cash center. Furthermore, a large number of euro-
area Member States have arranged or may want to arrange for production  of  banknotes and 
coins abroad. The very principle of a single currency implies that euro banknotes and coins 
should be able to circulate and be transported as freely as possible between the Member States 
that have adopted the euro. 

However,  due  to  incompatibilities  between  national  legislations  it  is  in  most  cases  very 
difficult  for  professional  cash  transporters  to  move  euro  cash  between  euro-area  Member 
States  and  very  little  cross-border  land  transportation  therefore  takes  place.  Regulatory 
differences concern a wide range of issues such as the possession and carrying of firearms by 
the  cash-in-transit  (CIT)  staff,  authorised  transport  modalities,  armouring  and  equipment  of 
the  CIT-vehicles,  number  of  staff  in  the  vehicles  etc.  The  current  regulatory  obstacles 
moreover imply a fragmentation of the single market in this sector. 

These constraints on professional euro cash transportation have an impact on the efficiency of 
the cash cycle and ultimately on the cost of cash for firms and citizens. Banks and the retail 
sector should be able to source their cash in the most efficient manner across national borders 
within the euro area. Improving the functioning of the cash cycle by enabling an efficient cash 
supply across borders is a natural and necessary complement to the European Central Bank's 
Roadmap  for  more  convergence  of  NCB  cash  services.  In  that  respect  the  benefits  of 
Eurosystem  initiatives  such  as  Remote  access  to  NCB  cash  services,  whereby  a  credit 
institution in one participating Member State may use the cash services of a NCB in another 
participating Member State, cannot be fully exploited as long as the current situation remains 
unchanged. The realisation of the ECB's roadmap and the creation of a single euro cash area 
is, in turn, complementary to SEPA – the single euro payments area – which aims at making 
electronic cross-border payments in euro as easy as domestic payments. 

The  CIT-market  is  organised  around  cash  centres,  where  CIT-vehicles  can  be  loaded  and 
unloaded with cash in a secure manner. A CIT-vehicle generally returns to its cash centre of 
origin  at  the  end  of  the  day  in  order  to  spend  the  night  in  a  secure  location  and  the 
geographical area that can be serviced from a cash center depends on the distance that a CIT-
vehicle can drive in a day. The CIT-market therefore has a predominantly local character and 
the  potential  cross-border  market  primarily  concerns  border  regions  between  euro-area 
Member  States.  This  indicates  that  a  policy  response  at  EU  level  should  not  necessarily 
include purely domestic operations. 

The  European  Central  Bank,  the  banking  sector  and  the  large  retail  sector  have  repeatedly 
called for the  launch of an initiative aimed at lifting  the obstacles  to the  professional cross-

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border  transportation  by  road  of  euro  cash  in  Europe.  The  case  for  such  an  initiative  is 
furthermore reinforced by the past and future enlargement of the euro area.  

Against this background, the Commission therefore initiated consultations in May 2008 with a 
view  to  relaunch  the  work  to  remove  existing  regulatory  barriers  to  cross-border 
transportation of euro cash by road and thereby facilitate the free circulation of the euro. 

2.  RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

As a first step and in order to build on the expertise and input of all interested parties in the 
sector, a Working Group on cross-border transportation of euro cash by road chaired by the 
Commission and consisting of the European organisations of all the major stake holders1 was 
set up and consulted in 2008. It discussed all key issues, such as the reasons for action at EU 
level,  the  various  legal  possibilities  of  facilitating  cross-border  cash  transport,  scope  of 
possible future common rules, the differences between national legislations and possibilities 
of harmonised cross-border rules in the relevant areas.  

On  this  basis,  the  Commission  adopted  a  White  Paper  on  professional  cross-border 
transportation of euro cash by road between Member States in the euro area2 on 18 May 2009 
in order to launch a broad-based consultation process on a set of envisaged common rules for 
the cross-border transportation of euro cash by road between Member States in the euro area. 
The White Paper and the responses that the concerned party agreed to publish are available at 
address: 
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http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/articles/euro/article15105_en.htm  

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Following the publication of the White Paper, an Expert Group on professional cross-border 
transportation of euro cash by road between Member States in the euro area was set up and 
consulted in 2009. The group consisted of representatives from the relevant administrations of 
euro-area Member States. It discussed in detail the envisaged common rules for cross-border 
cash transport and achieved a high degree of consensus on the final text of the Commission 
proposal. The list of participants of the group is attached to the proposal as an accompanying 
document. 

The social partners have been consulted all along the preparatory process. They were part of 
the  working  group  and  were  subsequently  consulted  via  bilateral  meetings  and  a  written 
questionnaire. 

All  stakeholders  in  the  sector  acknowledge  that  the  cash-in  transit  market  is  currently 
organised along national lines, due to the differences between national legislations. As regards 
support for the initiative, a distinction should however be made between the supply side (i.e. 
the CIT companies) and the demand side (i.e. the banks and retailers).  

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The following organisations were represented: CEA (European insurance and reinsurance federation), 
CoESS  (Confederation  of  European  Security  Services),  EBF  (European  Banking  Federation),  the 
Eurosystem,  EPC  (European  Payments  Council),  ESTA  (European  Security  Transport  Association), 
EURICPA  (European  Intelligent  Cash  Protection  Association),  EuroCommerce,  Europol  (European 
Police  Office),  MDWG  (Mint  Directors  Working  Group)  and  UNI-Europa  (Union  Network 
International – Europa). 
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The  banking  sector  is  very  supportive  of  the  initiative  and  calls  for  an  ambitious  approach, 
which should lead to shorter and more efficient transport routes, meaning less risk, less costs 
involved and more competition in the sector. The professional organisation of CIT-companies 
welcome that a full-scale harmonisation of the transport of cash is not envisaged, but deems 
the current situation, characterised by a fragmented market, as satisfactory as CIT-companies 
have organised themselves accordingly, within national borders. 

The employers in the CIT-sector also stress the importance of avoiding unfair competition on 
the basis of different wages and other terms and  conditions of  employment,  notably against 
the  background  of  the  high  share  of  wages  in  the  total  costs  of  CIT-companies.  On  the 
employee side, the trade unions' main concern is that future EU legislation in this area should 
not lead to a worsening of social conditions but rather set into motion a movement towards a 
levelling  up  of  wages  and  other  working  conditions.  The  social  partners  furthermore  agree 
that the highest of the Member State of origin vs. the host Member State salary should apply 
in a cross-border situation. 

The ECB and the Eurosystem fully support the Commission initiative as it is in line with their 
strategic goal to achieve a high degree of convergence between National Central Banks' cash 
services.  The  adopted  principle  of  remote  access  (i.e.  the  fact  that  a  bank  should  be  able  to 
withdraw/lodge  euro  cash  from/to  any  NCB  in  the  euro  area),  for  example,  cannot  be 
implemented  as  long  as  there  is  no  easy  possibility  of  transporting  cash  by  road  across 
borders.  

The general objective of the present Commission proposal is to facilitate the free circulation 
of euro cash within the euro area by removing obstacles to the professional transport of euro 
cash by road between euro-area Member States, while ensuring that the transports take place 
under  conditions  that  provide  a  high  level  of  security  for  the  CIT-staff  and  for  the  general 
public. Since the CIT-market has a predominantly local character, the main objective should 
be to facilitate transport in the relevant border areas, while regulatory differences outside this 
geographical space in principle have less impact on the free circulation of the euro.  

The impact assessment (IA) has considered five broad options to achieve this objective: (1) a 
baseline  no-change  scenario;  (2)  Bilateral/multilateral  agreements  between  those  Member 
States potentially most concerned by cross-border transports; (3) A set of common rules for 
cross-border  transports  only;  (4)  Full  mutual  recognition;  and  (5)  Full  harmonisation  of  the 
regulation  of  all  CIT-transport.  The  IA  finds  that  options  1  and  2  would  not  be  effective  in 
meeting  the  objective  of  facilitating  the  free  circulation  of  euro  cash  since  it  seems  highly 
unlikely that such agreements would materialise spontaneously on a larger scale, whereas full 
mutual  recognition  and  full  harmonisation  of  all  CIT-transports  would  be  disproportionate 
compared  to  the  stated  objective  and  could  in  the  case  of  full  mutual  recognition  create 
important security risks. 

The  detailed  analysis  of  impacts  concerns  option  3:  a  set  of  common  rules  for  cross-border 
transport.  This  option  would  meet  the  objective  of  facilitating  the  free  circulation  of  euro 
cash. Since it is limited to cross-border transports it would furthermore not go beyond what is 
necessary to achieve the objectives.  

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Three  sub-options  are  moreover  considered:  (a)  Extending  the  scope  of  the  rules  to  EU 
Member  States  outside  the  current  euro  area;  (b)  Extending  the  scope  to  other  cash  and 
valuables; and (c) Restricting the scope to point-to-point transports3 only. 

The impacts of the common rules depend to a large degree on the size of the potential market 
and the extent to which it can be realised. In order to collect information on the current CIT-
market and to estimate the size of the potential market for cross-border cash transport by road, 
if  current  regulatory  obstacles  to  such  transports  are  lifted,  an  external  study  was  launched, 
which is available at the Commission's website4. 

