2007/46/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2006 amending Decision ECB/2001/15 on the issue of euro banknotes ( ECB/2006/25 )
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, central bank, euro, issue of securities, paper money, technical specification

31.1.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 15 December 2006

amending Decision ECB/2001/15 on the issue of euro banknotes

(ECB/2006/25)

(2007/46/EC)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity and in particular Article 106(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central
Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article
16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the
European Union and their respective national central banks
(NCBs)
joining the European System of Central Banks
(ESCB) on 1 January 2007, Decision ECB/2006/21 of 15
December 2006 on the national central banks’ percentage
shares in the key for subscription to the European Central
Bank’s capital (1) establishes with effect from 1 January
2007 the new weightings assigned to the each NCB that
will be a member of the ESCB on 1 January 2007 in the key
for subscription to the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s)
expanded capital.

Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2006/495/EC of
11 July 2006 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the
Treaty on the adoption by Slovenia of the single currency
on 1 January 2007 (2), the derogation in favour of Slovenia
referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (3) is
abrogated with effect from 1 January 2007.

(3) Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2001/15 of 6 December 2001
on the issue of euro banknotes (4) defines the ‘banknote
allocation key’ and refers to the Annex to that Decision,
which specifies the banknote allocation key applying from

1 May 2004. Given that new capital key weightings will
apply from 1 January 2007 and that Slovenia will adopt the
euro on that date, Decision ECB/2001/15 needs to be
amended in order to determine the banknote allocation key
applying from 1 January 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Amendment to Decision ECB/2001/15

Decision ECB/2001/15 is amended as follows:

1.

The final sentence of Article 1(d)
following:

is replaced by the

‘The Annex to this Decision specifies
allocation key applying from 1 January 2007.’

the banknote

2.

The Annex to Decision ECB/2001/15 is replaced by the text
set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Final provision

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 December 2006.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.
(4) OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 52. Decision as last amended by Decision

ECB/2004/9 (OJ L 205, 9.6.2004, p. 17).

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ANNEX

BANKNOTE ALLOCATION KEY FROM 1 JANUARY 2007

European Central Bank

Nationale Bank van België/Banque nationale de Belgique

Deutsche Bundesbank

Bank of Greece

Banco de España

Banque de France

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

Banca d'Italia

Banque centrale du Luxembourg

De Nederlandsche Bank

Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Banco de Portugal

Banka Slovenije

Suomen Pankki

8,0000 %

3,2705 %

27,1610 %

2,4045 %

9,9925 %

19,0430 %

1,1760 %

16,5840 %

0,2090 %

5,1535 %

2,6680 %

2,2680 %

0,4225 %

1,6475 %

Total

100,0000 %