Man har således kunnet konstatere en stigende anvendelse af falske euromønter i møntdrevne maskiner, og hverken medlemsstaternes eller Fællesskabets lovgivning har kunnet dæmme op for problemet i fornødent omfang.
The fact is that there has been a growing number of cases of fraudulent use of fake euro coins in coin-operated machines, and current national and Community law has not proved effective enough to address the problem.