CELEX: 32012D0031(01)
Language: mt
Date: 2012-12-11 00:00:00
Title: 2013/31/UE: Deċiżjoni tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew tal- 11 ta’ Diċembru 2012 li temenda d-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 dwar il-kundizzjonijiet tat-TARGET2-ECB (BĊE/2012/31)

17.1.2013   
            
            
               MT
            
            
               Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Unjoni Ewropea
            
            
               L 13/8
            
         DEĊIŻJONI TAL-BANK ĊENTRALI EWROPEW
   tal-11 ta’ Diċembru 2012
   li temenda d-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 dwar il-kundizzjonijiet tat-TARGET2-ECB
   (BĊE/2012/31)
   (2013/31/UE)
   IL-BORD EŻEKUTTIV TAL-BANK ĊENTRALI EWROPEW
   Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea, u b’mod partikolari l-Artikolu 127(2) tiegħu,
   Wara li kkunsidra l-Istatut tas-Sistema Ewropea tal-Banek Ċentrali u tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew, u b’mod partikolari l-Artikolu 11.6 u l-Artikoli 17, 22 u 23 tiegħu,
   Wara li kkunsidra l-Linja Gwida BĊE/2012/27 tal-5 ta’ Diċembru 2012 dwar sistema Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) (1), u b’mod partikolari l-Artikolu 8(2) tagħha,
   Billi:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Il-Linja Gwida BĊE/2007/2 tas-26t’April 2007 dwar sistema Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) (2) riċentement ġiet riformulata sabiex tinkorpora regoli li qabel kienu interni għall-Eurosistema u biex iżżid definizzjonijiet meħtieġa, kif ukoll dispożizzjonijiet fir-rigward tal-inapplikabilità ta’ sanzjonijiet għal banek li mhumiex tal-Unjoni, il-qsim ta’ informazzjoni fir-rigward tas-sospensjoni jew it-terminazzjoni tal-aċċess għal operazzjonijiet ta’ politika monetarja u l-konsegwenzi ta’ din is-sospensjoni jew terminazzjoni.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Għalhekk huwa meħtieġ li d-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 tal-24 ta' Lulju 2007 dwar il-kundizzjonijiet ta’ TARGET2-ECB (3) tiġi emendata sabiex: (a) tinkorpora ċerti elementi minn Linja Gwida BĊE/2012/27 fit-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet tat-TARGET2-ECB; u (b) taġġorna r-referenzi għal-leġiżlazzjoni nazzjonali li huma relevanti għal Direttiva 98/26/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tad-19 ta' Mejju 1998 dwar finalità ta’ settlement fis-sistemi ta’ settlement ta’ pagamenti u titoli (4),
            
         ADOTTA DIN ID-DEĊIŻJONI:
   Artikolu 1
   Emendi għal Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7
   Id-Deċizjoni BĊE/2007/7 hija emendata kif ġej:
   
               1.
            
            
               fl-Artikolu 1(1)(c), l-ewwel nota ta’ qiegħ il-paġna hija mibdula b’dan li ġej:
               
                           "(1)
                        
                        
                           Il-politika kurrenti tal-Eurosistema għall-post tal-infrastruttura hija stipulata fid-dikjarazzjonijiet li ġejjin, li huma kollha disponibbli fuq il-websajt tal-BĊE fuq www.ecb.europa.eu: (a) il-‧Policy statement on euro payment and settlement systems located outside the euro area‧ tat-3 ta’ Novembru 1998; (b) ’The Eurosystem’s policy line with regard to consolidation in central counterparty clearing” tas-27 ta’ Settembru 2001; (c) “The Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling in euro-denominated payment transactions’ tad-19 ta’ Lulju 2007; (d) ‧The Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling euro-denominated payment transactions: specification of legally and operationally located in the euro area‧ tal-20 ta’ Novembru 2008; (e) ‧The Eurosystem oversight policy framework‧ ta’ Lulju 2011.";
                        
                     
         
               2.
            
