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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 259/12

GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 26 August 2008

amending Guideline ECB/2002/7 on the statistical reporting requirements of the European Central Bank in the field of quarterly financial accounts

(ECB/2008/6)

(2008/758/EC)

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 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 5.1 and 5.2, Article 12.1 and Article 14.3 thereof,

Having regard to Article 9 of Guideline ECB/2002/7 of 21 November 2002 on the statistical reporting requirements of the European Central Bank in the field of quarterly financial accounts (1),

Having regard to Article 14.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank,

Whereas:

(1) The revised transmission programme under the European System of Accounts 1995 (hereinafter the ESA 95) (2) has fostered the introduction of more effective statistical data coding standards. To contribute to the overall harmonisation of transmission standards for financial accounts statistics across the European Union, the coding standards set out in Annex II to Guideline ECB/2002/7 should be aligned with the coding standards of the ESA 95 transmission programme.

(2) Under Article 9 of Guideline ECB/2002/7, the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) is entitled to make technical amendments to the Annexes to Guideline ECB/2002/7 provided that they neither change the underlying conceptual framework nor affect the reporting burden.

(3) The harmonisation of coding standards provided for in this Guideline is a technical amendment which neither changes the conceptual framework underlying the data reporting requirements and the derogations therefrom set out in Annexes I and III to Guideline ECB/2002/7 nor affects the reporting burden.

(4) The Executive Board has taken account of the views of the Statistics Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS GUIDELINE:

Article 1

Replacement of transmission and coding standards

Annex II to Guideline ECB/2002/7 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Guideline.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Guideline shall enter into force on 1 October 2008.

Article 3

Addressees

This Guideline is addressed to the national central banks of the Member States that have adopted the euro.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 26 August 2008. For the Executive Board of the ECB The President of the ECB Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) OJ L 334, 11.12.2002, p. 24.

(2) As laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 139/34

GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 28 May 2009

amending Guideline ECB/2006/4 on the Eurosystem’s provision of reserve management services in euro to central banks and countries located outside the euro area and to international organisations

(ECB/2009/11)

(2009/429/EC)

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 12.1, Article 14.3 and Article 23 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The replacement of the two-tier system with the single framework for eligible collateral common to all Eurosystem credit operations requires the amendment of the definition of ‘reserves’ in Guideline ECB/2006/4 of 7 April 2006 on the Eurosystem’s provision of reserve management services in euro to central banks and countries located outside the euro area and to international organisations (1).

(2) Guideline ECB/2006/4 should also be amended to provide for a specific standardised Eurosystem reserve management service, i.e. the introduction of fixed-term deposit services on a principal basis,

HAS ADOPTED THIS GUIDELINE:

Article 1

Guideline ECB/2006/4 is amended as follows:

1. In Article 1 the definition of ‘reserves’ is replaced by the following: ‘— “reserves” shall mean the customer’s eligible euro-denominated assets, i.e. cash and all securities that are included in the single framework set out in the Eurosystem eligible assets database, which contains the assets that are eligible for Eurosystem credit operations and is published and updated daily on the ECB’s website, with the exception of all of the following: (i) both the securities falling under “issuer group 3” (i.e. corporate and other issuers) and, for the remaining issuer groups, the securities falling under “liquidity category V” (asset-backed securities); (ii) assets exclusively held for the purpose of meeting the pension and related obligations of the customer vis-à-vis its former or existing staff; (iii) dedicated accounts opened with a Eurosystem member by a customer for public debt rescheduling purposes within the framework of international agreements; (iv) such other categories of euro-denominated assets as decided from time to time by the Governing Council.’

