07/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Eurosystem, which includes the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks in the euro zone, has adopted a common position for detection of counterfeit notes and the sorting of euro notes through credit establishments and other professionals who are called upon to handle cash on a regular basis (bureaux de change for example). This new general framework will apply by 2006 at the latest. It replaces that adopted on 18 April 2002 concerning the...