1.Decision ECB/2013/54 is hereby repealed from 18 May 2021.
2.References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.
1.Decision ECB/2013/54 shall continue to apply for a period of twelve months from the date this Decision takes effect.
2.Accredited manufacturers that were granted accreditation or provisional accreditation under Decision ECB/2013/54 shall be deemed to be accredited under this Decision from the date this Decision takes effect.
3.All initiated or ongoing procedures in relation to accreditations granted under Decision ECB/2013/54 shall be finalised in accordance with this Decision, in particular, any initiated or ongoing procedures with regard to:
(a)initial or follow-up security or quality inspections under Article 11;
(b)assessment of compliance with the accreditation requirements under Article 6;
(c)grant of accreditations under Article 7;
(d)issuance of a decision under Articles 16 to 19;
(e)review of actions or decisions under points (a) to (d).
All initiated or ongoing procedures shall be finalised until the expiry of the period laid down in paragraph 1.
1.This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.
2.It shall apply from 18 May 2021.
3.Article 4 and point (4) of Article 9 shall apply from 16 November 2022.
This Decision is addressed to manufacturers and accredited manufacturers of euro secure items and euro items.