INTRODUCTION OF NEW COINS The Council gave instructions to a Working Party of Directors of Member States' Mints to
work out different scenarios for the introduction of new coins, including studies on users' requirements, production costs, distribution, storage and other technical questions. OTHER ECOFIN DECISIONS (
Adopted unanimously without discussion) Travellers' allowances and reliefs from customs duty Following the agreement reached at the ECOFIN Council on 25.X.93, the Council adopted the texts (a Directive amending Directives 69
...[+++]/169/EEC and 77/388/EEC) increasing the level of tax-free allowances for travellers from third countries and the limits on tax-free purchases in intra-Community travel.AUTRES DECISIONS ECOFIN Franchises voyageurs et douanières Suite à l'accord intervenu lors du Conseil Ecofin du 25.X.93, le Conseil a arrêté les textes (une directive modifiant les directives 69/169/CEE et 77/388/CEE) augmentant le niveau des franchises fiscales pour les voyageurs en provenance des pays tiers et les limites pour les achats hors taxes effectués lors de voyages intracommunautaires.