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TREATY
AMENDING CERTAINPROVISIONS OFTHEPROTOCOL
ONTHESTATUTEOFTHEEUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK

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HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFTHEBELGIANS,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFDENMARK ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOFGERMANY ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFRENCHREPUBLIC ,
THEPRESIDENT OFIRELAND,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEITALIANREPUBLIC ,
HISROYALHIGHNESSTHEGRANDDUKEOFLUXEMBOURG ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHENETHERLANDS ,
HERMAJESTYTHEQUEENOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINAND
NORTHELN IRELAND,
HAVINGREGARDtoArticle236oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic
Community ,
WHEREAStheProtocolontheStatuteoftheEuropeanInvestmentBankwhichisannexedto
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityisanintegralpartthereof;
WHEREASthedefinitionoftheunitofaccountandthemethodsofconversionasbetweenthis
unitandthecurrenciesoftheMemberStatescontainedinthepresenttextofthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle4(1),andinArticle7(3)and(4)oftheStatuteoftheBankareno
longerentirelyinkeepingwiththecircumstances ofinternationalmonetaryrelations;
WHEREASthefutureevolutionoftheinternationalmonetarysystemcannotbeforeseen;
whereas,consequently ,ratherthanadoptingimmediatelyanewdefinitionoftheunitof
accountintheStatuteoftheBank,itisdesirable,particularlytakingintoaccounttheposition
oftheBankinrelationtocapitalmarkets,togivetheBankthemeanstoadaptthedefinition
oftheunitofaccountandthemethodsofconversiontochanges,wherenecessaryandon
appropriateconditions;
WHEREAS,inordertopermitthisrapidandflexibleadaptationitisappropriatetogivethe
BoardofGovernorsoftheBankpowerstoalter,ifnecessary,thedefinitionoftheunitof
accountandthemethodsofconversionasbetweentheunitofaccountandthevarious
currencies;
HAVEDECIDEDtoamendcertainprovisionsoftheProtocolontheStatuteoftheEuropean
InvestmentBank,hereinaftercalled'theProtocol',andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :

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HisMajestytheKingoftheBelgians:
WillyDECLERCQ,
MinisterofFinance;
HerMajestytheQueenofDenmark:
PerHÆKKERUP ,
MinisterforEconomicAffairs;
ThePresidentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany:
DrHansAPEL,
FederalMinisterofFinance;
ThePresidentoftheFrenchRepublic:
Jean-PierreFOURCADE ,
MinisterforEconomicAffairsandFinance;
ThePresidentofIreland:
CharlesMURRAY,
Secretary,DepartmentofFinanceofIreland;
ThePresidentoftheItalianRepublic:
EmilioCOLOMBO ,
MinisteroftheTreasury;
HisRoyalHighnesstheGrandDukeofLuxembourg :
JeanDONDELINGER ,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;
HerMajestytheQueenoftheNetherlands :
L.J.BRINKHORST ,
StateSecretaryforForeignAffairs;
HerMajestytheQueenoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland:
SirMichaelPALLISER,KCMG,
AmbassadorExtraordinaryandPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ;

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WHO,havingexchangedtheirFullPowers,foundingoodanddueform,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
ThefollowingsentenceshallbeaddedtothesecondsubparagraphofArticle4(1)ofthe
Protocol:
'TheBoardofGovernors,actingunanimouslyonaproposalfromtheBoardof
Directors,mayalterthedefinitionoftheunitofaccount.'
Article2
ThefollowingsentenceshallbeaddedtoArticle7(4)oftheProtocol:
'Furthermoreitmay,actingunanimously onaproposalfromtheBoardof
Directors,alterthemethodofconvertingsumsexpressedinunitsofaccountinto
nationalcurrenciesandviceversa.'
Article3
Article9(3)(g)oftheProtocolshallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'(g)exercisethepowersandfunctionsprovidedforinArticles4,7,14,17,26
and27;'
Article4
ThisTreatywillberatifiedbytheHighContractingPartiesinaccordancewiththeir
respectiveconstitutionalrequirements .Theinstrumentsofratificationwillbedeposited
withtheGovernmentoftheItalianRepublic.
Article5
ThisTreatyshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthedepositof
theinstrumentofratificationbythelastsignatoryStatetotakethisstep.
Article6
ThisTreaty,drawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
German,IrishandItalianlanguages,allseventextsbeingauthentic,shallbedeposited
inthearchivesoftheGovernmentoftheItalianRepublic,whichwilltransmitacertified
copytoeachoftheGovernmentsoftheothersignatoryStates.

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Tilbekræftelseherafharundertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevetdennetraktat.
ZuUrkunddessenhabendieunterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihreUnterschriften unter
diesenVertraggesetzt.
Inwitnesswhereof,theundersignedPlenipotentiaries haveaffixedtheirsignaturesbelow
thisTreaty.
Enfoidequoi,lesplénipotentiaires soussignésontapposéleurssignaturesaubasdu
présenttraité.
Dafhianúsin,chuirnaLánchumhachtaigh thíos-sínithealámhleisangConradhseo.
Infedediche,iplenipotenziari sottoscrittihannoappostolelorofirmeincalceal
presentetrattato.
Tenblijkewaarvandeondergetekende gevolmachtigden hunhandtekening onderdit
Verdraghebbengesteld.
Udfærdiget iBruxelles,dentiendejulinittenhundredeogfemoghalvfjerds .
GeschehenzuBrüsselamzehntenJulineunzehnhundertfünfundsiebzig .
DoneatBrusselsonthetenthdayofJulyintheyearonethousandninehundredand
seventy-five .
FaitàBruxelles,ledixjuilletmilneufcentsoixante-quinze .
ArnadhéanamhsaBhruiséil,andeichiúlàdemhíIúil,mílenaoigcéadseachtóacúig.
FattoaBruxelles,addìdiecilugliomillenovecentosettantacinque .
GedaanteBrussel,detiendejulinegentienhonderd vijfenzeventig .

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VoorZijneMajesteitdeKoningderBelgen
ForHendesMajestætDanmarksDronning
FürdenPräsidentenderBundesrepublik Deutschland
PourleprésidentdelaRépubliquefrançaise
TharceannUachtarännahEireann
PerilpresidentedellaRepubblicaitaliana
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VoorHareMajesteitdeKoninginderNederlanden
ForHerMajestytheQueenoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthern
Ireland