2. Article 2(4)(b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) fixed-term deposit services: — on an agency basis, or — on a principal basis;’

Article 2

1. This Guideline is addressed to the national central banks of the Member States that have adopted the euro.

2. This Guideline shall enter into force on 1 July 2009.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 28 May 2009. For the Governing Council of the ECB The President of the ECB Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) OJ L 107, 20.4.2006, p. 54.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/19

GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 15 May 2013

amending Guideline ECB/2006/4 on the Eurosystem’s provision of reserve management services in euro to central banks and countries located outside the euro area and to international organisations

(ECB/2013/14)

(2013/234/EU)

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 Articles 12.1 and 14.3 and Article 23 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Guideline ECB/2006/4 of 7 April 2006 on the Eurosystem’s provision of reserve management services in euro to central banks and countries located outside the euro area and to international organisations (1) should address the issue of counterparties subject to restrictive measures in the area of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.

(2) Therefore, Guideline ECB/2006/4 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS GUIDELINE:

Article 1

Amendment

In Article 7 of Guideline ECB/2006/4, the following point (f) is added:

‘(f) state that the customer shall confirm to the Eurosystem member that it complies with all Union and national laws for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, insofar as and to the extent applicable to it, including instructions given by competent authorities, and that it is not involved with any form of money laundering or terrorist financing.’.

Article 2

Taking effect and implementation

1. This Guideline shall take effect on the day of its notification to the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter the ‘NCBs’).

2. The NCBs shall comply with this Guideline from six weeks after notification is given to them.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 May 2013. For the Governing Council of the ECB The President of the ECB Mario DRAGHI

(1) OJ L 107, 20.4.2006, p. 54.
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 17 October 1972 concerning the health inspection of animals and fresh meat introduced into the territory of the Community (72/368/EEC)

For the protection of human and animal life or health in the Community, live animals and fresh meat which come from third countries and are introduced into the territory of the Community undergo an inspection by the veterinary authorities which usually takes place at the external frontier. If the introduction of dangerous and epizootic diseases is to be prevented, inspections must be very rigorous and thorough.

It has, however, become apparent that this inspection is not always carried out in respect of animals and fresh meat which immediately on entry into the Community are placed under customs procedure relating to free zones or warehousing. If such animals or meat are unhealthy, the danger to human and animal lifeor health in the Community could be considerable.

In order to avert such danger and also, as far as possible, to prevent fraudulent practices in respect of the abovementioned products, e.g. the submission of false or falsified documents intended to make possible the movement of such products within the Community in spite of the fact that they come from third countries from which, for health reasons, their importation is not authorised, it is desirable that veterinary inspection take place, in all cases, as soon as the products arrive in the Community.

For those reasons and in pursuance of Article 155 of the Treaty establishing the EEC, the Commission recommends that the Member States:

Apply the animal health measures in respect of animals and fresh meat coming from third countries immediately on their arrival in the Community, irrespective of the customs procedure under which the goods are placed.

Done at Brussels, 17 October 1972.

For the Commission

The President

S.L. MANSHOLT
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 16 June 1975 concerning nationals of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg who hold a diploma in medicine conferred in a third country (75/366/EEC)

THE COUNCIL,

Approving Directive No 75/362/EEC (1) concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in medicine, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services;

Noting that this Directive refers only to diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications conferred in a Member State;

Anxious, however, to take account of the special position of nationals of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg who, since there is no complete university training in the Grand Duchy itself, have studied in a third country;

Hereby recommends that the Governments of the Member States should allow nationals of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg who hold a diploma conferring a degree in medicine awarded in a third country and which has obtained the official recognition of the Minister for Education, in accordance with the law of 18 June 1969 on higher education and the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas in higher education, to take up and pursue activities as doctors within the Community, by recognizing these diplomas in their territories provided that such diplomas are accompanied by the training certificates endorsed by the Minister for Public Health of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 1975.

