2009/54/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 12 December 2008 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the participating national central banks (ECB/2008/24)

24.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/69
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 12 December 2008
laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the participating national central banks
(ECB/2008/24)
(2009/54/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 (hereinafter the ESCB Statute), and in particular Article 28.3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2006/22 of 15 December 2006 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the participating national central banks (1) determined how and to what extent the national central banks (NCBs) of the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the participating NCBs) were under an obligation to pay up the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) capital on 1 January 2007.
(2) Decision ECB/2008/23 of 12 December 2008 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (2) provides for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the ECB’s capital (hereinafter the capital key) in accordance with Article 29.3 of the ESCB Statute and establishes with effect from 1 January 2009 the new weightings assigned to each NCB in the adjusted capital key (hereinafter the capital key weightings).
(3) The ECB’s subscribed capital is EUR 5 760 652 402,58.
(4) The adjustment of the ECB’s capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/2006/22 with effect from 1 January 2009 and determining how and to what extent the participating NCBs are under an obligation to pay up the ECB’s capital with effect from 1 January 2009.
(5) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2008/608/EC of 8 July 2008 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovakia of the single currency on 1 January 2009 (3) Slovakia fulfils the necessary conditions for adoption of the euro and the derogations granted to it under Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (4) will be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2009.
(6) In accordance with Decision ECB/2008/33 of 31 December 2008 on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contributions by Národná banka Slovenska to the European Central Bank’s reserves and provisions (5) Národná banka Slovenska is under an obligation to pay up the remaining share of its subscription to the ECB’s capital with effect from 1 January 2009, taking into account the adjusted capital key,