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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75)171 final.
Brussels.22april1975
DraftamendmentsforwardedbytheCommissionfollowingtheconsultation on
thedraftrevisionoftheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
theobjectofwhichistoamendtheStatuteoftheEuropeanInvestmentBank
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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COM(75)171final.

AMEXI 11/253/75-E
Orig.tF
DraftamendmentsforwardedbytheCommissionfollowingtheconsultation on
thedraftrevisionoftheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
theobjectofwhichistoamendtheStatuteoftheEuropeanInvestmentBank
1.DraftamendmentstothetextofthePreamble
-consideringthatthedefinitionoftheunitofaccountandthemethods
forconvertingthisunitandthecurrenciesofMemberStatesaccording
totheprovisionsofarticle4»paragraph 1,secondsection,and.of
article7,paragraph3and-4oftheStatuteoftheBankintheirpresent
formarenolongerentirelyinkeepingwiththecircumstances ofinterna­
tionalmonetaryrelations;
-consideringthatthefutureevolutionoftheinternational andCommunity
monetarysystemcannotbeforeseenandthatconsequently ratherthan
layingdovnimmediately anewdefinitionoftheunitofaccountinthe
StatuteoftheBank,itisdesirabletogivetheBankthemeanstoadapt
itselftochangeswherenecessary,followingtheappropriate procedures
andtimetables ;
-consideringthat,inordertoprovidetheopportunityforarapidand
flexibleadaptationitwouldbeappropriatetogivetheGovernosofthe
Bankpowerstomodify,ifnecessary,thedefinitionoftheunitofaccount
andthemethodsforconvertingtheunitofaccountandthevariouscurren­
cies;
-considering thatCommunitymeasuresinthemonetaryfieldareformulated on
proposalsfromtheCommission ,theMonetaryCommitteehavingbeenconsulted,
andthatthereforethemutualconsistency ofdecisionstobetakenwillbe
betterensuredifthenewprocedureforadjustingtheBank'sunitofaccount
alsoinvolvestheCommission andtheMonetaryCommittee ;

ANNEXII11/253/75-E
Orig.iP
Draftamendmentstotheenaotingterms
Article4.paragraph 1.subparagraph 2
Addthesentence:
"TheBoardofGovernors,actingunanimously onaproposalfromtheBoardof
Directors,andafterreceivingOpinionsfromtheCommissionandfromthe
MonetaryCommittee,mayalterthedefinitionoftheunitofaccount".
Article7.paragraph4
Addthesentence :
"Furthermoreitmay,decidingunanimously onaproposalfromtheBoardof
Directors,andafterreceivingOpinionsfromtheCommissionandfromthe
MonetaryCommittee,alterthemethodofconvertingsumsexpressedinunits
ofacoountintonationalcurrencies andviceversa"*
Article9»paragraph3.(g)
WriteintoArticle4:
"TheBoardofGovernorsshall•
providedforinArticles4t7»••••••••exercisethepowersandfunotions
14.17.26and27."