The  study  shows  that  while  the  cross-border  market  is  by  definition  limited,  there  is  a 
potential for a significant increase in professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road, 
both in the long and the short term, if regulatory obstacles are removed by introducing a set of 
common cross-border rules.5 

The facilitation of cross-border cash transports is also likely to produce some environmental 
benefits, due to shorter transports overall. 

A  significant  increase  in  cross-border  transports  may,  however,  also  have  negative  social 
effects  in  the  host  Member  States.  This  concerns  notably  a  possible  effect  on  wage  levels 
and/or  employment  in  the  CIT-sector  in  a  given  host  Member  State,  if  there  are  significant 
differences  in  salaries  compared  to  neighbouring  Member  States.  The  impact  assessment 
shows  that  significant  differences  seem  to  exist  in  some  cases  between  some  neighbouring 
euro-area Member  States.  Salary  differences are furthermore very substantial between  some 
of the Member States that have not yet adopted the euro and their neighbours in the euro area. 
While  Member  States  should  in  general  not  be  prevented  from  using  their  comparative 
advantages, it thus nevertheless seems justified to mitigate the potential social impact in the 
host  Member  State  by  ensuring  a  minimum  protection  of  the  workers  in  line  with  the 
principles  of  the  existing  Directive  96/71/EC  on  the  posting  of  workers.  This  Directive  is 
intended  to  provide  for  a  minimum  protection  to  be  observed  in  the  host  Member  State  by 
employers who post workers to perform temporary work there.  

However, in view of the specific character of CIT transport services, notably the frequent and 
short-term nature of the potential work periods abroad and the different contractual situations, 
there is a need to provide for an analogous application of the Directive to all cross-border cash 
transport services. The proposal therefore includes some specific provisions in order to create 
legal  certainty  for  the  concerned  operators  and  ensure  the  practical  applicability  of  the 
Directive in the CIT-sector. These notably lay down that cross-border CIT-workers should be 
guaranteed  a  minimum  protection  limited  to  the  relevant  minimum  rates  of  pay,  including 

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These are transports of bulk quantities of cash between cash centres that are carried out directly from 
point to point without any intermediate stops (for example from a NCB branch to a CIT cash centre). 
These transports do not serve final customers and the quantities are generally high. 
See http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/articles/euro/2010-02-26-cross-border-cash_en.htm  
The  study  estimates  that  the  potential  long-term  market,  assuming  that  all  obstacles  to  professional 
cross-border euro cash transports by road are lifted, would amount to around 2.6 % of the total market 
(expressed in terms of the value of all euro cash ordered to CIT-companies), which would correspond to 
some 77 000 cross-border transports (a transport meaning a CIT-vehicle that crosses the border twice; 
once on  its  outbound journey  and  once  on  its  homebound  journey)  potentially  being  carried out  each 
year in the 11 euro-area countries that have land borders to other euro-area countries.  

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overtime  rates,  of  the  host  Member  State  according  to  the  Directive.  In  order  to  avoid 
complicated pro-rata calculations, these rates should furthermore be guaranteed for the whole 
working day, even if the worker only spends part of the working day abroad. In case it can be 
foreseen from existing contracts, regulations or administrative provisions as well as practical 
arrangements that the worker will carry out cross-border transport for more than 100 working 
days  in  a  calendar  year  in  another  Member  State,  the  minimum  protection  should  however 
also cover the other matters listed in the Directive. 

Due to the specific characteristics of the CIT-sector, the proposal also foresees rules that are 
different from the general rules in the transport sector as regards cabotage. While the proposal 
foresees that the CIT-transport should return to its Member State of origin in the same day as 
it left, no limit to the number of cash deliveries/pick-ups are foreseen since a CIT-vehicle that 
is carrying out such services to banks and retailers may do a large number of (e.g. 20) of such 
stops in a day. 

The  consultation  of  stakeholders  have  furthermore  shown  that  in  order  to  take  into  account 
security-related  or  other  sensitive  issues,  it  is  necessary  to  foresee  certain  restrictions  to  the 
scope  of  common  EU  rules  as  well  as  some  possibilities  for  national  exceptions  and 
derogations. These concern four main issues: (i) National rules on the carrying of weapons by 
CIT-staff remain fully in force; (ii) A number of CIT-transport types are established, with opt-
out  possibilities  for  the  individual  Member  States;  (iii)  Restriction  of  the  scope  of  cross-
border transport to one day and daytime, meaning that the CIT-vehicle shall depart from and 
return  to  its  Member  State  of  origin  in  the  same  day  and  the  transport  shall  be  carried  out 
during daytime; (iv) The majority of the number of cash deliveries/pick-ups made by a CIT-
vehicle during the day must be carried out on the territory of the host Member State(s). 

The  analysis  has  shown  that  although  these  options  may  imply  a  reduction  of  the  potential 
cross-border  market,  they  are  not  expected  to  create  major  obstacles  for  cross-border 
transports and the proposal foresees in all cases solutions that enable cross-border transports 
(strong-box  for  weapons  in  the  vehicle  that  can  only  be  opened  by  remote  control  by  the 
control room, standardised transport options, recognition of equivalent weapons training etc.).  

As  regards  the  sub-options,  it  is  concluded  that  the  common  rules  should  apply  also  to  the 
territory  of  EU  Member  States  that  are  about  to  introduce  the  euro  as  from  the  date  of  the 
decision  of  the  Council  to  abrogate  their  derogation  from  participating  in  the  euro.  This  is 
justified by the fact that there is an increased need for euro cash transportation in the run-up to 
the changeover.  

Extending the scope to other cash does not contribute to the stated objective of the initiative 
but fits into the overarching EU objectives and may increase efficiency by reducing costs. It 
might,  however,  also  complicate  the  adoption  process  of  common  rules  for  relatively  little 
added value. Restricting the scope to point-to-point transports would significantly reduce the 
benefit  of  the  common  rules  by  excluding  the  large  majority  of  transports  in  terms  of 
kilometres  driven,  hours  worked  and  cash  points  serviced.  For  these  reasons,  these  sub-
options are not included in the proposal. 

Finally,  it  is  proposed  to  set  up  a  Committee  on  the  cross-border  transport  of  euro  cash  in 
order to monitor the implementation of common cross-border rules. A formal review is also 
foreseen with a Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council at the latest 
two years after the entry into force of the common rules. 

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3. 

EXPLANATION OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM 

The proposed Regulation lays down a set of common rules for the professional cross-border 
transport  of  euro  cash  within  the  euro  area.  It  is  based  on  the  principle  of  a  specific  cross-
border CIT-licence which would be granted by the Member State of origin to CIT-companies 
whishing to transport euro cash across borders. Seven different authorised transport types are 
foreseen  –  five  for  the  transport  of  banknotes  and  two  for  the  transport  of  coins  –  with 
possibilities for Member Sates to opt out from specific options for their territory.  

In terms of scope, the following elements are noteworthy: 

•  The  proposed  Regulation  would  apply  to  the  professional  transport  of  euro  cash 
by road between euro-area Member States. It is also foreseen that the territory of 
Member  States  which  have  not  yet  introduced  the  euro  are  covered  by  the 
Regulation as from the date of the Council decision to abrogate their derogation 
from participating in the euro. The extension of the scope of the Regulation is the 
subject of a separate proposed Regulation. 

•  The proposed Regulation would apply both to so-called point-to-point transports 
(i.e.  transports  from  one  secure  location  to  another  secure  location  with  no 
intermediate  stops)  and  so-called  retail  transports  of  cash  (multi-stops  transports 
servicing final customers). 

•  For retail transports, the majority of the stops must take place in the host Member 
State(s),  whereas  there  is  no  limit  to  the  number  of  stops  that  can  be  made  in 
either the Member State of origin or the host Member State. 

•  The  transports  must  as  a  rule  be  carried  out  during  daytime,  with  exceptions 

foreseen for point-to point transports; 

•  The CIT-vehicle must return to its Member State of origin within the same day. 

The CIT cross-border licence 

CIT-companies  whishing  to  undertake  cross-border  transport  of  cash  under  the  terms  of  the 
Regulation must apply for a specific licence from the granting authority of their Member State 
of origin. To obtain the licence, the company, its management and its staff will have to meet a 
certain number of conditions laid down in the Regulation. In case of infringement of the rules, 
the sanctioning power belongs to the authority that granted the licence, i.e. the authority of the 
Member  State  of  origin.  However,  safeguarding  powers  are  granted  to  the  Member  State 
crossed or the host Member State in case of emergency or manifest breaches of the rules (e.g. 
minimum number of staff not respected, infringement of the rules on the carrying of weapons 
etc). Member States furthermore have a duty of mutual information on all these aspects. 

Authorised transport types 

For  banknotes,  the  following  five  transport  types  would  be  authorised  for  the  cross-border 
transport of cash: 

•  Transportation  of  banknotes  in  an  unarmoured  vehicle  of  ordinary  appearance 

equipped with a system of neutralisation of banknotes (IBNS); 

•  Transportation  of  banknotes  in  an  unarmoured  vehicle  with  a  clear  marking 

indicating that it is equipped with IBNS; 

•  Transportation of banknotes in a cabin-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS; 
•  Transportation of banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle not equipped with IBNS; 

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•  Transportation of banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS. 

