Decision (EU) 2016/1717 of the European Central Bank of 21 September 2016 amending Decision ECB/2004/2 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/27)

Decision (EU) 2016/1717 · Decision · 2 articles

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Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank

Article 1

Decision ECB/2004/2 is amended as follows: (1) Paragraph 17.2. is replaced by the following: ‘17.2. ECB Guidelines shall be adopted by the Governing Council, and thereafter notified, in one of the official languages of the Union, and signed on the Governing Council's behalf by the President. They shall state the reasons on which they are based. Notification of the national central banks may take place electronically, by means of telefax or in paper form. Any ECB Guideline that is to be officially published shall be translated into the official languages of the Union.’; (2) Paragraph 17.4. is replaced by the following: ‘17.4. ECB Decisions and Recommendations shall be adopted by the Governing Council or the Executive Board in their respective domains of competence, and shall be signed by the President. ECB Decisions imposing sanctions on third parties shall be signed by the Secretary of the Governing Council in order to certify them. ECB Decisions and Recommendations shall state the reasons on which they are based. Recommendations for secondary Union legislation under Article 41 of the Statute shall be adopted by the Governing Council.’. (3) Paragraph 17.6. is replaced by the following: ‘17.6. ECB Instructions shall be adopted by the Executive Board, and thereafter notified, in one of the official languages of the Union, and signed on the Executive Board's behalf by the President or any two Executive Board members. Notification of the national central banks may take place electronically, by means of telefax or in paper form. Any ECB Instruction that is to be officially published shall be translated into the official languages of the Union.’; (4) Paragraph 17a.2. is replaced by the following: ‘17a.2. ECB guidelines related to supervisory tasks pursuant to Article 4(3) and Article 6(5)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 shall be adopted by the Governing Council, and thereafter notified and signed on behalf of the Governing Council by the President. Notification of the national competent authorities may take place electronically, by means of telefax or in paper form.’; (5) Paragraph 17a.3. is replaced by the following: ‘17a.3. ECB instructions related to supervisory tasks pursuant to Article 6(3), Article 6(5)(a) and Articles 7(1), 7(4), 9(1) and 30(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 shall be adopted by the Governing Council, and thereafter notified and signed on behalf of the Governing Council by the President. They shall state the reasons on which they are based. Notification of the national authorities competent for the supervision of credit institutions may take place electronically, by means of telefax or in paper form.’; (6) Paragraph 17a.4. is replaced by the following: ‘17a.4. ECB decisions with regard to supervised entities and entities which have applied for authorisation to take up the business of a credit institution shall be adopted by the Governing Council and signed by the Secretary of the Governing Council in order to certify them. They shall be thereafter notified to the persons to whom they are addressed.’.

Entry into force

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

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