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01999D0070 — EN — 17.05.2022 — 060.001
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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>COUNCIL DECISION</p><p>of 25 January 1999</p><p>concerning the external auditors of the national central banks</p><p><a>(1999/70/EC)</a></p><p>(OJ L 022 29.1.1999, p. 69)</p></td></tr></table>
Amended by:
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Official Journal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;&#160;No</p></td><td><p>page</p></td><td><p>date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M1</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 13 March 2000</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;71</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>18.3.2000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M2</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 20 November 2000</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;298</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>25.11.2000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M3</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 8 April 2003</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;99</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>17.4.2003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M4</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 10 November 2003</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;299</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>18.11.2003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M5</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 13 September 2004</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;298</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23.9.2004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M6</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 16 March 2005</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;82</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>31.3.2005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M7</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 10 May 2005</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;125</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18.5.2005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M8</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 12 July 2005</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;187</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19.7.2005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M9</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 1 December 2005</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;318</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>6.12.2005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M10</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 14 March 2006</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;79</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>16.3.2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M11</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 12 June 2006</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;188</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11.7.2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M12</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 28 November 2006</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;331</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>29.11.2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M13</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 12 February 2007</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;42</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>14.2.2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M14</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 27 February 2007</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;64</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>2.3.2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M15</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 20 December 2007</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;346</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>29.12.2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M16</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 20 December 2007</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;346</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>29.12.2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M17</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 17 March 2008</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;85</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>27.3.2008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M18</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 20 January 2009</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;25</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>29.1.2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M19</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 18 December 2008</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;38</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>7.2.2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M20</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 30 March 2009</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;90</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>2.4.2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M21</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 28 May 2009</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;149</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>12.6.2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M22</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 27 July 2009</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;202</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>4.8.2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M23</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 14 September 2009</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;247</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19.9.2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M24</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 16 February 2010</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;47</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24.2.2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M25</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 7 September 2010</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;240</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11.9.2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M26</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 11 October 2010</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;275</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20.10.2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M27</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 11 October 2011</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;285</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>1.11.2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M28</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 27 January 2012</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;30</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>2.2.2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M29</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 19 March 2012</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;90</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28.3.2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M30</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 15 May 2012</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;137</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>26.5.2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M31</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 24 July 2012</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;202</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28.7.2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M32</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 13 November 2012</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;319</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16.11.2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M33</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 11 March 2013</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;70</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>14.3.2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M34</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 21 June 2013</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;175</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>27.6.2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M35</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 21 June 2013</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;175</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>27.6.2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M36</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 26 September 2013</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;262</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4.10.2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M37</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 28 January 2014</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;39</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>8.2.2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M38</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 6 May 2014</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;139</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14.5.2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M39</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 16 June 2014</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;180</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20.6.2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M40</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/431&#160;of 10 March 2015</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;70</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>14.3.2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M41</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/493&#160;of 17 March 2015</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;78</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24.3.2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M42</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/990&#160;of 19 June 2015</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;159</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>25.6.2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M43</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1174&#160;of 14 July 2015</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;189</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>17.7.2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M44</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU)&#160;2016/192&#160;of 12 February 2016</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;38</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13.2.2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M45</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1707&#160;of 20 September 2016</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;257</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>23.9.2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M46</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/2163&#160;of 6 December 2016</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;333</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>8.12.2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M47</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/2267&#160;of 6 December 2016</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;342</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>16.12.2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M48</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/328&#160;of 21 February 2017</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;49</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>25.2.2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M49</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/932&#160;of 23 May 2017</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;141</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1.6.2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M50</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1849&#160;of 10 October 2017</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;264</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13.10.2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M51</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION&#160;of 12 October 2017 2017/C 350/03</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;C&#160;350</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>18.10.2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M52</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/270&#160;of 15&#160;February 2018</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;51</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>23.2.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M53</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/487&#160;of 20&#160;March 2018</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;81</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>23.3.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M54</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU)&#160;2018/615&#160;of 16&#160;April 2018</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;102</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>23.4.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M55</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1269&#160;of 18&#160;September 2018</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;238</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>21.9.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#160;M56</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1518&#160;of 9&#160;October 2018</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;256</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>12.10.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M57</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1664&#160;of 6&#160;November 2018</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;278</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>8.11.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M58</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1890&#160;of 29&#160;November 2018</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;309</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5.12.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M59</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/458&#160;of 19&#160;March 2019</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;79</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>21.3.2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M60</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1575&#160;of 16&#160;September 2019</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;243</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>23.9.2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M61</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/710&#160;of 25 May 2020</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;166</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>28.5.2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M62</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/510&#160;of 22&#160;March 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;103</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>24.3.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M63</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/511&#160;of 22&#160;March 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;103</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>24.3.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M64</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1169&#160;of 13&#160;July 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;255</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16.7.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M65</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1746&#160;of 28&#160;September 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;350</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4.10.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M66</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1747&#160;of 28&#160;September 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;350</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4.10.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M67</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1869&#160;of 19&#160;October 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;379</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>26.10.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M68</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/2018&#160;of 15&#160;November 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;413</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>19.11.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M69</a></p></td><td><p><a>COUNCIL DECISION (EU)&#160;2022/752&#160;of 5&#160;April 2022</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;138</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17.5.2022</p></td></tr></table>
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 January 1999
concerning the external auditors of the national central banks
(1999/70/EC)
Article 1
1. Mazars Réviseurs d'entreprises/Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren SCRL/CVBA are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique for the financial years 2017 to 2022.
2. Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2021 to 2026.
3. Temporary association of undertakings Mazars Auditores, S.L.P. – Mazars, S.A. are hereby approved as the external auditors of Banco de España for the financial years 2021 and 2022.
4. Mazars and KPMG S.A. are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque de France for the financial years 2018 to 2023.
5. Mazars are hereby approved as the external auditors of Banc Ceannais na hÉireann/the Central Bank of Ireland for the financial years 2021 to 2022.
6. Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banca d’Italia for the financial years 2021 to 2022.
7. Ernst & Young SA are hereby approved as the external auditors of Banque centrale du Luxembourg for the financial years 2019 to 2023.
8. KPMG Accountants N.V. are hereby approved as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2019 to 2022.
9. Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H. is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank for the financial years 2018 to 2022.
Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH is hereby approved as the alternate external auditor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank for the financial years 2018 to 2022.
10. Deloitte & Associados — Sociedade de Revisores Oficiais de Contas SA is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banco de Portugal for the financial years 2017 to 2021.
11. PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy is hereby approved as the external auditors of Suomen Pankki for the financial years 2013 to 2019.
12. Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Bank of Greece for the financial years 2022 to 2026.
13. PricewaterhouseCoopers, podjetje za revizijo in druge finančno računovodske storitve, d.o.o. are hereby approved as the external auditors of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2021 to 2023.
14. PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus for the financial years 2018 to 2022.
15. KPMG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta/Central Bank of Malta for the financial years 2019 to 2025.
16. Deloitte Audit s.r.o. are hereby approved as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial year 2021.
17. Ernst & Young Baltic AS are hereby approved as the external auditors of Eesti Pank for the financial years 2021 to 2025.
18. SIA Ernst & Young Baltic are hereby approved as the external auditors of Latvijas Banka for the financial years 2020 to 2024.
19. UAB Ernst & Young Baltic are hereby approved as the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas for the financial years 2018 to 2021.
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 .