decis european central bank februari adopt rule procedur european central bank ecb ec govern council european central bank regard statut european system central bank european central bank articl thereof decid sole articl rule procedur european central bank amend april amend decis ecb octob amend rule procedur european central bank replac enter forc march rule procedur european central bank preliminari chapter articl definit rule procedur supplement treati establish european commun statut european system central bank european central bank term rule procedur mean treati statut term quot eurosystem quot european central bank ecb nation central bank member state currenc euro chapter govern council articl date place govern council meet govern council decid date meet propos presid govern council principl meet regularli schedul determin good time start calendar year presid conven meet govern council request meet submit member govern council presid conven meet govern council deem govern council hold meet premis ecb meet held mean teleconferenc governor object articl attend govern council meet provid attend meet govern council restrict member presid council european union member commiss european commun governor accompani person governor unabl attend appoint write altern prejudic articl written commun presid due time meet altern accompani person presid appoint member staff ecb secretari secretari assist execut board prepar meet govern council draft minut thereof govern council invit person attend meet deem articl vote order govern council vote quorum third member quorum met presid conven extraordinari meet decis regard quorum govern council proce vote request presid presid initi vote procedur request member govern council abstent prevent adopt govern council decis articl statut member govern council prevent vote prolong period month appoint altern member govern council accord articl statut governor unabl vote decis articl statut appoint altern cast weight vote presid initi secret ballot request member govern council member govern council person affect propos decis articl statut secret ballot held case member govern council concern particip vote decis written procedur member govern council object written procedur requir work dai consider member govern council ii person signatur member govern council altern accord articl iii record decis minut subsequ meet govern council articl organis govern council meet govern council adopt agenda meet provision agenda drawn execut board relat document member govern council authoris particip dai relev meet emerg case execut board act appropri regard circumst govern council decid remov item add item provision agenda propos presid member govern council item remov agenda request member govern council relat document submit member govern council due time minut proceed govern council submit member approv subsequ meet earlier written procedur sign presid govern council lai intern rule decis make emerg situat chapter ii execut board articl date place execut board meet date meet decid execut board propos presid presid conven meet execut board deem articl vote order execut board vote accord articl statut quorum third member quorum met presid conven extraordinari meet decis regard quorum decis written procedur member execut board object member execut board person affect prospect decis articl statut particip vote articl organis execut board meet execut board decid organis meet chapter iii organis european central bank articl eurosystem escb committe govern council establish dissolv committe assist work decis make bodi ecb report govern council execut board committe compos member eurosystem ncb ecb appoint governor execut board govern council lai mandat committe appoint chairperson rule chairperson staff member ecb govern council execut board request studi specif topic committe ecb provid secretari assist committe nation central bank particip member state appoint staff member part meet committe deal matter fall field compet gener council chairperson committe execut board deem repres commun institut bodi parti invit part meet committe chairperson committe execut board deem articl govern council decid establish ad hoc committe charg specif advisori task articl intern structur consult govern council execut board decid number respect compet work unit ecb decis made public work unit ecb manag direct execut board execut board decid individu respons member respect work unit ecb inform govern council gener council staff ecb thereof decis presenc member execut board vote presid articl staff ecb member staff ecb inform posit structur ecb report line profession respons prejudic articl statut execut board enact organis rule hereinaft refer administr circular bind staff ecb execut board adopt date code conduct guidanc member member staff ecb chapter iv involv gener council task european system central bank articl relationship govern council gener council gener council ecb opportun submit observ govern council adopt opinion articl statut recommend statist field articl statut annual report rule standardis account rule report oper measur applic articl statut condit employ staff ecb context prepar irrevoc fix exchang rate ecb opinion articl treati commun legal act adopt derog abrog gener council request submit observ paragraph articl reason period time ten work dai case urgenc justifi request period reduc work dai presid decid written procedur presid inform gener council accord articl statut decis adopt govern council articl relationship execut board gener council gener council ecb opportun submit observ execut board implement legal act govern council accord articl contribut gener council requir adopt virtu power deleg govern council accord articl statut legal act accord articl rule contribut gener council requir gener council request submit observ paragraph articl reason period time ten work dai case urgenc justifi request period reduc work dai presid decid written procedur chapter specif procedur provis articl deleg power deleg power govern council execut board sentenc paragraph articl statut notifi parti concern publish decis mean deleg legal effect parti govern council promptli inform act adopt deleg book authoris signatori ecb establish pursuant decis adopt articl statut circul interest parti articl budgetari procedur govern council act propos execut board accord principl laid adopt end financi year budget ecb subsequ financi year assist matter relat budget ecb govern council establish budget committe lai mandat composit articl report annual account govern council adopt annual report requir articl statut compet adopt publish quarterli report articl statut weekli consolid financi statement articl statut consolid balanc sheet articl statut report deleg execut board execut board accord principl establish govern council prepar annual account ecb month subsequ financi year submit extern auditor govern council adopt annual account ecb quarter subsequ year extern auditor report submit govern council adopt articl legal instrument ecb ecb regul adopt govern council sign behalf presid ecb guidelin adopt govern council notifi offici languag european commun sign govern council behalf presid state reason base notif nation central bank place mean telefax electron mail telex paper form ecb guidelin offici publish translat offici languag european commun govern council deleg norm power execut board purpos implement regul guidelin regul guidelin concern issu implement limit scope deleg power ecb decis recommend adopt govern council execut board respect domain compet sign presid ecb decis impos sanction parti sign presid vice presid member execut board ecb decis recommend state reason base recommend secondari commun legisl articl statut adopt govern council prejudic paragraph articl indent articl statut ecb opinion adopt govern council except circumst governor state retain compet govern council adopt specif opinion ecb opinion adopt execut board line comment provid govern council take account contribut gener council ecb opinion sign presid ecb instruct adopt execut board notifi offici languag european commun sign execut board behalf presid execut board member notif nation central bank place mean telefax electron mail telex paper form ecb instruct offici publish translat offici languag european commun ecb legal instrument number sequenti eas identif execut board step ensur safe custodi origin notif addresse consult author public offici languag european union offici journal european union case ecb regul ecb opinion draft commun legisl ecb legal instrument public expressli decid principl council regul ec determin languag european econom commun april appli legal act articl statut articl procedur articl treati approv provid articl treati adopt year govern council singl decis particip member state final quarter year articl procur procur good servic ecb give due regard principl public transpar equal access discrimin effici administr principl effici administr derog made principl case urgenc reason secur secreci sole supplier suppli nation central bank ecb ensur continu supplier articl select appoint promot staff member staff ecb select appoint promot execut board member staff ecb select appoint promot due regard principl profession qualif public transpar equal access discrimin rule procedur recruit intern promot mean administr circular articl condit employ condit employ staff rule determin employ relationship ecb staff govern council propos execut board consult gener council adopt condit employ execut board adopt staff rule implement condit employ staff committe consult adopt condit employ staff rule opinion submit govern council execut board articl commun announc gener commun announc decis decis make bodi ecb publish ecb websit offici journal european union mean wire servic common financi market media articl confidenti access ecb document proceed decis make bodi ecb committe group establish confidenti govern council authoris presid make outcom deliber public public access document drawn held ecb govern decis govern council document drawn ecb classifi handl accord rule laid administr circular freeli access period year decid decis make bodi chapter vi final provis articl amend rule procedur govern council amend rule procedur gener council propos amend execut board adopt supplementari rule field compet frankfurt main februari presid ecb jean claud trichet oj oj