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I Information

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 April 2004

appointing members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency

(2004/C 135/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,

Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency (1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC of 1 January 1995 (2),

Having regard to the Council Decision of 22 September 2003 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Raffaele DI SAPIA, Mr Angelo PAPA, Mr Lamberto MATEOCCI and Mr Roberto MUSSAPI are hereby appointed members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's term of office, i.e. until 28 March 2005.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.

For the Council

The President

M. McDOWELL

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(1)OJ 27, 6.12.1958, p. 534/58.

(2)OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1.

(3)OJ C 232, 27.9.2003, p. 1.

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Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

 12 May 2004

(2004/C 135/02)

1 euro == 

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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European Central Bank

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AGREEMENT

of 29 April 2004

between the European Central Bank and the national central banks of the Member States outside the euro area on 1 May 2004 amending the Agreement of 1 September 1998 laying down the operating procedures for an exchange rate mechanism in stage three of economic and monetary union

(2004/C 135/03)

THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECB) AND THE NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS OF THE MEMBER STATES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE EURO AREA ON 1 MAY 2004 (HEREINAFTER THE ‘NON-EURO AREA NCBs’),

Whereas:

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Amendments to the Central Bank Agreement in view of the accession of the new Member States

1.   Česká národní banka, Eesti Pank, the Central Bank of Cyprus, Latvijas Banka, Lietuvos bankas, Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the Central Bank of Malta, Narodowy Bank Polski, Banka Slovenije and Národná banka Slovenska shall become parties to the Central Bank Agreement with effect from 1 May 2004.

2.   Annex II to the Central Bank Agreement is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Agreement.

Article 2

Other amendments to the Central Bank Agreement

The Central Bank Agreement is amended as follows:

Article 3

Final provisions

1.   This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 May 2004.

2.   This Agreement shall be drawn up in English, French and German and duly signed by the parties. The ECB, which is required to retain the original Agreements, shall send a certified copy of each of the original Agreements in English, French and German to each euro area and non-euro area NCB.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, on 29 April 2004.

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(1)OJ C 236, 2.8.1997, p. 5.

(2)OJ C 345, 13.11.1998, p. 6. Agreement as amended by the Agreement of 14 September 2000 (OJ C 362, 16.12.2000, p. 11).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

CEILINGS ON ACCESS TO THE VERY SHORT-TERM FINANCING FACILITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 8, 10 AND 11 OF THE CENTRAL BANK AGREEMENT

with effect from 1 May 2004

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(1)  The amounts indicated are notional for central banks which do not participate in ERM II.

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