		Official Journal
		No	page	date
M1	COUNCIL DECISION of 13 March 2000	L 71	24	18.3.2000
M2	COUNCIL DECISION of 20 November 2000	L 298	23	25.11.2000
►M3	COUNCIL DECISION of 8 April 2003	L 99	49	17.4.2003
►M4	COUNCIL DECISION of 10 November 2003	L 299	23	18.11.2003
►M5	COUNCIL DECISION of 13 September 2004	L 298	23	23.9.2004
►M6	COUNCIL DECISION of 16 March 2005	L 82	6	31.3.2005
►M7	COUNCIL DECISION of 10 May 2005	L 125	8	18.5.2005
►M8	COUNCIL DECISION of 12 July 2005	L 187	20	19.7.2005

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 January 1999

concerning the external auditors of the national central banks

(1999/70/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,

Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ECB’) of 12 November 1998 ( 1 ),

Whereas the accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NCBs’) are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council;

Whereas the ECB has recommended the reappointment of the current external auditors appointed by each participating NCB subject to a possible later decision,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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1. Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’Entreprises are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique from the financial year 2005 for a period of three years, this period being renewable once.

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2. PwC Deutsche Revision AG and Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank as from the financial year 2003 for a renewable period of one year.

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3. Coopers & Lybrand, belonging to the international firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banco de España.

4. Mazars & Guérard, Paris, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu-Audit, Neuilly, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque de France.

5. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dublin, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Central Bank of Ireland.

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6. PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia as from the financial year 2004, for a renewable period of three years.

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7. Deloitte & Touche Luxembourg are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg as from the financial year 2004, for a renewable period of one year.

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8. Josephus Andreas Nijhuis, Registered Accountant and chairman of the board of PricewaterhouseCoopers BV, acting in his personal capacity, is hereby approved as the external auditor of De Nederlandsche Bank from the financial year 2005 for an indeterminate period, this period being subject to confirmation each year.

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9. Prof. DDr Kurt Neuner, Dr Pipin Henzl, Dr Peter Wolf, Mag. Christian Hofer, Dkfm. Dr Peter Christian Gormasz and Dkfm. Leopold Wundsam, all of whom are registered certified public accountants, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Österreichische Nationalbank.

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10. PricewaterhouseCoopers & Associados — Sociedade de Revisores Oficiais de Contas, Lda. is hereby approved as external auditor of the Banco de Portugal as from the financial year 2004 for a renewable period of one year.

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11. Arthur Anderson Oy is hereby approved as the external auditor of Suomen Pankki.

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12. Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors SA are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Bank of Greece for the financial year 2005 for a renewable period of one year.

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Article 2

This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

( 1 ) OJ C 411, 31. 12. 1998, p. 11.

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