ISSUED BY BANKS IN SIX MEMBER STATES WERE DRAWN IN LOCAL CURRENCY IN OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER STATES .
UNIFORM EUROCHEQUES IN 1982
* DRAWN IN LOCAL CURRENCY
ISSUED BY IN * IN B , DK , D , F , IRL , I , L , NL AND UK * IN OTHER COUNTRIES
BELGIUM * 2 399 635 * 706 345
DENMARK * 247 620 * 149 015
GERMANY * 8 200 395 * 9 100 928
FRANCE * 1 137 106 * 576 549
LUXEMBOURG * 231 163 * 35 952
NETHERLANDS * 3 045 109 * 1 642 564
* 15 261 028 * 12 211 353
TAKING AN AVERAGE AMOUNT OF BETWEEN 91 AND 92 ECU PER CHEQUE , THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNIFORM EUROCHEQUES DRAWN IN 1982 IN ONE MEMBER STATE ON A BANK IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE REPRESENTED SOME 1 400 MILLION ECU .
( 9 ) IN 1983 , SOME 28 MILLION UNIFORM EUROCHEQUES WERE DRAWN ABROAD , 90 % OF WHICH WERE DRAWN BY GERMAN , DUTCH AND BELGIAN CUSTOMERS ( 17,5 , 4,8 AND 2,9 MILLION CHEQUES RESPECTIVELY ) AND MORE THAN 57 % WERE CASHED IN AUSTRIA , FRANCE , ITALY AND SPAIN ( 4,6 , 4,1 , 3,9 AND 3,5 MILLION CHEQUES RESPECTIVELY ) .
C . EUROCHEQUE GOVERNING BODIES
( 10 ) THE EC WORKING GROUP IS THE DECISION-MAKING AND COORDINATING BODY ON WHICH THE ISSUING INSTITUTIONS ARE REPRESENTED , ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS , BY A MAXIMUM OF FOUR PERSONS PER COUNTRY , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COUNTRY ORGANIZING THE MEETING , ONE OF WHOSE REPRESENTATIVES IS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN . EACH COUNTRY HAS ONLY ONE VOTE . DECISIONS MUST BE UNANIMOUS AND ARE BINDING ON ALL INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROCHEQUE SCHEME . THE EC WORKING GROUP DECIDES , AMONG OTHER THINGS , THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF COMMISSION WHICH MAY BE LEVIED BY THE BANKS FOR ENCASHING GUARANTEED CHEQUES .
( 11 ) THE EC SECURITY COMMITTEE IS A STANDING WORKING PARTY SET UP BY THE EC WORKING GROUP TO PROMOTE SECURITY WITHIN THE EUROCHEQUE SYSTEM AND ACT AS A CONCILIATION SERVICE IN THE CASE OF DISPUTES BETWEEN MEMBER BANKS . ITS DECISIONS , OTHER THAN CONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS , MUST BE RATIFIED BY THE EC WORKING GROUP BEFORE TAKING EFFECT .
( 12 ) THE EUROCHEQUE CONGRESS , COMPRISING ALL THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM COUNTRIES WITH ISSUING AND ACCEPTING INSTITUTIONS , MEETS AT THE INSTIGATION OF THE EC WORKING GROUP . BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE CONGRESS , THE ACCEPTING INSTITUTIONS ARE KEPT INFORMED OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE EC WORKING GROUP VIA EUROCHEQUE INTERNATIONAL .
( 13 ) EUROCHEQUE INTERNATIONAL ( INTERNATIONAL EUROCHEQUE SECRETARIAT ) IN BRUSSELS IS RESPONSIBLE , IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHAIRMAN IN OFFICE , FOR PREPARING THE PROCEEDINGS AND EXECUTING THE DECISIONS OF THE EC WORKING GROUP .
( 14 ) THE EUROCHEQUE COMMUNITY BRINGS TOGETHER THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROCHEQUE SYSTEM WHICH USE THE UNIFORM EUROCHEQUE AND THE UNIFORM GUARANTEE CARD .