For coins, the following two transport types are foreseen: 

•  Transportation of coins in an unarmoured vehicle; 
•  Transportation of coins in a cabin-armoured vehicle.  

In all cases, there must be at least two security staff in the vehicle, except for transport in a 
fully-armoured vehicle without IBNS where three security staff are required.  

Member States may choose to close down the use of certain options for their territory as long 
as  they  accept  at  least  one  of  the  above-listed  options  for  banknotes  and  one  of  the  above-
listed options for coins and as long as they do not allow comparable transport modalities for 
domestic CIT-transports.  

Application of national rules 

In  particularly  sensitive  areas  from  the  point  of  view  of  security,  national  rules  would 
continue to apply. These areas concern the carrying and use of weapons, the relationship with 
the police forces and the rules governing the behaviour of the CIT security staff outside the 
CIT-vehicle as well as the security of the locations where the cash is delivered or picked up. 

4.  LEGAL ASPECTS 

Article  133  in  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  states  that  '…  the 
European  Parliament  and  the  Council,  acting  in  accordance  with  the  ordinary  legislative 
procedure,  shall  lay  down  the  measures  necessary  for  the  use  of  the  euro  as  the  single 
currency.  …'.  It  follows  from  this  Article  that  the  EU  has  the  right,  and  in  fact  the  duty,  to 
take the necessary measures to ensure the free and efficient circulation of euro cash since the 
current situation creates obstacles to the cross-border transport of the euro and thus to its use. 

The  alternative  to  action  at  EU  level  would  be  voluntary  bilateral  agreements  between 
Member States or even multilateral agreements. However, action at EU level brings important 
economies  of  scale  as  compared  to  bilateral  or  multilateral  action.  Only  action  at  EU  level 
allows taking into account the future enlargement of the euro area as the EU rules for cross-
border transport can be used by any new participating Member State, which is not the case for 
bilateral/multilateral agreements. 

Furthermore,  even  though  a  demand  exists  as  expressed  notably  by  the  banking  sector, 
Member States have still not concluded any agreements to facilitate professional cross-border 
transport of cash more than eight years after the introduction of euro cash. This suggests that 
EU  action  is  in  practice  the  only  possible  way  of  reconciling  diverging  regulatory  regimes 
(currently 16 in number), covering a wide range of complex issues where security issues and 
labour market considerations interact. 

Action at EU level is consequently in conformity with the principle of subsidiarity. 

The proposal is limited to cross-border cash transports, which are the ones that are affected by 
the different national regulatory regimes, while purely domestic transports are not included in 
its scope. It is thus respecting the principle of proportionality. The instrument of a Regulation 
is  necessary  in  order  to  ensure  that  the  different  national  rules  will  be  replaced  by  a  set  of 

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truly common  rules for professional  cross-border transports of euro cash by road within the 
euro area. 

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2010/0204 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION (EU) No …/… OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL 

on the professional cross-border transportation of euro cash by road between euro-area 
Member States 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 133 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission6,  

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Central Bank7, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The  introduction  of  the  euro  has  considerably  increased  the  need  for  cross-border 
transportation of cash by road. Within the euro area, banks, the large retail sector and 
other  professional  cash  handlers  should  be  able  to  contract  with  the  cash-in-transit 
(CIT) company that offers the best price and/or service and to take advantage of the 
cash  services  of  the  nearest  national  central  bank  (NCB)  branch  or  CIT  cash  center, 
even if it is located in another Member State. Furthermore, a large number of Member 
States participating in the third stage of the economic and monetary union (hereinafter 
'participating Member States') have arranged or may want to arrange for production of 
banknotes  and  coins  abroad.  The  very  principle  of  a  single  currency  implies  the 
freedom to move cash between the participating Member States. 

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Due  to  the  marked  differences  between  national  legislations,  it  is  generally  very 
difficult  to  carry  out  professional  cross-border  transportation  of  euro  cash  by  road 
between participating Member States. This situation is in contradiction to the principle 
of  the  free  circulation  of  the  single  currency  and  to  the  detriment  of  the  principle  of 

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freedom  to  provide  services,  which  is  one  of  the  fundamental  principles  of  the 
European Union. 

This  Regulation  is  the  response  to  the  possible  presentation  of  harmonisation 
instruments  for  the  transport  of  cash  as  expressed  in  Article  38(b)  of  the  Directive 
2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on 
services in the internal market.  

In view of the particular dangers for health and life of both CIT-staff and the general 
public that are associated with the activity of transporting cash, it is appropriate that 
cross-border transport of cash is made subject to a specific cross-border CIT-licence. 
This licence should come on top of the national CIT-licence that is required in most 
participating  Member  States,  which  this  Regulation  does  not  harmonise.  In  the  few 
Member  States  that  do  not  have  a  specific  approval  procedure  for  CIT-companies 
going  beyond  the  general  rules  for  the  security  or  transport  sector,  and  in  order  to 
increase  the  mutual  confidence  between  Member  States,  it  is  moreover  appropriate 
that  CIT-companies  established  in  these  Member  States  should  demonstrate  a 
minimum experience of twelve months of regularly transporting cash in the Member 
State  where  they  are  established  without  infringements  of  the  national  legislation 
before they may be granted a cross-border licence by this Member State. 

In order not to produce an overlap of obligations and avoid creating an unnecessarily 
burdensome procedure, it is furthermore appropriate to foresee that the holder of a CIT 
cross-border licence shall not be required also to possess a Community licence for the 
international carriage of goods by road as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules 
for access to the international road haulage market8. 

Professional  cross-border  transportation  of  euro  cash  by  road  between  participating 
Member  States  must  fully  comply  with  the  rules  of  this  Regulation  or  fully  comply 
with the respective legislations of the Member State of origin, the host Member State 
and, if applicable, the Member State crossed. 

This Regulation is designed to allow professional cross-border transportation of euro 
cash by road between participating Member States under conditions that guarantee the 
security  of  the  transaction,  the  safety  of  the  staff  involved  and  of  the  public  and  the 
free movement of currency. 

Due to the specific conditions in the CIT-sector, it is difficult to safely organise multi-
day cash deliveries. It is therefore appropriate that a vehicle carrying out professional 
cross-border transportation of euro cash by road should return to its Member State of 
origin in the same day as it left it. 

The Commission should put forward a proposal to modify the definition of 'daytime' 
and/or of the minimum required length of ad-hoc initial training in this Regulation in 
case  the  social  partners  at  Union  level  agree  between  themselves  that  another 
definition is more appropriate. 

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(10)  According  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  1072/2009  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council,  the  number of  operations that  may be carried out in the host Member State 
following  the  international  carriage  from  another  Member  State  is  limited  to  three 
cabotage operations within seven days. However, due to the specific characteristics of 
the  CIT  sector  it  is  normal  practice  that  a  CIT-vehicle  may  carry  out  a  much  larger 
number of cash deliveries/pick-ups per day. It is therefore appropriate to derogate from 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1072/2009  by  not  imposing  any  limit  upon  the  number  of  cash 
pick-ups/deliveries that a CIT-vehicle may carry out in a host country during a day. 

(11)  The  application  of  national  rules  governing  the  behaviour  of  the  CIT  security  staff 
outside the vehicle and governing the security of cash delivery/pick-up locations is not 
intended to cover the possible use of banknote neutralisation systems in combination 
with transports of banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle not equipped with IBNS. 

(12)  Recalling  that  Article  1(3)(a)  of  Directive 96/71/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and 
the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework 
of  the  provision  of  services  covers  posting  situations  where  an  undertaking  provides 
transnational  services  on  its  own  account  and  under  its  direction  under  a  contract 
concluded between the undertaking and the party for whom the services are intended. 

(13)  Considering the specific nature of CIT transport services, there is a need to provide for 
the  analogous  application  of  Directive  96/71/EC  to  all  cross-border  cash  transport 
services  in  order  to  provide  legal  certainty  for  operators  and  ensure  the  practical 
applicability of the Directive in this sector. 

(14)  Due to the specificity of the transport activities concerned and the occasional character 
of some of these activities, the analogous application of the minimum protection rules 
laid  down  in  Article  3(1)  should  be  limited  to  the  minimum  rates  of  pay,  including 
overtime  rates,  as  referred  to  in  Article  3(1)(c)  of  the  Directive  and  these  should  be 
guaranteed  for  the  duration  of  the  whole  working  day  in  order  not  to  impose  an 
unnecessary  administrative  burden  on  the  operators.  If  it  stems  from  the  contract, 
regulations  or  administrative  provisions  as  well  as  practical  arrangements  of  a  CIT 
worker that he will carry out cross-border transport for more than 100 working days in 
a calendar year in another Member State, it is appropriate that the minimum protection 
rules laid down in the Directive should by analogy apply fully to such a worker. 

(15)  The  application  of  minimum  protection  rules  in  the  host  Member  State  should  be 
without prejudice to the application of terms and conditions of employment which are 
more  favourable  to  the  worker  under  the  law,  collective  agreement  or  employment 
contract of the worker's Member State of origin.  