            
               l-Anness tad-Deċiżjoni BĊE/2007/7 huwa emendat skont l-Anness ta' din id-Deċiżjoni.
            
         Artikolu 2
   Dħul fis-seħħ
   Din id-Deċizjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fl-1 ta’ Jannar 2013.
   
      Magħmul fi Frankfurt am Main, il-11 ta’ Diċembru 2012.
      
         
            Il-President tal-BĊE
         
         Mario DRAGHI
      
   
   
      (1)  Għadha mhix ippubblikata fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali.
   
      (2)  ĠU L 237, 8.9.2007, p. 1.
   
      (3)  ĠU L 237, 8.9.2007, p. 71.
   
      (4)  ĠU L 166, 11.6.1998, p. 45; Edizzjoni Speċjali bil-Malti, Kapitolu 6, Vol. 3, p. 107.
   
      ANNESS
      L-Anness tad-Deċizjoni BĊE/2007/7 huwa emendat kif ġej:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  L-Artikolu 1 huwa emendat kif gej:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              Id-definizzjoni ta’ "BĊi tal-Eurosistema" hija mibdula b’li ġej:
                              
                                          "—
                                       
                                       
                                          ‧Eurosystem CB‧ means the ECB or a euro area NCB,";
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              Tiddaħħal id-definizzjoni li ġejja:
                              
                                          “—
                                       
                                       
                                          ‧euro area NCB‧ means the national central bank (NCB) of a Member State whose currency is the euro,";
                                       
                                    
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  fl-Artiklu 20, il-paragrafu 1 huwa mibdul b’li ġej:
                  "1.   For the purposes of the first sentence of Article 3(1) of the Settlement Finality Directive and the third sentence of § 116, § 96(2), § 82 and § 340(3) of the German Insolvency Code (Insolvenzordnung) and the last sentence of § 46(2) of the KWG, payment orders are deemed entered into TARGET2-ECB at the moment that the relevant participant’s PM account is debited.";
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  fl-Artiklu 25, il-paragrafu 5 huwa mibdul b’li ġej:
                  "5.   Notwithstanding Sections 675(u), 675(v), 675(x), 675y 675z, 676a, 676c of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch), paragraphs 1 to 4 shall apply to the extent that the ECB’s liability can be excluded.";
               
            
                  4.
               
               
                  fl-Artiklu 33, l-ewwel sentenza fil-paragrafu 3 hija mibdula b’li ġej:
                  "Participants, when acting as the payment service provider of a payer or payee, shall comply with all requirements resulting from administrative or restrictive measures imposed pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to which they are subject, including with respect to notification and/or the obtaining of consent from a competent authority in relation to the processing of transactions. In addition:";
               
            
                  5.
               
               
                  L-Appendiċi VI huwa mibdul b’li ġej:
                  
                     "Appendix VI
                     
                        FEE SCHEDULE AND INVOICING
                     
                     
                        Fees and invoicing for direct participants
                     
                     
                              
                                 1.
                              
                              
                                 The monthly fee for the processing of payment orders in TARGET2-ECB for direct participants, depending on which option the direct participant has chosen, shall be either:
                                 
                                             (a)
                                          
                                          
                                             EUR 150 per PM account plus a flat fee per transaction (debit entry) of EUR 0,80; or
                                          
                                       
                                             (b)
                                          
                                          
                                             EUR 1 875 per PM account plus a fee per transaction (debit entry) determined as follows, based on the volume of transactions (number of processed items) per month:
                                             
                                                         Band
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         From
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         To
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Price
                                                         (EUR)
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         1
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         1 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         10 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         0,60 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         2
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         10 001 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         25 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         0,50 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         3
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         25 001 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         50 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         0,40 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         4
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         50 001 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         100 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         0,20 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         5
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Above 100 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         —
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         0,125 
                                                      
                                                   Liquidity transfers between a participant’s PM account and its sub-accounts shall not be subject to a charge.
                                          
                                       
                           
                              
                                 2.
                              
