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of25January1999
concerningtheexternalauditorsofthenationalcentral banks
(1999/70/EC)
(OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Decision 2000/223/EC of 13 March 2000 L 71 24 18.3.2000
►M2Council Decision 2000/737/EC of 20 November 2000 L 298 23 25.11.2000
►M3Council Decision 2003/270/EC of 8 April 2003 L 99 49 17.4.2003
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COUNCILDECISION
of25January1999
concerningtheexternalauditorsofthenationalcentral banks
(1999/70/EC)
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 and in particular toArticle 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘ECB’) of 12 November 1998 (
1),
Whereas the accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘NCBs’) are to be audited by independentexternal auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECBand approved by the Council;
Whereas the ECB has recommended the reappointment of the current
external auditors appointed by each participating NCB subject to apossible later decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. KPMG Réviseurs d'Entreprises s.c., Antwerp, and Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu s.c., Brussels, are hereby approved as the external
auditors of the Banque Nationale de Belgique/Nationale Bank van
België.
2. PwC Deutsche Revision AG and Ernst & Young Deutsche Allge-
meine Treuhand AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the
Deutsche Bundesbank as from the financial year 2003 for a renewableperiod of one year.
3. Coopers & Lybrand, belonging to the international firm Pricewa-
terhouseCoopers, is hereby approved as the external auditor of theBanco de España.
4. Mazars & Guérard, Paris, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu-Audit,
Neuilly, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banquede France.
5. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dublin, is hereby approved as the
external auditor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
6. Reconta Ernst and Young, spa, Rome, is hereby approved as the
external auditor of the Banca d'Italia.
7. PricewaterhouseCoopers SARL (Société à responsabilité limitée),
Réviseur d'Entreprises, Luxembourg, is hereby approved as the externalauditor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg.
8. Prof. Dr J.A. van Manen RA (Registered Accountant) is hereby
approved as the external auditor of De Nederlandsche Bank, acting ona personal assignment, partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
9. Prof. DDr Kurt Neuner, Dr Pipin Henzl, Dr Peter Wolf, Mag.
ChristianHofer, Dkfm. Dr Peter ChristianGormasz an d Dkfm. LeopoldWundsam, all of whom are registered certified public accountants, arehereby approved as the external auditors of the Österreichische Natio-nalbank.1999D0070 — EN — 08.04.2003 — 003.001 — 2
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10. PricewaterhouseCoopers-Auditores e Consultores Lda., is hereby
approved as the external auditor of the Banco de Portugal.
11. Arthur Anderson Oy is hereby approved as the external auditor
of SuomenPan kki.
12. Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors SA and Mr Chara-
lambos Stathakis, a registered certified public accountant, are herebyapproved as the external auditors of the Bank of Greece for the annualaccounts starting from the financial year 2001.
Article 2
This Decisionshall be n otified to the ECB.
Article 3
This Decisionshall be published inthe Official Journal of the
European Communities .1999D0070 — EN — 08.04.2003 — 003.001 — 3
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