rule procedur european central bank amend april govern council european central bank regard protocol statut european system central bank european central bank hereinaft refer quot statut quot articl thereof decid adopt rule procedur preliminari chapter articl treati statut rule procedur supplement treati establish european commun hereinaft refer quot treati quot statut term rule procedur mean treati statut chapter govern council articl date place govern council meet date meet decid govern council propos presid council principl meet regularli schedul determin govern council 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 european central bank hereinaft refer quot ecb quot meet held mean teleconferenc governor object articl attend govern council meet provid hereto attend meet govern council restrict member presid council european union member commiss european commun governor accompani person part meet relat monetari polici deliber governor unabl attend appoint write altern prejudic articl written commun presid due time meet 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 member request 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 prospect decis articl statut secret ballot case member 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 made minut meet govern council articl organis govern council meet agenda meet adopt govern council provision agenda drawn execut board relat document member govern council authoris particip dai relev meet emerg case execut board act appropri view circumst govern council decid remov item add item provision agenda propos presid member govern council item remov agenda request member relat document member due time minut proceed govern council submit member approv meet earlier written procedur sign presid 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 committe european system central bank committe european system central bank hereinaft refer quot escb committe quot compos repres ecb nation central bank particip member state form assist work european system central bank hereinaft refer quot escb quot govern council lai mandat escb committe appoint chairperson rule chairperson repres ecb govern council execut board request studi specif topic escb committe escb committe report govern council execut board bank supervisori committe oblig report execut board act forum consult issu relat supervisori function escb defin treati statut nation central bank particip member state appoint repres part meet escb committe deal matter fall field compet gener council repres invit part meet deem chairperson committe execut board specif matter direct interest commiss european commun repres commiss servic invit attend meet escb committe repres commun bodi parti invit deem ecb provid secretari assist escb committe 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 quot administr circular quot rule obligatori staff ecb execut board enact updat code conduct guidanc member member staff 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 ecb 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 ec legal act adopt derog abrog gener council request submit observ paragraph 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 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 articl paragraph sentenc statut notifi parti concern publish matter legal effect parti act adopt deleg promptli notifi govern council 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 compet adopt annual report requir articl statut pertain govern council 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 state reason base recommend secondari commun legisl articl statut adopt govern council prejudic articl paragraph articl indent 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 commun offici journal european commun case ecb regul ecb opinion draft commun legisl ecb legal instrument public expressli decid principl council regul april appli legal act ecb foreseen articl statut articl procedur articl treati approv provid articl treati adopt govern council singl decis particip member state quarter year year articl procur procur good servic ecb due regard principl public transpar equal access discrimin effici administr derog principl effici administr except made principl case urgenc reason secur secreci sole supplier suppli nation central bank ecb ensur continu supplier asset acquir european monetari institut hereinaft refer quot emi quot articl select appoint promot staff member staff select appoint promot execut board member staff select appoint promot due regard principl profession qualif public transpar equal access discrimin administr circular rule procedur recruit intern promot execut board recruit ecb member staff emi liquid specif recruit rule procedur articl condit employ employ relationship ecb staff determin condit employ staff rule condit employ approv amend govern council propos execut board gener council consult procedur laid rule procedur condit employ implement staff rule adopt amend execut board 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 effect offici journal european commun mean wire servic common financi market articl confidenti access ecb document archiv proceed decis make bodi ecb committe group establish confidenti govern council authoris presid make outcom deliber public document drawn ecb confidenti govern council decid access ecb document archiv document previous held archiv emi govern decis european central bank novemb public access document archiv european central bank ecb document held archiv committe governor central bank member state european econom commun emi ecb freeli access thirti year special case govern council shorten period chapter vi final provis articl amend rule procedur govern council amend rule procedur gener council propos amend execut board adopt supplementari rule field compet articl public rule procedur publish offici journal european commun frankfurt main april behalf govern council presid willem duisenberg oj