2009/594/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 17 July 2009 amending Decision ECB/2006/17 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB/2009/19)

4.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/54
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 17 July 2009
amending Decision ECB/2006/17 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank
(ECB/2009/19)
(2009/594/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 to Article 26.2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Guideline ECB/2009/10 of 7 May 2009 amending Guideline ECB/2000/7 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (1) allows access to Eurosystem open market operations and standing facilities by credit institutions which, in view of their specific institutional nature under Community law, are subject to scrutiny of a standard comparable to supervision by competent national authorities.
(2) Decision ECB/2009/16 of 2 July 2009 on the implementation of the covered bond purchase programme (2) provides for the establishment of a programme for the purchase of covered bonds.
(3) Decision ECB/2006/17 of 10 November 2006 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (3) needs to be amended in order to reflect these policy developments,