(6)The status of Saint Barthélemy vis-à-vis the Union has changed — it became an overseas country and territory in association with the Union by Council Decision No 528/2012/EU 3 . By virtue of the Monetary Agreement of 12 July 2011 between the European Union and the French Republic 4 , Saint Barthélemy forms part of the currency area of France and the euro has legal tender status in that territory.
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- 3 Council Decision No 528/2012/EU of 24 September 2012 amending Decision 2001/822/EC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (‘the Overseas Association Decision’) ( OJ L 264, 29.9.2012, p. 1 ). ↩
- 4 Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the French Republic on keeping the euro in Saint-Barthélemy following the amendment of its status with regard to the European Union ( OJ L 189, 20.7.2011, p. 3 ). ↩