Decision (EU) 2023/55 of the European Central Bank of 16 December 2022 amending Decision (EU) 2019/1743 on the remuneration of holdings of excess reserves and of certain deposits (ECB/2019/31) and Decision (EU) 2022/1521 on temporary adjustments to the remuneration of certain non-monetary policy deposits held with national central banks and the European Central Bank (ECB/2022/30) (ECB/2022/47)
Amendment to Decision (EU) 2019/1743 (ECB/2019/31)
In Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2019/1743 (ECB/2019/31), paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. The dedicated account maintained with the ECB in accordance with Article 13(2) of Commission Implementing Decision of 14 April 2021 establishing the necessary arrangements for the administration of the borrowing operations under Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 and for the lending operations related to loans granted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *1 ) and used for the purposes of prudential cash holdings in relation to NextGenerationEU (‘NGEU’) and in relation to the Instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (macro-financial assistance+) shall be remunerated at zero per cent or the euro short-term rate (€STR), whichever is higher, except where the aggregate amount of deposits held in that dedicated account exceeds EUR 20 billion, in which case the amount in excess shall be remunerated as follows:
(a)
if the deposit facility rate on the relevant calendar day is zero or higher (positive), at zero per cent or the euro short-term rate (€STR), whichever is lower;
(b)
if the deposit facility rate on the relevant calendar day is lower than zero (negative), at the deposit facility rate or the euro short-term rate (€STR), whichever is lower.
Amendment to Decision (EU) 2022/1521 (ECB/2022/30)
In Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2022/1521 (ECB/2022/30), paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3. The dedicated account maintained with the ECB in accordance with Article 13(2) of Commission Implementing Decision of 14 April 2021 establishing the necessary arrangements for the administration of the borrowing operations under Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 and for the lending operations related to loans granted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *2 ) and used for the purposes of prudential cash holdings in relation to NextGenerationEU (‘NGEU’) and in relation to the Instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (macro-financial assistance+) shall be remunerated at zero per cent or the euro short-term rate (€STR), whichever is higher, except where the aggregate amount of deposits held in that dedicated account exceeds EUR 20 billion, in which case the amount in excess of EUR 20 billion shall be remunerated at the deposit facility rate or the euro short-term rate (€STR), whichever is lower.
Entry into force
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
2. It shall apply from 9 January 2023.
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