Counterfeiting Bill 2020

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Updates criminal offences for counterfeiting euro and other currencies, expanding definitions of what constitutes counterfeiting instruments and security features under EU Directive 2014/62/EU.
• Grants Central Bank power to monitor compliance by financial institutions and other bodies with euro authenticity and fitness requirements; authorises inspections, information requests, and enforcement actions.
• Establishes statutory basis for Central Bank's National Analysis Centre for euro notes and Coin National Analysis Centre; creates offences for non-compliance with euro protection obligations.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   16 Dec 2020
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   11 Feb 2021
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   11 Feb 2021
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   19 May 2021
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   19 May 2021
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   19 May 2021
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   14 Jun 2021
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   29 Jun 2021
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   29 Jun 2021
10. Enacted

    5 Jul 2021

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages29 Jun 2021↗
• Second Stage14 Jun 2021↗
• Report and Final Stages19 May 2021↗
• Order for Second Stage11 Feb 2021↗

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