Regulation (EC) No 4/2007 of the European Central Bank of 14 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/2006/20)

5.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/3
REGULATION (EC) No 4/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 14 December 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector
(ECB/2006/20)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (1), and in particular Articles 5(1) and 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 of the European Central Bank of 22 November 2001 concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/2001/13) (2) requires monetary financial institutions to report quarterly statistical data broken down by country and by currency. Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) has to be amended to extend the reporting requirements to data in respect of Bulgaria and Romania, which will accede to the European Union on 1 January 2007.
(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13), the reporting of quarterly data on positions vis-à-vis counterparties resident in the territories of Member States that have adopted the euro is mandatory. Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) therefore has to be amended to take into account Slovenia’s adoption of the euro,