Also, according to the EU ruling 1210/2010, "all money that is unfit for circulation must be delivered to the relevant national authority".
Buck, Tobias (20 June 2005) IT groups win EU ruling on patents, Financial Times.
Buck, "IT groups win EU ruling on patents", 'Financial Times'.
Countries which have not already banned it, such as the Netherlands, Greece and Portugal, will need to change legislation to comply with the EU ruling.
You can't strengthen parliamentary control over the executive when orders-in-council simply implement EU rulings.
Can we get an EU ruling on LOLCats and chain emails too?
In 2004 the British government accepted an EU ruling that considered housing associations as public bodies for the purposes of procurement.
Rory Watson "Microsoft hit by €899m fine for failure to comply with EU ruling".
We could not accept an EU ruling or legislation on this issue.
Even the Commission website admits 'Switzerland can develop and retain its own regulations in other areas which deviate from EU rulings.