                              
                                 There shall be an additional monthly fee for direct participants who do not wish the BIC of their account to be published in the TARGET2 directory of EUR 30 per account.
                              
                           
                              
                                 3.
                              
                              
                                 The following invoicing rules apply to direct participants. The direct participant shall receive the invoice for the previous month specifying the fees to be paid, no later than on the fifth business day of the following month. Payment shall be made at the latest on the 10th working day of that month to the account specified by the ECB and shall be debited from that participant’s PM account.
                              
                           
                        Fees and invoicing for ancillary systems
                     
                     
                              
                                 4.
                              
                              
                                 An ancillary system using the ASI or the Participant Interface, irrespective of the number of any accounts it may hold with the ASCB and/or the SCB, shall be subject to a fee schedule consisting of three elements, as set out below.
                                 
                                             (a)
                                          
                                          
                                             A fixed monthly fee of EUR 1 000 to be charged to each ancillary system (Fixed Fee I).
                                          
                                       
                                             (b)
                                          
                                          
                                             A second monthly fixed fee of between EUR 417 and EUR 4 167, in proportion to the underlying gross value of the ancillary system’s euro cash settlement transactions (Fixed Fee II):
                                             
                                                         Band
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         From (EUR million/day)
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         To (EUR million/day)
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Annual fee
                                                         (EUR)
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Monthly fee
                                                         (EUR)
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         1
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         0 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         below 1 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         5 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         417 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         2
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         1 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         below 2 500 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         10 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         833 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         3
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         2 500 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         below 5 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         20 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         1 667 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         4
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         5 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         below 10 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         30 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         2 500 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         5
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         10 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         below 50 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         40 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         3 333 
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         6
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Above 50 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         —
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         50 000 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         4 167 
                                                      
                                                   The gross value of the ancillary system’s euro cash settlement transactions shall be calculated by the ASCB once a year on the basis of such gross value during the previous year and the calculated gross value shall be applied for calculating the fee as from 1 January of each calendar year.
                                          
                                       
                                             (c)
                                          
                                          
                                             A transaction fee calculated on the same basis as the schedule established for direct participants in paragraph 1 of this Appendix. The ancillary systems may choose one of the two options: either to pay a flat EUR 0,80 fee per payment instruction (Option A) or to pay a fee calculated on a degressive basis (Option B), subject to the following modifications:
                                             
                                                         (i)
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         for Option B, the limits of the bands relating to volume of payment instructions are divided by two, and
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         (ii)
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         a monthly fixed fee of EUR 150 (under Option A) or EUR 1 875 (under Option B) shall be charged in addition to Fixed Fee I and Fixed Fee II.
                                                      
                                                   
                                       
                           
                              
                                 5.
                              
                              
                                 Any fee payable in relation to a payment instruction submitted or payment received by an ancillary system, via either the participant interface or the ASI, shall be exclusively charged to this ancillary system. The Governing Council may establish more detailed rules for the determination of billable transactions settled via the ASI.
                              
                           
                              
                                 6.
                              
                              
                                 Each ancillary system shall receive an invoice from its respective ASCB for the previous month based on the fees referred to in paragraph 4, no later than the fifth business day of the following month. Payments shall be made no later than the 10th business day of this month to the account specified by the ASCB or shall be debited from an account specified by the ancillary system.
                              
                           
                              
                                 7.
                              
                              
                                 For the purposes of this paragraph, each ancillary system that has been designated under Directive 98/26/EC shall be treated separately, even if two or more of them are operated by the same legal entity. The same rule shall apply to the ancillary systems that have not been designated under Directive 98/26/EC, in which case the ancillary systems shall be identified by reference to the following criteria: (a) a formal arrangement, based on a contractual or legislative instrument, e.g. an agreement among the participants and the system operator; (b) multiple membership; (c) common rules and standardised arrangements; (d) for the clearing, netting or settlement of payments or securities between the participants.".