"falsificación de moneda" in English

There is still no uniform criminal legislation on counterfeiting and there are 15 different national systems.

Trading with counterfeit currencies and the possession of counterfeiting equipment will also become criminal offences.

There are also proposed sanctions against companies which are involved in counterfeiting, this being a measure which we would encourage.

The framework decision aims to ensure that the Member States apply the same definition of counterfeiting offences.

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Instead, we must take inspiration from the method in the Schmid report on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment.

Its mandate is soon to be extended to cover criminal offences such as counterfeiting of coins and banknotes and of other means of payment.

The fact of the matter is that the only international instrument which is designed to prevent and punish currency counterfeiting is the Geneva Convention of 1929.

There will also be a need for a common definition of currency counterfeiting and arrangements must be put in place to combat it in a concerted and structured manner.

Since the euro was introduced and the Member States’ national currencies correspondingly withdrawn, there is just one encouraging development to be noted: the reduction in counterfeiting.