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| 4.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 275/19 |
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4.8.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/19

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 July 2023

amending Decision 98/481/EC approving the external auditors of the European Central Bank

(2023/C 275/08)

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 annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,

Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2023/15 of the European Central Bank of 6 June 2023 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the European Central Bank (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be 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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(1)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

| (2) | In 2017, the ECB selected Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft as its external auditors for the financial years 2018 to 2022, with an option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2023 and 2024 (2). |
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(2)

In 2017, the ECB selected Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft as its external auditors for the financial years 2018 to 2022, with an option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2023 and 2024 (2).

| (3) | The mandate of Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft ended following the audit for the financial year 2022. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2023. |
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(3)

The mandate of Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft ended following the audit for the financial year 2022. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2023.

| (4) | The ECB intends to extend the mandate of Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft to the financial years 2023 and 2024. This extension is possible in accordance with the contractual arrangements between the ECB and Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft. |
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(4)

The ECB intends to extend the mandate of Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft to the financial years 2023 and 2024. This extension is possible in accordance with the contractual arrangements between the ECB and Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.

| (5) | The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft be appointed as the external auditors of the ECB for the financial years 2023 and 2024. |
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(5)

The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft be appointed as the external auditors of the ECB for the financial years 2023 and 2024.

| (6) | It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and amend Council Decision 98/481/EC (3) accordingly, |
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(6)

It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and amend Council Decision 98/481/EC (3) accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Decision 98/481/EC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft is hereby approved as the external auditors of the ECB for the financial years 2023 and 2024.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the ECB.

Done at Brussels, 14 July 2023.

For the Council

The President

L. PLANAS PUCHADES

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(1)  OJ C 208, 15.6.2023, p. 1.

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(2)  Recommendation ECB/2017/42 of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2017 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the European Central Bank (OJ C 444, 23.12.2017, p. 1).

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(3)  Council Decision 98/481/EC of 20 July 1998 approving the external auditors of the European Central Bank (OJ L 216, 4.8.1998, p. 7).

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