(16)  For the purpose of establishing the relevant minimum protection rules, it is appropriate 
that  the  provisions  on  information  cooperation  in  Article  4  of  Directive  96/71/EC 
should apply by analogy. In this respect Member States may avail themselves of the 
administrative  cooperation  and  exchange  of  information  provided  for  in  Directive 
96/71/EC. 

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(17)  This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of EU rules on cash entering or 

leaving the Community9. 

(18)  The present Regulation refers to technical rules and standards for IBNS, armouring of 
the vehicle, strong-boxes and bulletproof vests. It is appropriate to foresee a procedure 
of  delegation  of  powers  from  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  to  the 
Commission  for  amending  these  rules  in  order  to  take  into  account  technological 
progress and possible new European standards. 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

SECTION 
TRANSPORTATION OF EURO CASH BY ROAD 

1:  COMMON  RULES  GOVERNING  ALL  CROSS-BORDER 

Article 1 - Definitions 

(a)  “Cross-border  transportation  of  euro  cash  by  road”  means  professional  transportation, 
either  for  remuneration  on  behalf  of  third  parties  or  carried  out  within  a  cash-in-transit 
(hereafter  CIT)  company,  by  vehicle  by  road  of  euro  banknotes  and/or  coins  from  a 
'participating  Member  State',  as  defined  in  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  974/98  of  3  May 
1998  on  the  introduction  of  the  euro10  for  supplying  euro  banknotes  and/or  coins  to,  or 
collecting  them  from,  one  or  more  locations  in  one  or  more  other  participating  Member 
State(s), as well as in the Member State of origin. At least the majority of the number of cash 
deliveries/pick-ups made by a CIT-vehicle during the day must furthermore be carried out on 
the  territory  of  the  host  Member  State(s)  in  order  for  the  transportation  to  be  considered  as 
cross-border under the terms of this Regulation. Point-to-point transports are considered to be 
cross-border if the transport takes place between two different participating Member States. 

(b)  “CIT  cross-border  licence”  means  a  licence  delivered  by  the  granting  authority  of  the 
Member  State  of  origin  and  which  authorises  the  holder  to  carry  out  cross-border 
transportation of euro cash by road between participating Member States in accordance with 
the conditions laid down by this Regulation. 

(c)  “Granting  authority”  means  the  authority  in  the  Member  State  of  origin  in  charge  of 
issuing the CIT cross-border licence. 

(d)  “Member  State  of  origin”  means  the  participating  Member  State  in  whose  territory  the 
CIT-company is established. The CIT-company is considered to be established if it is actually 
pursuing an economic activity, as referred to in Article 49 of the Treaty on the functioning of 
the  EU,  for  an  indefinite  period  through  a  stable  infrastructure  from  where  the  business  of 
providing services is actually carried out.  

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Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on 
controls of cash entering or leaving the Community, OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 9. 
OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 1. 

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(e)  “Host  Member  State”  means  a  participating  Member  State  in  which  a  CIT-company 
provides  the  service  of  delivering  and/or  picking  up  cash  other  than  its  Member  State  of 
origin. 

(f) “Member State crossed” means one or several participating Member State(s) other than the 
company’s  Member  State  of  origin  which  must  be  crossed  by  the  cash-in-transit  vehicle  in 
order either to reach the host Member State(s) or to come back to the Member State of origin.  

(g) “Daytime” transport means transport carried out between 6:00 and 22:00. 

(h) “CIT security staff” means the employees instructed to drive the vehicle in which the cash 
is being carried or to protect its contents. 

(i) “CIT-vehicle” means a vehicle used for the professional transport of cash by road. 

(j) “Ordinary vehicle” means a CIT-vehicle which has a normal appearance and does not bear 
any  distinctive  signs  indicating  that  it  belongs  to  a  CIT-company  or  that  it  is  used  for  the 
purposes of transporting cash.  

(k)  “Point-to-point  transport”  means  a  transport  from  one  secure  location  to  another  secure 
location, without any intermediate stops.  

(l)  “Secured  area”  means  a  pick-up  and/or  delivery  point  for  cash  located  within  a  building 
and secured against unauthorised access in terms of both equipment (anti-intrusion systems) 
and access procedures for persons. 

(m) “Secure location” means a location within a secured area, which is accessible to vehicles 
and in which vehicles can be loaded and unloaded in a secure manner. 

(n)  “Intelligent  banknote  neutralisation  system  (IBNS)”  means  a  system  that  fulfils  the 
following conditions: 

–  the banknote container continuously protects the banknotes by a cash degradation system 
from a secured area to the cash delivery point or from the cash pick-up point to a secured 
area; 

–  the  CIT  security  staff  is  not  able  to  open  the  container  outside  the  pre-programmed  time 
periods  and/or  locations  or  to  change  the  pre-programmed  time  periods  and/or  locations 
when/where  the  container  can  be  opened  once  the  cash  transport  operation  has  been 
initiated;  

–  the container is equipped with a mechanism for permanently neutralising the banknotes if 

any unauthorised attempt is made to open the container; 

–  the  IBNS  complies  with  the  requirements  laid  down  in  Annex  III  to  this  Regulation.  A 
banknote is neutralised when it is mutilated or damaged by staining or by other means as 
further specified in Annex III. 

(o) “End-to-end IBNS” means IBNS that is, in addition, equipped for end-to-end use, that is 
to  say  the  banknotes  remain  inaccessible  to  CIT  staff  at  all  times  and  are  under  continuous 
protection by a cash degradation system from secured area to secured area or, for Automated 
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(p) Language levels “A1” and “B1” mean the levels established by the Council of Europe’s 
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.  

(q)  “Relevant  language”  means  the  language(s)  used  by  the  local  authorities  and  the 
population in the areas where the CIT-transport is taking place. 

(r) “EU official languages” means the languages as defined in Regulation No 1 determining 
the languages to be used by the European Economic Community11. 

Article 2 – Exclusions 

1. Transports of euro banknotes and coins that are carried out on the account of and between 
Central  Banks,  banknote  printing  works  and/or  Mints  of  participating  Member  States  and 
escorted by the military or the police shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.  

2. Transports of euro  coins  only  that  are carried out on  the account of and between Central 
Banks or Mints of participating Member States and escorted by the military or the police or 
by  private  security  staff  in  separate  vehicles  shall  be  excluded  from  the  scope  of  this 
Regulation. 

Article 3 – Place of departure, maximum duration and number of cash deliveries/pick-ups 

1. Cross-border transportation of euro cash provided in accordance with this Regulation shall 
be carried out during daytime. 

2. A CIT-vehicle carrying out cross-border transportation of euro cash shall start its journey 
from its Member State of origin and shall return to it in the same day. 

3. By derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, point-to-point transports may be carried out within 
a time-slot of 24 hours, provided that night transport of cash is already allowed under national 
rules in the Member State of origin, in the Member State(s) crossed and in the host Member 
State(s). 

4. By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, there shall be no limit to the 
number  of  cash  pick-ups/deliveries  that  a  CIT-vehicle  may  carry  out  in  one  or  several  host 
Member States during a day. 

Article 4 -CIT cross-border licence 

1.  A  company  wishing  to  undertake  cross-border  transportation  of  euro  cash  by  road  shall 
apply for a CIT cross-border licence from the granting authority in its Member State of origin.  

2.  The  CIT  cross-border  licence  shall  be  granted  for  a  period  of  five  years  by  the  national 
granting authority, provided that the following conditions are met: 

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(a) The applicant company is approved to carry out CIT-transport within its Member State of 
origin. If the Member State does not have a specific approval procedure for CIT-companies 
going beyond the general rules for the security or transport sector, the company shall be able 
to  provide  evidence  that  it  has  had  regular  business  transporting  cash  for  at  least  twelve 
months within its Member State of origin prior to the application with no infringements of the 
existing national legislation governing such activities. 

(b) Its managers and members of the board shall not have relevant offences in their criminal 
record and they shall be of good repute and integrity. 

(c) The applicant company shall have a valid civil liability insurance. 

(d) The applicant company, the staff employed, the vehicles used and the security procedures 
implemented  by  the  company  for  the  cross-border  transportation  of  euro  cash  shall  comply 
with the rules laid down by this Regulation or, where expressly referred to by this Regulation, 
with the national legislation in force specifically relating to the transport of cash.  

3.  The  CIT  cross-border  licence  shall  be  drawn  up  in  accordance  with  the  model  and  the 
physical characteristics defined in Annexes I-II. CIT-staff in vehicles engaged in professional 
cross-border  transportation  of  euro  cash  by  road  shall,  at  all  times,  be  able  to  show  the 
inspection authorities the original or a certified copy of a valid licence.  

4.  The  CIT  cross-border  licence  shall  allow  the  company  to  carry  out  cross-border 
transportation  of  euro  cash  under  the  terms  of  this  Regulation.  By  way  of  derogation  from 
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, the holder of such a licence shall not be required to possess a 
Community licence for the international carriage of goods by road. 

1. CIT security staff shall satisfy the following requirements: 

Article 5 -CIT security staff 

(a)  They  may  not  have  relevant  offences  in  their  criminal  record  and  they  shall  be  of  good 
repute and integrity. 

(b)  They  shall  have  a  medical  certificate  certifying  that  their  physical  and  mental  health  is 
adequate for the task to perform. 

