Article 1
1. KPMG Réviseurs d'Entreprises s.c., Antwerp, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu s.c., Brussels, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque Nationale de Belgique/Nationale Bank van België. 2. KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft AG and PwC Deutsche Revision AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank. 3. Coopers & Lybrand, belonging to the international firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banco de España. 4. Mazars & Guérard, Paris, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu-Audit, Neuilly, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque de France. 5. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dublin, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Central Bank of Ireland. 6. Reconta Ernst and Young, spa, Rome, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia. 7. PricewaterhouseCoopers SARL (Société à responsabilité limitée), Réviseur d'Entreprises, Luxembourg, is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg. 8. Prof. Dr J.A. van Manen RA (Registered Accountant) is hereby approved as the external auditor of De Nederlandsche Bank, acting on a personal assignment, partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. 9. Prof. DDr Kurt Neuner, Dr Pipin Henzl, Dr Peter Wolf, Mag. Christian Hofer, Dkfm. Dr Peter Christian Gormasz and Dkfm. Leopold Wundsam, all of whom are registered certified public accountants, are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Österreichische Nationalbank. 10. PricewaterhouseCoopers-Auditores e Consultores Lda., is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banco de Portugal. 11. Arthur Anderson Oy is hereby approved as the external auditor of Suomen Pankki.