# L_2022328EN.01013601.xml

| 22.12.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 328/136 |
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22.12.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 328/136

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DECISION (EU) 2022/2546 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 16 December 2022

amending Decision ECB/2010/29 on the issue of euro banknotes (ECB/2022/46)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision (EU) 2022/1211 (1), in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Croatia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation in favour of Croatia referred to in Article 5 of the 2012 Act of Accession (2) will be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2023. |
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(1)

Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision (EU) 2022/1211 (1), in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Croatia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation in favour of Croatia referred to in Article 5 of the 2012 Act of Accession (2) will be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2023.

| (2) | Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2010/29 of the European Central Bank (3) defines the ‘banknote allocation key’ and refers to Annex I to that Decision, which specifies the banknote allocation key applying since 1 February 2020. Given that Croatia will adopt the euro on 1 January 2023 new capital key weightings will apply from that date, Decision ECB/2010/29 needs to be amended in order to determine the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2023, |
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(2)

Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2010/29 of the European Central Bank (3) defines the ‘banknote allocation key’ and refers to Annex I to that Decision, which specifies the banknote allocation key applying since 1 February 2020. Given that Croatia will adopt the euro on 1 January 2023 new capital key weightings will apply from that date, Decision ECB/2010/29 needs to be amended in order to determine the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2023,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Amendments

Decision ECB/2010/29 is amended as follows:

| (1) | the final sentence of Article 1(d) is replaced by the following:

  ‘Annex I to this Decision specifies the banknote allocation key that shall apply from 1 January 2023.’; |
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(1)

the final sentence of Article 1(d) is replaced by the following:

‘Annex I to this Decision specifies the banknote allocation key that shall apply from 1 January 2023.’;

| (2) | Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. |
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(2)

Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2023.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 16 December 2022.

The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE

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(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2022/1211 of 12 July 2022 on the adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (OJ L 187, 14.7.2022, p. 31).

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(2)  Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 112, 24.4.2012, p. 21).

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(3)  Decision ECB/2010/29 of the European Central Bank of 13 December 2010 on the issue of euro banknotes (OJ L 35, 9.2.2011, p. 26).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

BANKNOTE ALLOCATION KEY FROM 1 JANUARY 2023

| % |
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| European Central Bank | 8,0000 |
| Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique | 3,3250 |
| Deutsche Bundesbank | 24,0575 |
| Eesti Pank | 0,2570 |
| Central Bank of Ireland | 1,5455 |
| Bank of Greece | 2,2575 |
| Banco de España | 10,8825 |
| Banque de France | 18,6390 |
| Hrvatska narodna banka | 0,7400 |
| Banca d’Italia | 15,5035 |
| Central Bank of Cyprus | 0,1965 |
| Latvijas Banka | 0,3555 |
| Lietuvos bankas | 0,5280 |
| Banque centrale du Luxembourg | 0,3005 |
| Central Bank of Malta | 0,0960 |
| De Nederlandsche Bank | 5,3480 |
| Oesterreichische Nationalbank | 2,6710 |
| Banco de Portugal | 2,1360 |
| Banka Slovenije | 0,4395 |
| Národná banka Slovenska | 1,0450 |
| Suomen Pankki | 1,6765 |
| TOTAL | 100,0000 |

%

European Central Bank

8,0000

Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique

3,3250

Deutsche Bundesbank

24,0575

Eesti Pank

0,2570

Central Bank of Ireland

1,5455

Bank of Greece

2,2575

Banco de España

10,8825

Banque de France

18,6390

Hrvatska narodna banka

0,7400

Banca d’Italia

15,5035

Central Bank of Cyprus

0,1965

Latvijas Banka

0,3555

Lietuvos bankas

0,5280

Banque centrale du Luxembourg

0,3005

Central Bank of Malta

0,0960

De Nederlandsche Bank

5,3480

Oesterreichische Nationalbank

2,6710

Banco de Portugal

2,1360

Banka Slovenije

0,4395

Národná banka Slovenska

1,0450

Suomen Pankki

1,6765

TOTAL

100,0000

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