Decision (EU) 2015/297 of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2014 amending Decision ECB/2010/23 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (ECB/2014/56)

25.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 53/21
DECISION (EU) 2015/297 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 15 December 2014
amending Decision ECB/2010/23 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (ECB/2014/56)
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 32.2 and Article 32.7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2010/23 (1) establishes a mechanism for the pooling and allocation of monetary income arising from monetary policy operations.
(2) In the light of Decision ECB/2014/40 (2) and Decision ECB/2014/45 (3), the earmarkable assets need to be adjusted to take account of the amount of realised gains and losses resulting from any disposals of securities held for monetary policy purposes, for the period from the disposal until the following quarter-end.
(3) In view of the fact that interest accruing on monetary policy operations the maturity of which is one year or longer is pooled before its collection at the end of the operation, an adjustment should be made to the calculation of the liability base and earmarkable assets pursuant to Annexes I and II to Decision ECB/2010/23.
(4) Decision ECB/2010/23 should be amended accordingly,