(c)  They  shall  have  successfully  followed  at  least  200 hours  of  ad  hoc  initial  training,  not 
including any training on the use of firearms. 

The  content  of  the  ad  hoc  initial  training  shall  at  least  correspond  to  what  is  specified  in 
Annex  VI.  Regular  training  in  these  fields  shall  also  be  required  at  least  once  every  three 
years. 

2.  At  least  one  member  of  the  CIT  security  staff  in  the  vehicle  shall  have  at  least  A1-level 
language skills in the relevant language(s) used in the relevant areas of the Member State(s) 
crossed  and  of  the  host  Member  State.  The  vehicle  shall,  furthermore,  be  in  constant  radio 
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skills  in  the  language  concerned,  so  as  to  ensure  that  effective  communication  with  the 
national authorities is possible at all times. 

Article 6 -Carrying of weapons 

1.  The  CIT  security  staff  shall  comply  with  the  existing  legislation  in  the  Member  State  of 
origin, in the Member State(s) crossed and in the host Member State(s) as regards the carrying 
of weapons and the maximum permitted calibre.  

2.  When  entering  the  territory  of  a  Member State  whose  legislation  does  not  allow  CIT 
security  staff  to  be  armed,  any  weapons  in  the  possession  of  the  CIT  security  staff  shall  be 
placed  in  an  on-board  strong-box  which  meets  the  European  standard  EN  1143-1.  Such 
weapons shall remain inaccessible to the CIT security staff throughout the journey across that 
Member  State’s  territory.  They  may  be  removed  from  the  strong-box  when  entering  the 
territory of a Member State whose legislation allows CIT security staff to be armed and shall 
be removed from it when entering the territory of a Member State whose legislation requires 
CIT  security  staff  to  be  armed.  Opening  the  weapons  strong-box  shall  require  remote 
intervention by the vehicle’s control centre and shall be conditional upon verification by the 
control centre of the vehicle’s exact geographical location. 

The same obligations shall apply if the type or the calibre of the weapon is not allowed under 
the legislation of the Member State crossed or of the host Member State. 

3. When a CIT-vehicle, whose Member State of origin does not allow CIT-staff to carry arms, 
enters the territory of a Member State according to whose legislation it is mandatory for CIT-
staff to carry arms, the CIT-company shall ensure that the crew of the vehicle is provided with 
the  required  weapons  and  that  they  fulfil  the  minimum  training  requirements  of  the  host 
Member State. 

4. Armed CIT security staff shall apply for a weapons licence from the national authorities of 
the Member State(s) crossed and/or the host Member State, where those Member States allow 
CIT security staff to be armed.  

5. Member States shall establish one central national contact point to which CIT security staff 
of  other  Member  States  may  submit  applications  for  a  national  weapons  licence.  Member 
States shall inform the applicant of the outcome of the application within 3 months from the 
submission of a complete application file. 

6.  In  order  for  CIT-staff  who  are  employed  by  a  company  established  in  another  Member 
State  and  have  their  permanent  residency  in  another  Member  State  to  be  able  to  fulfil  the 
national  requirements  for  obtaining  a  weapons  licence,  Member  States  shall  provide  for 
validation of equivalent training followed in the Member State where the applicant's employer 
is established. If this is not possible, Member States shall ensure that the necessary training is 
provided  on  their  own  territory  in  the  relevant  EU  official  language  of  the  Member  State 
where the applicant's employer is established. 

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Article 7 - Vehicle equipment 

1.  The  vehicles  used  shall  all  be  equipped  with  a  global  navigation  system.  The  CIT-
company’s control centre shall be able to continuously and accurately locate its vehicles.  

2.  Vehicles  shall  be  equipped  with  appropriate  communication  tools  to  allow  contact  to  be 
made at any time with the control centre of the company operating the vehicles and with the 
competent national authorities. The emergency numbers to contact the police authorities in the 
Member States crossed or in the host Member State(s) shall be available in the vehicle. 

3. Vehicles shall be equipped in a manner that allows the registration of the time and location 
of  all  cash  deliveries/pick-ups  in  order  to  make  possible  the  control  at  any  time  of  the 
proportion of cash deliveries/pick-ups referred to in Article 1 point (a). 

4.  When  vehicles  are  equipped  with  IBNS,  the  IBNS  used  shall  comply  with  the  principles 
laid down in Annex III to this Regulation and shall have been homologated in a participating 
Member State. In reply to any request for verification made by the authorities of the Member 
State of origin, of the host Member State or the Member State crossed, undertakings carrying 
out  cross-border  transport  of  funds  in  vehicles  using  IBNS  shall  supply  written  proof  of 
approval of the IBNS model used within 48 hours. 

Article 8 - Role of the national police forces 

This Regulation is without prejudice to the application of national rules that require: 

–  cash-transport operations to be notified to the police in advance; 

–  that  CIT  vehicles  are  equipped  with  a  device  that  allows  them  to  be  tracked  at  a  remote 

distance by the police; 

–  high value point–to-point transports to be escorted by police. 

Article 9 – Rules to ensure the security of the cash delivery/pick-up locations in the host 
Member State(s) 

This  Regulation  is  without  prejudice  to  the  application  of  national  rules  governing  the 
behaviour of the CIT security staff outside the CIT-vehicle and the security of the locations 
where the cash is delivered and/or picked up in the Member State concerned.  

Article 10 – Removal of neutralised banknotes from circulation 

CIT-companies operating under the rules of this Regulation shall remove from circulation all 
stained banknotes susceptible to have been stained or neutralised in another way by IBNS that 
they encounter while carrying out their activities. They shall hand over these banknotes to the 
appropriate central bank branch of their Member State of origin. If the neutralised banknotes 
are collected in a host Member State, its central bank shall be informed by the central bank of 
the Member State of origin of the CIT-company. 

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Article 11 – Mutual information 

1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission the rules mentioned in Articles 8 and 9 as 
well as information on which IBNS have been homologated by them and shall immediately 
inform  it  of  any  change  affecting  these  rules  and  homologations.  The  Commission  shall 
ensure that those rules as well as a list of homologated IBNS are published in all the relevant 
official  EU  languages  of  the  participating  Member  States  through  the  appropriate  channels, 
with a view to informing swiftly all the actors involved in a CIT cross-border activity. 

2.  Member  States  shall  keep  a  register  of  all  the  companies  to  which  they  have  delivered  a 
CIT cross-border licence and shall inform each other about its content. They shall update the 
register with any change affecting it, including any decision to suspend or withdraw a licence 
pursuant to Article 22 and shall immediately inform each other of the update.  

3.  In  implementing  Article  5(1)(a),  the  Member  State  of  origin  shall  take  due  account  of 
information  concerning  the  criminal  record,  repute  and  integrity  of  CIT-staff  that  is 
communicated to it by the host Member State. 

4.  Neighbouring  Member  States  shall  inform  each  other  about  their  specific  training 
requirements for CIT-staff for the purpose of the ad-hoc initial training referred to in Article 
5(1)(c). 

5.  Member  States  shall  publish  and  inform  each  other  of  the  addresses  and  other  contact 
details  of  the  national  contact  points  referred  to  in  Article  6  point  (5)  and  of  other  relevant 
national legislation. 

6.  In  case  a  Member  State  decides  to  withdraw  the  weapons  licence  it  has  delivered  to  a 
member of the CIT-staff of a company established in another Member State, it shall inform 
the granting authority of the Member State of origin thereof.  

Article 12 – Information prior to the start of cross-border transport 

1.  A  company  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  shall  inform  the  granting  authority 
sufficiently in advance about the Member States(s) in which it will carry out CIT-transport. 
The  Member  State  of  origin  shall  subsequently  immediately  notify  the  Member  State(s) 
concerned that the cross-border activity is to start. 

2. A company that intends to carry out cross-border cash transport shall provide in advance 
the  relevant  authority(ies)  indicated  by  the  host  Member  State(s)  with  the  names  of  the 
persons that may carry out such transports on its/their territory.  

SECTION 2: SPECIFIC RULES FOR EACH TYPE OF TRANSPORT 

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Article 13 – Transportation of banknotes in an unarmoured vehicle of ordinary appearance 
equipped with IBNS 

Companies  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  may  carry  out  cross-border  transportation  of 
euro banknotes by road using an unarmoured vehicle equipped with IBNS, provided that the 
following conditions are met:  

(a) The vehicle shall be of ordinary appearance. 

(b) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle, who may not wear a uniform. 

Article 14 – Transportation of banknotes in an unarmoured vehicle with a clear marking 
indicating that it is equipped with IBNS 

Companies  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  may  carry  out  cross-border  transportation  of 
euro banknotes by road using an unarmoured vehicle equipped with IBNS, provided that the 
following conditions are met:  

(a) The vehicle shall bear very clear markings indicating that it is equipped with IBNS. The 
markings shall correspond to the pictogram depicted in Annex IV. 

(b) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle. 

Article 15 – Transportation of banknotes in a cabin-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS 

Companies  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  may  carry  out  cross-border  transportation  of 
euro  banknotes  by  road  using  a  cabin-armoured  vehicle  equipped  with  IBNS,  provided  that 
the following conditions are met:  

(a)  The  vehicle  armoured  cabin  shall,  at  the  very  least,  be  able  to  withstand  gunfire  from 
firearms of type Kalashnikov, calibre 7.62 mm. 

