council regul ec amend regul eec export cultur good council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe establish econom monetari union changeov euro effect subparagraph head annex regul eec lai valu express ecu cultur good subject applic regul subparagraph lai date convers valu nation currenc januari pursuant council regul ec june provis relat introduct euro refer ecu legal instrument januari refer euro convers rate amend regul eec fix exchang rate rate forc januari member state euro currenc continu appli amount convert basi exchang rate convers rate irrevoc fix januari situat persist long convers rule remain integr part regul subparagraph head annex regul eec amend januari member state euro currenc directli appli valu euro laid commun legisl member state continu convert threshold nation currenc exchang rate adopt suitabl date januari provis made state adapt rate automat period order compens variat exchang rate nation currenc euro head annex regul eec applic financi threshold categori cultur object interpret jeopardis effect applic regul mean good belong categori question neglig consid quot cultur object quot mean regul author interpret cultur object question depriv categori good protect afford regul avoid confus respect figur replac clearer express leav doubt protect good question adopt regul articl annex regul eec text head amend titl quot quot replac quot quot subparagraph relat convers nation currenc valu express ecu replac quot member state euro currenc valu express euro annex convert express nation currenc rate exchang decemb publish offici journal european commun countervalu nation currenc review year effect decemb calcul countervalu base averag daili currenc express euro month end dai august preced revis take effect decemb method calcul review propos commiss advisori committe cultur good principl year applic revis valu express euro countervalu nation currenc publish period offici journal european commun dai month novemb preced date revis take effect quot articl regul enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european commun applic januari regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel council presid rekk oj opinion deliv februari publish offici journal opinion deliv april publish offici journal oj regul amend regul ec oj oj