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INTELLIGENT BANKNOTE NEUTRALISATION SYSTEM (IBNS) I. Definitions and general provisions An IBNS may contain either banknotes (packaged or unpackaged) or one or several cassettes for ATMs or other types of cash dispensers. An IBNS must have been homologated in a participating Member State in order to be used for cross-border transport of euro cash under this Regulation. The homologation must be made according to an existing European specific standard. As long as there is no such standard, the homologation must be made in accordance with this Annex. II. IBNS approval procedure (a) In order to be homologated, the IBNS must have passed various tests in a test laboratory that has been approved or recognised by a participating Member State. It must furthermore be accompanied by instructions for its use, which indicate the operating procedures and conditions that ensure the effectiveness of the destruction or neutralisation of the banknotes. These tests must make it possible to ascertain that the following technical characteristics of the IBNS are satisfactory:

(i) Main required functions of the monitoring system — permanently to monitor and record the instructions concerning the conditions for access to, and use of, the IBNS,

— continuously to verify compliance with these instructions and detect anomalous situations,

— automatically and immediately to neutralise the banknotes in the event of non-compliance with the instructions, detection of anomalous situations or opening of the container outside the pre-programmed time periods and/or locations.

(ii) Location where the monitoring system may be programmed and influence of CIT security staff on how the IBNS operates An IBNS must be programmed only in a secured area. An end-to-end IBNS must only be programmed in a secure location. CIT security staff must not have any means whatsoever of influencing the operation of the IBNS outside the pre-programmed time periods and/or locations. However, where there is a time-delay system for triggering the neutralisation, the CIT security staff may re-initiate the time delay once.

(iii) Location where the IBNS may be opened (for end-to-end systems) An IBNS must only be opened in the pre-programmed destinations.

(b) The IBNS must be retested every 5 years, even where the national approval is issued for an unlimited period. If the new tests are not conclusive, the homologation ceases to be valid for cross-border transport under this Regulation.

(c) In order to pass the tests, one of the following results must be achieved upon performance of the tests:

— it was not possible to access the banknotes and there was no damage to the IBNS, the mechanism of which remained operational, or — the IBNS was damaged but it was not possible to access the banknotes without triggering the neutralisation system. III. Testing procedures The method used to carry out the tests and the standards establishing the result which the systems tested must achieve are laid down in this Annex. However, adjustments may be made at national level so as to bring them into line with the existing test protocols followed by the laboratories in each Member State. In order for the IBNS to be homologated, the IBNS-manufacturer must ensure that the results of the testing procedures in this Annex are transmitted to the homologating authority.

(a) Test of IBNS’ resistance to different attack scenarios

1. cutting of the power supply; 2. breaking into the container; 3. opening the container by destructive means (e.g. sledgehammer); 4. rapid cutting (‘guillotining’); 5. immersion in liquid; 6. gradual and immediate exposure to extreme temperatures (hot and cold): e.g. cooling in liquid nitrogen and heating in a preheated oven,

— recommended tests that may also be carried out: 7. resistance to firearms (e.g. with 12-bore cartridges); 8. use of chemicals; 9. free drop; 10. exposure to significant electromagnetic surges; 11. exposure to significant electrostatic surges.

(b) Effectiveness of neutralisation of banknotes The neutralisation processes currently used are staining, chemical destruction and pyrotechnical destruction. Since technological developments may occur, the list of processes used is non-exhaustive and purely indicative.

Following any unauthorised attempt to access the banknotes via the various forms of attack, the banknotes must be either destroyed or stained. A minimum of three tests must be carried out. 100 % of the banknotes must be irreversibly neutralised. It must furthermore be apparent for any holder of the banknotes that they have been subject to neutralisation. A minimum of 10 % of the surface area of both sides of each banknote must be stained if the banknotes are in safe-bags. If the banknotes are not in safe-bags, a minimum of 20 % of the surface area of both sides of each banknote must be stained. For destruction systems, a minimum of 20 % of the surface area of each banknote must be destroyed in both cases.

(c) Content of the tests for banknotes’ resistance to cleaning – for IBNS using staining For such ‘cleaning’, use must be made of different products or combinations of products. Different scenarios must be arranged so as to vary the temperature and duration of cleaning. Two procedures must be used for these cleaning tests:

— cleaning must be carried out immediately after staining, and — cleaning must be carried out 24 hours after staining,

These tests must be carried out on a representative sample of real banknotes used in the euro area. One of the following results must be obtained at the end of these tests:

— the cleaning leads to destruction of the banknotes,

— the cleaning leaves ink visible on a surface area of at least 10 % of each banknote (density test of the ink used),

— the cleaning leads to the mutilation of both the banknote's original colours and its security features. IV. Safety guarantees for the systems used Chemical substances released from IBNS in order to neutralise banknotes may be subject to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency . That Regulation addresses risks to human health and the environment of substances manufactured, imported or used on their own, in a mixture, or in an article.

In order for the IBNS to be homologated, the manufacturer must verify whether it has to register or notify substances contained in its products or to communicate information on safe use to its customers. The manufacturer may also have legal obligations resulting from the inclusion of these substances in the candidate list of substances of very high concern or in the list of substances subject to authorisation set out in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. These obligations refer not only to the listed substances on their own or in mixtures, but also to their presence in articles.

A certificate must be supplied to the homologating authority of the Member State by the IBNS manufacturer, which includes the results of this verification and which lists the substances or elements used to ensure destruction or neutralisation of the banknotes and attests that they do not pose a serious risk to health in the case of inhalation by, or contact with, the skin of the CIT security staff or of the NCB staff. The certificate must furthermore indicate possible precautionary measures to be taken. The homologating authority must transmit the certificate to the NCBs of the participating Member States with respect to IBNS homologated by it. To this effect, the certificate may include an analysis of the risks of exposure to the chemicals, i.e. maximum permissible duration of exposure for a quantity to be determined.