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Regulation (EU) No 1376/2014 of the European Central Bank of 10 December 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 on the            application of minimum reserves (ECB/2003/9) (ECB/2014/52)         

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# Regulation (EU) No 1376/2014 of the European Central Bank

# of 10 December 2014

# amending Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 on the application of minimum reserves (ECB/2003/9)

# *(ECB/2014/52)*

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                           19.1 thereof,                        

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the application of minimum reserves by                           the European Central Bank(1),                        

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the powers of the European Central Bank                           to impose sanctions(2),                        

Whereas:

(1)Article 19.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank provides that the Governing                              Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) may establish regulations concerning the calculation and determination of the required                              minimum reserves. The details on the application of minimum reserves are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 of the                              European Central Bank (ECB/2003/9)(3).

(2)On 3 July 2014 the Governing Council decided to change the frequency of its monetary policy meetings from a four-week cycle                              to a six-week cycle as of 1 January 2015 and to extend the reserve maintenance periods from four weeks to six weeks accordingly.

(3)Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9), the maintenance period is the period over which compliance with reserve                              requirements is calculated and for which such minimum reserves must be held on reserve accounts.

(4)The change in the length of the maintenance periods does not affect calculation of the amount of minimum reserves to be fulfilled                              during a maintenance period for institutions that are subject to the full reporting requirements under Regulation (EU) No                              1071/2013 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2013/33)(4). Such institutions calculate, as before, the reserve base in respect of a particular maintenance period on the basis of data                              under Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) that relates to the month two months prior to the month within which the                              maintenance period starts. On the other hand, the change in the length of the maintenance periods does affect calculation                              of the amount of minimum reserves for institutions that report data on a quarterly basis under Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013                              (ECB/2013/33), as the quarterly period will now comprise two maintenance periods.

(5)Therefore, Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9) should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## Article 1U.K.Amendments

Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9) is amended as follows:

Article 3(4) is replaced by the following:

‘4.For institutions which have been granted the derogation set out in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 of the European                                    Central Bank (ECB/2013/33)(5) (“tail institutions”), the reserve base shall be calculated, for two consecutive maintenance periods beginning with the maintenance                                    period starting in the third month after the end of a quarter, on the basis of end-of-quarter data reported in accordance                                    with point 4 of Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33). These institutions shall notify their minimum                                    reserves in accordance with Article 5.’;                           

Article 7(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.Unless the Governing Council of the ECB decides to modify the calendar according to paragraph 2, the maintenance period shall                                    start on the settlement day of the main refinancing operation following the meeting of the Governing Council, at which the                                    assessment of the monetary policy stance is pre-scheduled. The Executive Board of the ECB shall publish a calendar of maintenance                                    periods at least three months before the start of each calendar year. Publication of such calendar shall take place in the                                    *Official Journal of the European Union* and on the websites of the ECB and of the participating NCBs.’;                           

in Articles 3(1), 3(3), 4(1), 5(5), 10(6), 11, 13a(1)(b) the reference to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is replaced                              by a reference to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33);                           

in Articles 5(3) and 13(4) the reference to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is replaced by a reference                              to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33);                           

in Article 13(2) the reference to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is replaced by a reference to Annex                              III to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33).                           

## Article 2U.K.Final provision

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 10 December 2014.

*For the Governing Council of the ECB*                            

*The President of the ECB*                            

Mario Draghi                            

1

OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 1.                           

2

OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 4.                           

3

Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 of the European Central Bank of 12 September 2003 on the application of minimum reserves (ECB/2003/9)                              (OJ L 250, 2.10.2003, p. 10).                           

4

Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 of the European Central Bank of 24 September 2013 concerning the balance sheet of the monetary                              financial institutions sector (ECB/2013/33) (OJ L 297, 7.11.2013, p. 1).                           

5

Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 of the European Central Bank of 24 September 2013 concerning the balance sheet of the monetary                              financial institutions sector (ECB/2013/33) (OJ L 297, 7.11.2013, p. 1)’