2007/43/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank 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 ( ECB/2006/22 )

31.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/3
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
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
(ECB/2006/22)
(2007/43/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 28.3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision ECB/2004/6 of 22 April 2004 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 May 2004.
(2) In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union and their respective NCBs joining the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 1 January 2007, Decision ECB/2006/21 of 15 December 2006 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital (2) establishes with effect from 1 January 2007 the new weightings assigned to each NCB that will be a member of the ESCB on 1 January 2007 in the key for subscription to the ECB's expanded capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’ and the ‘capital key’ respectively).
(3) The ECB's subscribed capital will be EUR 5 760 652 402,58 with effect from 1 January 2007.
(4) The expanded capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/2004/6 with effect from 1 January 2007 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 2007.
(5) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2006/495/EC of 11 July 2006 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovenia of the single currency on 1 January 2007 (3), the derogation in favour of Slovenia referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (4) is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2007.
(6) In accordance with Decision ECB/2006/30 of 30 December 2006 on Banka Slovenije's paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contribution to the European Central Bank's reserves and provisions (5) Banka Slovenije is under an obligation to pay up the remaining share of its subscription to the ECB's capital with effect from 1 January 2007, taking into account the expanded capital key,