Article 1 
Increases in the capital of the ECB The Governing Council of the ECB may increase the capital of the ECB beyond the amount specified in the first sentence of Article 28(1) of the Statute by an additional amount of up to EUR 5000 million. Article 2 Final provision This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 8 May 2000. For the Council The President J. Pina Moura (1) OJ C 411, 31.12.1998, p. 10. (2) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 182. (3) Opinion delivered on 8 March 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Article 2 
Final provision This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 8 May 2000