For the Council

The President

R. RYAN (1)See page 1 of this Official Journal.
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy for electrical household appliances (76/496/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the draft from the Commission,

Whereas, in its resolution of 17 September 1974 concerning a new energy policy strategy for the Community (1), the Council accepted as an objective the "reduction of the rate of growth of internal consumption by measures for using energy rationally and economically without jeopardizing social and economic growth objectives";

Whereas, in its resolution of 17 December 1974 on a Community action programme on the rational utilization of energy (2), the Council noted that, in its communication to the Council entitled "Rational utilization of energy", the Commission had drawn up a Community action programme in this field;

Whereas information on the power consumption of electrical household appliances should be made available to buyers in the most comprehensible and standardized manner possible with a view to encouraging them to buy those which use energy most economically;

Whereas the measures recommended are likely to produce sufficiently large savings in energy to make the required investment economically worthwhile,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE MEMBER STATES:

That they adopt any measures necessary to ensure that: (a) the unit energy consumption of each electrical household appliance listed in the Annex hereto is indicated on a label in conformity with harmonized European standards for the information of prospective buyers. The main purpose of these harmonized standards would be to define a common method of labelling and of informing consumers about the energy consumption of electrical household appliances, and to define a method of measuring the unit consumption. Compliance with these standards would be ensured in accordance with procedures which do not impede free movement of goods within the Community;

(b) the same indications of unit energy consumption are used both in consumer information and in advertising, thus providing the consumer with comparable energy consumption figures on which to base his choice;

(c) an information campaign is undertaken in each country to make consumers aware of the way in which each of the electrical household appliances listed in the Annex hereto should be used in order to achieve maximum energy-saving.

Done at Brussels, 4 May 1976.

For the Council

The President

G. THORN (1)OJ No C 153, 9.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No C 153, 9.7.1975, p. 5.

ANNEX List of electrical household appliances covered by this recommendation

Water heaters

Cookers

Refrigerators, freezers and deep-freeze units

Television sets

Dishwashers

Washing machines

Dryers

Spin dryers

Ironing machines
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 30 June 1982 concerning the registration of work involving recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (82/472/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to the draft recommendation submitted by the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas the development of fundamental and applied biological research is such as to contribute to the economic expansion of the Member States ; whereas this implies, in several sectors, that recombinant DNA work will be performed on certain organisms;

Whereas the risks associated with work involving recombinant DNA are of a conjectural nature ; whereas a permanent inventory within each Member State is necessary to allow the possible imposition of protection measures and, in the very unlikely event of conjectural hazards proving real, to trace the origin of any deleterious effects that may arise;

Whereas a continual analysis of the situation in each Member State must be undertaken in order to promote in the case where unforeseen developments so require, both the establishment of lists of work which ought to be banned or subjected to compulsory safety measures in all Member States and the harmonization of national provisions;

Considering the complexity of the problem posed by the conjectural risks of certain types of work involving recombinant DNA, the rapid developments in the understanding of this problem, the extension of the research sector concerned and the importance that must be attached to the consideration of local circumstances when assessing the hazards involved in performing scientific work;

Whereas it is necessary, in order to safeguard scientific and industrial secrecy and to protect intellectual property, to minimize the dissemination of the substance of experimental protocols prepared for the execution of the work as well as the dissemination of the substance of research projects based on the production and utilization of recombinant DNA,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE MEMBER STATES:

that they adopt all laws, regulations and administrative provisions in order that: >PIC FILE= "T0021859"> (1) OJ No C 66, 15.3.1982, p. 112. (2) OJ No C 353, 31.12.1980, p. 19.

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Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1982.

For the Council

The President

Ph. MAYSTADT
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1976 , P . 2 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 176 , 1 . 7 . 1976 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1976 , P . 168 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 229 , 20 . 8 . 1976 , P . 9 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 344 , 31 . 12 . 1982 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION OF 28 MARCH 1983 CONCERNING THE DISCHARGE TO BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 ( 83/187/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 206B THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME ( 1 ) , SIGNED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1975 ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 76/568/EEC OF 29 JUNE 1976 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID ( 3 ) , SIGNED ON 11 JULY 1975 , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 31 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 27 JULY 1976 APPLICABLE TO THE FOURTH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 4 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 64 TO 67 THEREOF ,