(b) The vehicle shall bear very clear markings indicating that it is equipped with IBNS. The 
markings shall correspond to the pictogram depicted in Annex IV. 

(c) CIT security staff shall wear bulletproof vests that are at least respecting the norm VPAM 
class 5, NIJ IIIA or an equivalent standard. 

(d) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle. 

Article 16 – Transportation of banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle not equipped with IBNS 

Companies  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  may  carry  out  cross-border  transportation  of 
euro banknotes by road using a fully-armoured vehicle not equipped with IBNS, provided that 
the following conditions are met: 

(a)  The  parts  of  the  vehicle  in  which  the  CIT  security  staff  are  shall,  at  the  very  least,  be 
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(b) CIT security staff shall wear bulletproof vests that are at least respecting the norm VPAM 
class 5, NIJ IIIA or an equivalent standard. 

(c) There shall be at least three CIT security staff per vehicle.  

Article 17 – Transportation of banknotes in a fully-armoured vehicle equipped with IBNS 

Companies  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  may  carry  out  cross-border  transportation  of 
euro  banknotes  by  road  using  a  fully-armoured  vehicle  equipped  with  IBNS,  subject  to  the 
conditions set out in Articles 15(b), 16(a) and 16(b) of this Regulation.  

There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle.  

Article 18 – Transportation of coins in an unarmoured vehicle 

Companies  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  may  carry  out  cross-border  transportation  of 
euro coins by road using a vehicle carrying only coins, provided that the following conditions 
are met:  

(a) The vehicle shall be of ordinary appearance. 

(b) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle and they may not wear a uniform. 

Transports  which  include  both  coins  and  banknotes  shall  be  covered  by  Articles  13–17, 
without  prejudice  to  the  application  of  Article  20,  depending  on  the  type  of  vehicle  and 
equipment used. 

Article 19 – Transportation of coins in a cabin-armoured vehicle 

Companies  holding  a  CIT  cross-border  licence  may  carry  out  cross-border  transportation  of 
euro coins by road using a vehicle carrying only coins, provided that the following conditions 
are met:  

(a) The cabin of the vehicle shall be armoured and the vehicle shall bear very clear markings 
indicating  that  it  is  carrying  only  coins.  The  markings  shall  correspond  to  the  pictogram 
depicted in Annex V. 

(b)  The  armouring  of  the  cabin  of  the  vehicle  shall,  at  the  very  least,  be  able  to  withstand 
gunfire from firearms of type Kalashnikov, calibre 7.62 mm.  

(c) CIT security staff shall wear bulletproof vests that are at least respecting the norm VPAM 
class 5, NIJ IIIA or an equivalent standard. 

(d) There shall be at least two CIT security staff per vehicle. 

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Transports  which  include  both  coins  and  banknotes  shall  be  covered  by  Articles  13–17, 
without  prejudice  to  the  application  of  Article  20,  depending  on  the  type  of  vehicle  and 
equipment used. 

Article 20 – National derogations 

(a) A Member State may decide that Articles 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 does/do not apply for cross-
border  transportation  of  banknotes  by  road  carried  out  on  its  territory,  provided  that  it  does 
not  allow  comparable  transport  modalities  for  domestic  CIT-transports  and  provided  that  at 
least one of these Articles apply on its territory. A possible derogation from Article 16 may 
not cover point-to-point transports. 

(b) A Member State may decide that either Article 18 or 19 does not apply for cross-border 
transportation  of  coins  by  road  carried  out  on  its  territory,  provided  that  it  does  not  allow 
comparable transport modalities for domestic CIT-transports.  

(c) As regards the application of Articles 13, 14, 15 and 17, a Member State may decide that 
only end-to-end IBNS may be used on its territory for the servicing of off-premises ATMs, 
provided that the same rules apply for domestic CIT-transports. 

(d) The Member State concerned shall notify its decision to use any of the above derogations 
in this Article to the Commission, which will ensure that a corresponding information notice 
is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The derogation shall take effect 
one  month  after  publication  of  the  information  notice.  Member  States  may  lift  a  derogation 
using the same procedure.  

(e)  If  a  host  Member  State  or  a  Member  State  crossed  finds  that  an  IBNS  displays  serious 
deficiencies as regards the technical characteristics normally required, that is to say that the 
cash  can  be  accessed  without  triggering  the  neutralisation  mechanism  or  that  the  IBNS  has 
been  modified  after  homologation  in  such  a  way  that  it  no  longer  fulfils  the  homologation 
criteria,  it  shall  inform  the  Commission  and  the  Member  State  having  granted  the 
homologation  of  this  and  may  ask  that  new  tests  be  carried  out  on  that  IBNS.  Pending  the 
results of these new tests, Member States may provisionally prohibit the use of that IBNS on 
its territory. They shall without delay inform the Commission and the other Member States to 
which this Regulation applies thereof. 

SECTION 3: FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 21 – Control 

Member States of origin and host Member States shall ensure that the rules laid down in this 
Regulation  are  respected,  including  via  random  inspections  without  prior  notification  to  the 
company. These controls shall take place at least once a year. 

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Article 22 – Penalties 

1. Where the competent national authorities find that there has been an infringement of one of 
the terms under which the CIT cross-border licence was granted, the granting authority shall 
decide whether to send a warning to the company concerned, to impose a fine, to suspend the 
licence  for  a  period  ranging  from  two  weeks  to  two  months  or  to  withdraw  the  licence 
completely,  depending  on  the  nature  or  seriousness  of  the  infringement.  The  granting 
authority  may  also  prohibit  the  company  concerned  from  applying  for  a  new  licence  for  a 
period of up to 5 years.  

2. The Member State crossed or the host Member State shall communicate any infringement 
of this Regulation - including infringements of the national rules referred to in Article 8 and 9 
- to the competent national authorities of the Member State of origin, which shall decide on an 
appropriate  penalty.  The  Member  State  crossed  or  the  host  Member  State  may  furthermore 
impose a fine in case of infringement of the national rules referred to in Article 8 and 9 or of 
the national derogations referred to in Article 20 of this Regulation. It may moreover decide 
not to allow CIT-staff that has committed such infringements to carry out cross-border cash 
transport on its territory if the infringement can be imputed to them.  

3.  The  Member  State  crossed  or  the  host  Member  State  may  suspend  the  right  of  a  CIT-
company  to  carry  out  transportation  of  euro  cash  by  road  on  its  territory  for  a  maximum 
period  of  two  months,  pending  a  decision  by  the granting  authority  of  the  Member  State  of 
origin, in the following cases: 

(a) If the provisions of this Regulation relating to the minimum number of CIT security staff 
per vehicle or relating to weapons have not been respected. 

(b) If the CIT-company carries out its transport activity in a way that constitutes a danger to 
public order. 

(c) In case of repeated infringements to this Regulation. 

4. The Member State that issued the weapons licence may furthermore decide to sanction the 
CIT  security  staff  according  to  its  national  rules  in  case  of  infringement  of  its  national 
weapons legislation. 

5. The sanctions should always be proportionate to the severity of the infringement.  

Article 23 – Emergency security measures 

1.  By  way  of  derogation  from  the  standard  rule,  a  Member  State  may  decide  to  introduce 
temporary security measures going beyond those foreseen by the present rules in the event of 
an  urgent  problem  affecting  significantly  the  security  of  CIT  operations.  Those  temporary 
measures shall affect all CIT transports in all or part of the national territory, shall apply for a 
maximum  period  of  four  weeks  and  shall  be  notified  immediately  to  the  Commission.  The 
Commission shall ensure their swift publication through the appropriate channels.  

2. The prolongation of the temporary measures provided for in paragraph 1 beyond a period 
of  four  weeks  shall  be  subject  to  prior  authorisation  by  the  Commission.  The  Commission 
shall  decide  on  whether  to  grant  an  authorisation  within  72  hours  of  the  receipt  of  such  a 
request. 

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Article 24 – Remuneration of CIT-staff carrying out cross-border transport 

CIT-staff  carrying  out  cross-border  transport  within  the  meaning  of  the  present  Regulation 
shall be guaranteed the relevant minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, in the host 
Member  State  in  analogy  with  the  provisions  laid  down  in  Article  3(1)(c)  of  Directive 
96/71/EC. If the relevant minimum rates of pay in the host Member State are higher than the 
wage paid to the employee in the Member State of origin, the relevant minimum rates of pay, 
including overtime rates, of the host Member State shall apply for the whole working day. If 
transport is carried out in several host Member States during a day and more than one of these 
have  higher  relevant  minimum  rates  of  pay  than  the  wage  applied  in  the  Member  State  of 
origin, the highest of those minimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, shall apply for the 
whole working day. 

However, if it stems from existing contracts, regulations or administrative provisions as well 
as  practical  arrangements  that  a  CIT-worker  will  carry  out  cross-border  transport  for  more 
than 100 working days, wholly or partially spent, in a calendar year in another Member State, 
the terms and conditions of employment referred to in the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC 
shall be applied fully for all the working days spent wholly or partially in this host Member 
State in that calendar year.  

