2005/832/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of  17 November 2005  amending Decision ECB/2002/11 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank  (ECB/2005/12)

26.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/43
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 17 November 2005
amending Decision ECB/2002/11 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank
(ECB/2005/12)
(2005/832/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 26.2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Taking into due consideration the nature of its activities, the European Central Bank (ECB) should be adequately covered against foreign exchange rate, interest rate and gold price risks. The ECB’s Governing Council may establish a provision for such risks in the balance sheet of the ECB.
(2) Article 3(2) of Decision ECB/2005/11 of 17 November 2005 on the distribution of the income of the European Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation to the national central banks of the participating Member States (1) establishes that the Governing Council may decide before the end of the financial year to transfer part or all of the ECB’s income on euro banknotes in circulation to a provision for foreign exchange rate, interest rate and gold price risks,