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22.9.2012 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 286/1 |
RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 14 September 2012
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Ireland
(ECB/2012/20)
2012/C 286/01
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
Whereas:
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The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union. |
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The mandate of the Central Bank of Ireland’s current external auditors ended after the audit for the financial year 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2012. |
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The Central Bank of Ireland has selected RSM Farrell Grant Sparks as its external auditors for the financial years 2012 to 2016, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that RSM Farrell Grant Sparks should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Ireland for the financial years 2012 to 2016.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 14 September 2012.
The President of the ECB
Mario DRAGHI