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Document 01999D0070-20150324
Council Decision of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (1999/70/EC)
Consolidated text: Council Decision of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (1999/70/EC)
Council Decision of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (1999/70/EC)
1999D0070 — EN — 24.03.2015 — 036.001
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COUNCIL DECISION of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 022, 29.1.1999, p.69) |
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 January 1999
concerning the external auditors of the national central banks
(1999/70/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ECB’) of 12 November 1998 ( 1 ),
Whereas the accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NCBs’) are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council;
Whereas the ECB has recommended the reappointment of the current external auditors appointed by each participating NCB subject to a possible later decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’Entreprises are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique from the financial year 2005 for a period of three years, this period being renewable once.
2. Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2009 to 2014.
3. KPMG Auditores S.L. are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banco de España for the financial years 2013 to 2017.
4. Deloitte & Associés and KPMG SA are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque de France for the financial years 2012 to 2017.
BEAS is hereby approved as the deputy auditors to Deloitte & Associés and KPMG Audit FS I SAS as deputy auditors to KPMG SA for the financial years 2012 to 2017.
5. RSM Farrell Grant Sparks is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Ireland.
6. PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banca d’Italia for the financial years 2010 to 2015.
7. DELOITTE AUDIT SARL are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg for the financial years 2014 to 2018.
8. Deloitte Accountants BV are hereby approved as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2012 to 2018.
9. KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungs AG is hereby approved as the external auditors and PwC Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH as the alternate external auditors of the Österreichische Nationalbank for the financial years 2013 to 2017.
10. PricewaterhouseCoopers & Associados — Sociedade de Revisores Oficiais de Contas, Lda. is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banco de Portugal for the financial years 2011 to 2016.
11. PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy is hereby approved as the external auditors of Suomen Pankki for the financial years 2013 to 2019.
12. KPMG Certified Auditors A.E. are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Bank of Greece for the financial years 2012 to 2016.
13. Deloitte revizija d.o.o is hereby approved as the external auditor of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2012 to 2014.
14. KPMG Limited is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus for the financial years 2013 to 2017.
15. PricewaterhouseCoopers are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta/Central Bank of Malta for the financial years 2014 to 2018.
16. Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s.r.o. are hereby approved as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial years 2010 to 2014.
18. KPMG Baltics SIA is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Latvijas Banka for the financial years 2015 to 2019.
19. UAB PricewaterhouseCoopers are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Lietuvos bankas for the financial years 2015 to 2017.
Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
( 1 ) OJ C 411, 31.12.1998, p. 11.