For the purpose of establishing the relevant terms and conditions of employment, Article 4 of 
Directive 96/71/EC shall apply by analogy. 

Article 25 – Committee on the cross-border transport of euro cash 

1.  A  Committee  on  the  cross-border  transport  of  euro  cash  shall  be  established.  It  shall  be 
chaired by the Commission and gather two representatives by Member State covered by this 
Regulation, together with two representatives of the European Central Bank. 

2. The Committee shall meet at least once a year to exchange views on the implementation of 
this Regulation. For this purpose, it shall consult the stakeholders in the sector, including the 
social partners, and take their views into account as appropriate. It shall be consulted on the 
preparation of the review mentioned in Article 26.  

Article 26 – Review 

The  Commission  shall  report  to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  the 
implementation  of  this  Regulation  two  years  after  its  entry  into  effect  at  the  latest  and, 
thereafter,  once  every  five  years.  For  this  purpose,  it  shall  carry  out  a  consultation  of  the 
stakeholders  in  the  sector  including  the  social  partners.  The  report  shall  notably  include  an 
examination of the possibility of establishing common training requirements for the carrying 
of arms by CIT-staff and take due account of technological progress in the area of IBNS and 
assess whether the Regulation needs to be revised accordingly. 

Article 27 – Amendment of technical rules 

The Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Articles 28, 29 
and  30,  amendments  to  the  technical  rules  on  standards  applicable  to  the  armouring  of  the 

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vehicle,  strong-boxes  to  be  used  and  bulletproof  vests,  as  well  as  Annex  III  with  a  view  to 
taking into account technological progress and possible new European standards.  

Article 28 – Exercise of the delegation 

1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Article 27 shall be conferred on the 
Commission for an indeterminate period of time. 

2. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the 
European Parliament and to the Council. 

3.  The  powers  to  adopt  delegated  acts  are  conferred  on  the  Commission  subject  to  the 
conditions laid down in Articles 29 and 30.  

Article 29 – Revocation of the delegation of powers 

1.  The  delegation  of  powers  referred  to  in  Article  27  may  be  revoked  at  any  time  by  the 
European Parliament or by the Council. 

2.  The  institution  which  has  commenced  the  internal  procedure  for  deciding  whether  to 
revoke the delegation of powers shall inform the other institution and the Commission within 
a  reasonable  time  before  the  final  decision  is  taken,  indicating  the  delegated  powers  which 
could be subject to revocation and the possible reasons for a revocation. 

3. The decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the powers specified in that 
decision. It shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect 
the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It shall be published in the Official Journal 
of the European Union.  

Article 30 – Objection to delegated acts 

1. The European Parliament and the Council may object to the delegated act within a period 
of 3 months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the 
Council this period shall be extended by one month. 

2. If on expiry of that period, neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected to 
the delegated act it shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall 
enter into force at the date stated therein. 

The delegated act may be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and enter 
into force before the expiry of that period if the European Parliament and the Council have 
both informed the Commission of their intention not to raise objections.  

3. If the European Parliament or the Council objects to the adopted delegated act, it shall not 
enter  into  force.  The  institution  which  objects  shall  state  the  reasons  for  objecting  to  the 
delegated act.  

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Article 31 – Entry into force 

This Regulation shall enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union. 

It shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the European Parliament 
The President 
[…] 

For the Council 
The President 
[…] 

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ANNEX I  
SECURITY FEATURES OF THE CIT CROSS-BORDER LICENCE  

The  CIT  cross-border  licence  must  have  at  least  two  of  the  following  security 

features: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

a hologram, 

special fibres in the paper which become visible under UV-light, 

at least one microprint line (printing visible only with a magnifying glass and 
not reproduced by photocopying machines), 

tactile characters, symbols or patterns, 

double  numbering:  serial  number  of  the  CIT  cross-border  licence,  of  the 
certified copy thereof or of the driver attestation as well as, in each case, the 
issue number, 

a  security  design  background  with  fine  guilloche  patterns  and  rainbow 
printing. 

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ANNEX II 
MODEL FOR CIT CROSS-BORDER LICENCE 

EUROPEAN UNION 
(Colour Pantone pink 176, format DIN A4 cellulose paper 100g/m2 or more) 
(First page of the licence) 
(Text in (one of) the EU official language(s) of the Member State issuing the licence) 

Distinguishing sign12 of the Member State issuing the licence  Name of the granting authority 

LICENCE No 

(or) 

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY No 

for professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road 

This licence entitles13 

................................................................................................................. 

............................................................................................................................................................................................. 

to engage in professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road by any route, for journeys or parts 
of journeys carried out within the territory of the Union, as laid down in Regulation (EU) No .../20xx of 
the  European Parliament  and  of  the Council  of  ...  on  professional  cross-border  transportation  of  euro 
cash  by  road  between  euro-area  Member  States  and  in  Council  Regulation  (EU)  No  .../20xx  on  the 
extension of the scope of Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No .../20xx 
and in accordance with the general provisions of this licence. 

Particular remarks:  

............................................................................................................................................................ 

This licence shall be valid for a five-year period, from........................................... 

to...................................................... 

Issued in..............................................................,  on.......................................................................................................... 

14.................................................................

12 

13 
14 

The distinguishing signs of the Member States are: (BE) Belgium, (BG) Bulgaria, (CZ) Czech 
Republic,  (DK) Denmark,  (DE) Germany,  (EE)  Estonia,  (IE)  Ireland,  (EL)  Greece,  (ES) 
Spain, (FR) France, (IT) Italy, (CY) Cyprus, (LV) Latvia, (LT) Lithuania, (LU) Luxembourg, 
(HU)  Hungary,  (MT) Malta,  (NL)  Netherlands,  (AT)  Austria,  (PL) Poland,  (PT)  Portugal, 
(RO) Romania,  (SI) Slovenia,  (SK)  Slovakia,  (FI)  Finland,  (SE) Sweden,  (UK)  United 
Kingdom. 
Name or business name and full address of the haulier. 
Signature and seal of the granting authority. 

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(Second page of the licence) 

(Text in (one of) the EU official language(s) of the Member State issuing the licence) 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

licence 

This 
transportation of euro cash by road between euro-area Member States. 

issued  under  Regulation  (EU)  No.../20xx  on  cross-border 

is 

It entitles the holder to engage in professional cross-border transport of euro cash by 
road, as defined in Regulation (EU) No.../20xx, by any route, for journeys or parts of 
journeys carried out within the territory of the Member States covered by Regulation 
(EU) No.../20xx and subject to the conditions laid down in this licence. 

The licence is personal to the holder and is non-transferable. 

The original of the licence must be kept by the haulage undertaking. 

A certified copy of the licence must be kept in the CIT-vehicle. 

The original or a certified copy of the licence must be presented at the request of any 
authorised inspecting officer. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  of  Regulation  (EU)  No.../20xx,  the  holder  must 
comply  with  the  laws,  regulations  and  administrative provisions  in  force  within  the 
territory of each Member State, in particular with regard to transport and traffic. 

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ANNEX III 
INTELLIGENT BANKNOTE NEUTRALISATION SYSTEM (IBNS) 

I. Definitions and general provisions 

For  the  definitions  of  “Secured  area”,  “Secure  location”,  “Intelligent  banknote 
neutralisation  system  (IBNS)”  and  “End-to-end  IBNS”:  see  Article  1(l),  1(m),  1(n) 
and 1(o) of this Regulation, respectively. 

An  IBNS  may  contain  either  banknotes  (packaged  or  unpackaged)  or  an  ATM 
cassette. 

An  IBNS  must  have  been  homologated  in  a  euro-area  Member  State  in  order  to  be 
used  for  cross-border  transport  of  euro  cash  under  the  present  Regulation.  The 
homologation shall be made according to an existing European specific standard. As 
long  as  there  is  no  such  standard,  the  homologation  must  be  made  according  to  the 
provisions in the present Annex. 

II. IBNS approval procedure 

a)  In  order  to  be  homologated,  the  IBNS  must  have  passed  various  tests  in  a  test 
laboratory that has been approved or recognised by a Member State of the euro area. 

These  tests  must  make  it  possible  to  ascertain  that  the  following  technical 
characteristics of the IBNS are satisfactory: 

i) Main required functions of the monitoring system 

•  To permanently monitor and record the instructions concerning the conditions for 

access to, and use of, the IBNS.  

•  To  continuously  verify  compliance  with  these  instructions  and  detect  anomalous 

situations. 

•  To  automatically  and  immediately  neutralise  the  banknotes  in  the  event  of  non-
compliance with the instructions, detection of anomalous situations or opening of 
the container outside the pre-programmed time periods and/or locations. 

ii) Location where the monitoring system may be programmed and influence of CIT 
security staff on how the IBNS operates 

An IBNS may be programmed only in a secured area. An end-to-end IBNS may only 
be programmed in a secure location. 

CIT security staff may not have any means whatsoever of influencing the operation of 
the IBNS outside the pre-programmed time periods and/or locations. However, where 
there  is  a  time-delay  system  for  triggering  the  neutralisation,  the  CIT  security  staff 
may re-initiate the time delay once.  