HAVING EXAMINED THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AND THE BALANCE SHEET RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1981 AND THE COURT OF AUDITORS' REPORT RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 TOGETHER WITH THE COMMISSION'S REPLIES ( 5 ) ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 31 OF THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT , THE DISCHARGE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) MUST BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 206 OF THE TREATY ;

WHEREAS THE OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION BY THE COMMISSION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY ,

RECOMMENDS :

THAT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT GIVE THE COMMISSION A DISCHARGE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 MARCH 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . ERTL
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 20 December 1985 concerning the second subparagraph of Article 25 (1) of Directive 85/611/EEC (85/612/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

1.HEREBY RECOMMENDS that each time the concept of 'significant influence' for the purposes of Article 25 (1) of Directive 85/611/EEC is represented in another Member State's legislation by a numerical limit, the Member State's competent authorities should ensure, if so requested by that other Member State, that such limits are observed by investment and management companies situated within its territory when they acquire shares carrying voting rights issued by a company established within the territory of a Member State where such limits apply. With a view to implementing this recommendation, the Member States in which such limits apply when that Directive is published should communicate them to the Comission, which in turn will inform the other Member States; the same applies to any subsequent relaxation of those limits.

2.HEREBY INVITES the competent authorities to collaborate closely with each other, in accordance with Article 50 of that Directive, to implement this recommendation.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985.

For the CouncilThe PresidentR. KRIEPS
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 21 March 1994 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1979) (Fifth EDF) for the financial year 1992 (94/181/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 206 thereof,

Having regard to the Second ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 31 October 1979,

Having regard to Council Decision 80/1186/EEC of 16 December 1980 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1),

Having regard to the 1979 Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid (2), signed on 20 November 1979, and in particular Article 29 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 17 March 1981 applicable to the Fifth European Development Fund (3), and in particular Article 66 to 70 thereof,

Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the European Development Fund (1979) (Fifth EDF) as at 31 December 1992 and the Court of Auditors' report relating to the financial year 1992 together with the Commission's replies (4),

Whereas, pursuant to Article 29 (3) of the Internal Agreement, the discharge for the management of the European Development Fund (1979) (Fifth EDF) must be given to the Commission by the European Parliament on a recommendation from the Council;

Whereas the overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the European Development Fund (1979) (Fifth EDF) during the financial year 1992 has been satisfactory,

HEREBY RECOMMENDSthat the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1979) (Fifth EDF) for the financial year 1992.

Done at Brussels, 21 March 1994.

For the Council

The President

Y. PAPANTONIOU

(1) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1980, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 347, 22. 12. 1980, p. 210.

(3) OJ No L 101, 11. 4. 1981, p. 12.

(4) OJ No C 309, 16. 11. 1993, pp. 231-254 and 353-360.
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 11 March 1996 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1989) (Seventh EDF) for the financial year 1994 (96/210/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Union, and in particular Article 206 thereof,

Having regard to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989,

Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1),

Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid (2), signed in Brussels on 16 July 1990, and in particular Article 33 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 29 July 1991 applicable to the Seventh European Development Fund (3), and in particular Articles 69 to 77 thereof,

Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the European Development Fund (1989) (Seventh EDF) as at 31 December 1994 and the Court of Auditors' report relating to the financial year 1994 together with the Commission's replies (4),

Whereas, pursuant to Article 33 (3) of the Internal Agreement, the discharge for the management of the European Development Fund (1989) (Seventh EDF) must be given to the Commission by the European Parliament on a recommendation from the Council;

Whereas the overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the European Development Fund (1989) (Seventh EDF) during the financial year 1994 has been satisfactory,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1989) (Seventh EDF) for the financial year 1994.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 1996.

For the Council

The President

L. DINI

(1) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 288.

(3) OJ No L 266, 21. 9. 1991, p. 1.

(4) OJ No C 303, 14. 11. 1995, pp. 252 to 293.