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An IBNS may only be opened in the pre-programmed destinations. 

b) The IBNS  shall  be  retested  every five years, even where the national approval is 
issued  for  an  unlimited  period.  If  the  new  tests  are  no  longer  conclusive,  the 
homologation ceases to be valid for cross-border transports under this Regulation.  

c) In order to pass the tests, one of the following results must be achieved: 

– 

– 

upon  performance  of  the  tests,  it  was  not  possible  to  access  the 
banknotes  and  there  was  no  damage  to  the  IBNS,  the  mechanism  of 
which remained operational; 

upon  performance  of  the  tests,  the IBNS  was  damaged  but  it  was  not 
possible  to  access  the  banknotes  without  triggering  the  neutralisation 
system. 

III. Testing procedures 

The method used to carry out the tests and the standards establishing the result which 
the systems tested must achieve are laid down in this Annex. However, adjustments 
may  be  made  at  national  level  so  as  to  bring  them  into  line  with  the  existing  test 
protocols followed by the laboratories in each Member State. 

a) Test of IBNSs' resistance to different attack scenarios  

Of  the  various  tests  simulating  attack  scenarios,  the  Member  States  are  required  to 
carry out six of them, while the others may also be carried out in accordance with the 
applicable national rules.  

For each of the tests carried out, the result must be a pass within the meaning of II(c) 
above.  

– 

compulsory tests: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1 - cutting of the power supply; 

2 - breaking into the container; 

3 - opening the container by destructive means (sledgehammer);  

4 - rapid cutting (‘guillotining’); 

5 - immersion in liquid; 

6 - gradual and immediate exposure to extreme temperatures (hot 
and  cold):  e.g.  cooling  in  liquid  nitrogen  and  heating  in  a 
preheated oven. 

– 

recommended tests that may also be carried out: 

– 

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– 

– 

– 

8 - use of chemicals; 

9 - free drop; 

10 - exposure to significant electromagnetic surges; 

11 - exposure to significant electrostatic surges. 

b) Effectiveness of neutralisation of banknotes  

The  neutralisation  processes  currently  used  are  staining,  chemical  destruction  and 
pyrotechnical  destruction.  As  technological  developments  may  occur,  the  list  of 
processes used is non-exhaustive and purely indicative. 

Following  any  unauthorised  attempt  to  access  the  funds  via  the  various  forms  of 
attack, the banknotes must be either destroyed or stained. A minimum of three tests 
must be carried out. 

100  %  of  the  banknotes  must  be  irreversibly  neutralised.  It  must  furthermore  be 
apparent for any holder of the banknotes that they have been subject to neutralisation. 

A  minimum  of  10  %  of  the  surface  area  of  both  sides  of  each  banknote  must  be 
stained  if  the  banknotes  are  in  safe-bags.  If  the  banknotes  are  not  in  safe-bags,  a 
minimum of 20 % of the surface area of both sides of each banknote must be stained. 
For  destruction  systems,  a  minimum  of  20 %  of  the  surface  area  of  each  banknote 
must be destroyed in both cases. 

c) Content of the tests for banknotes’ resistance to cleaning – for IBNSs using staining 

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: 

– 

– 

cleaning must be carried out immediately after staining; 

and cleaning must be carried out 24 hours after staining. 

These tests must be carried out on a representative sample of real banknotes used in 
the euro area.  

One of the following results must be obtained at the end of these tests: 

- The cleaning leads to destruction of the banknotes. 

- The cleaning leaves ink visible on a surface area of at least 10 % of each banknote 
(density test of the ink used). 

- The cleaning leaves the banknotes’ original colours insufficiently in place. 

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Chemical  substances  released  from  IBNS  in  order  to  neutralise  banknotes  may  be 
subject to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation 
and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)15. This Regulation addresses risks to human 
health  and  the  environment  of  substances  manufactured,  imported  or  used  on  their 
own, in a mixture, or in an article.  

In order for the IBNS to be homologated, the manufacturer shall verify whether it has 
to  register  or  notify  substances  contained  in  its  products  or  to  communicate 
information  on  safe  use  to  its  customers.  The  manufacturer  may  also  have  legal 
obligations  resulting  from  the  inclusion  of  these  substances  in  the  candidate  list  of 
substances of very high concern or in the list of substances subject to authorisation set 
out in REACH. These obligations refer not only to the listed substances on their own 
or in mixtures, but also to their presence in articles. 

A certificate must be supplied to the homologating authority of the Member State by 
the  IBNS  manufacturer,  which  includes  the  results  of  this  verification  and  which 
indicates that the substances or elements used to ensure destruction or neutralisation 
of the funds do not pose a serious risk to health in the case of inhalation by or contact 
with the skin of the CIT security staff.  

To this effect, the certificate may include an analysis of the risks of exposure to the 
chemicals,  i.e.  maximum  permissible  duration  of  exposure  for  a  quantity  to  be 
determined. 

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Regulation  (EC)  No 1907/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 
18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of 
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ANNEX IV 
IBNS PICTOGRAMS 

Pictogram for CIT-vehicle equipped with IBNS 

Pictogram for banknote container equipped with IBNS 

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ANNEX V 
PICTOGRAM FOR CIT-VEHICLE CARRYING EXCLUSIVELY COINS 

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ANNEX VI 
CONTENT OF INITIAL TRAINING FOR CIT-STAFF THAT CARRY OUT 
CROSS-BORDER CASH TRANSPORT 

CIT  workers  taking  part  in  professional  cross-border  transportation  of  Euro  cash  by 
road between Member States in the Euro area shall have: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Fully  followed  and  completed  at  least  the  appropriate  initial  training  as 
provided  by  their  national  regulations  of  reference  and/or  the  relevant 
collective  labour  agreements  or  –  in  absence  of  these  –  the  national 
CIT/security association’s or internal company’s training courses; 

Successfully  passed  the  examinations  following  this  initial  training  or  any 
procedure aimed at testing the learning outcome; 

Fully followed and completed the additional and obligatory training module as 
foreseen in the present Annex consisting of at least: 

•  Cross-border CIT procedures. 

•  European legislation on CIT. 

•  Applicable  national  legislation  covering  CIT  of  the  Member  State(s)  crossed  and 

the Member State(s) serviced.  

•  Driving  rules  for  CIT  in  the  Member  State(s)  crossed  and  the  Member  State(s) 

serviced (including right for CIT vehicles to use specific driving lanes). 

•  National security protocols in case of attack in the Member State(s) crossed and the 

Member State(s) serviced. 

•  Organisation  and  operating  procedures  of  CIT  transport  protected  by  IBNS16 
technology of the Member State(s) crossed and the Member State(s) serviced.  

•  Applicable  national  operational  protocols,  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Member 

State(s) crossed and the Member State(s) serviced. 

•  National  protocols  in  case  of  emergency  of  the  Member  State(s)  crossed  and  the 
Member State(s) serviced in case of breakdown, road accidents, and technical and 
mechanical failures of any CIT equipment and vehicle.  

•  National administrative procedures and company rules within the Member State(s) 
crossed  and  the  Member  State(s)  serviced  regarding  communication  with  the 
control point etc. of all countries crossed and serviced. 

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As defined in Article 1(n) of the present Regulation. 

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•  Information  and  training  regarding  cooperation  and  appropriate  protocols  with 
national, regional and local police forces including with regards to checks carried 
out on CIT vehicles and staff.  

•  Applicable  national  and  European 

legislation  and/or  applicable  collective 
agreements  regarding  working  time,  number  of  breaks  necessary,  working 
conditions, wages applicable. 

•  Applicable  national  and  European 

legislation  and/or  applicable  collective 
agreement stipulations regarding CIT staff rest periods – when needed, how often, 
duration  of  each  break  period,  secure  location,  communication  with  control 
centres, etc. 

•  Applicable  security  rules  for  delivery/pick-ups  (secure  location,  pavement  risk 

management etc.). 

•  National legislation of reference regarding the use of weapons and their storage. 

•  Offensive and defensive driving techniques. 

•  Relevant 

training  on 

the  use  of  GPS, 

telephone  and  other 

technical 

equipment/systems used in cross-border CIT transportation. 

•  National  health  and  safety  regulation  in  the  Member  State(s)  crossed  and  the 
Member  State(s)  serviced  relevant  for  workers  transporting  valuables  and 
travelling with large vehicles by road and protocols in case of injury or sickness of 
employees. 

•  First aid training.  

The training should furthermore include the following items: 

– 

– 

– 

Preventive  and  remedial  measures  in  the  areas  of  stress  management 
and third party violence. 

Risk assessment (at work). 

Language training as necessary to fulfil the language requirements set 
out in the present Regulation (see Article 5 point 2). 

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ANNEX VII 
COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S COMMON REFERENCE LEVELS 

User B1: Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly 
encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst 
travelling  in  an  area  where  the  language  is  spoken.  Can  produce  simple  connected  text  on 
topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, 
hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. 

User A1: Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed 
at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can 
ask  and  answer  questions  about  personal  details  such  as  where  he/she  lives,  people  he/she 
knows  and  things  he/she  has.  Can  interact  in  a  simple  way  provided  the  other  person  talks 
slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. 

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