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2.2.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
30/19
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 January 2012
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as
regards the external auditors of the De Nederlandsche Bank
(2012/61/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(4) The
Governing
Council
of
the
ECB
recommended
that
Deloitte Accountants BV be appointed as the external
auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European
years 2012 to 2018.
System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank
annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on
(5) It
is
appropriate
to
follow
the
recommendation
of
the
the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to
Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council
Article 27.1 thereof,
Decision 1999/70/EC ( 2 ) accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central
Bank of 9 December 2011 to the Council of the European
Article 1
Union on the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank
(ECB/2011/22) ( 1 ),
Article 1(8) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the
following:
Whereas:
‘8. Deloitte
Accountants
BV
are
hereby
approved
as
the
external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial
years 2012 to 2018.’.
(1) The
accounts
of
the
European
Central
Bank
(ECB)
and
of
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be
Article 2
audited by independent external auditors recommended
by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
the Council of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.
(2)
The mandate of the current external auditors of De
Nederlandsche Bank ended after the audit for the
financial year of 2011. It is therefore necessary to
appoint external auditors from the financial year 2012.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 2012.
For the Council
(3) De Nederlandsche Bank has selected Deloitte
Accountants BV as its external auditors for the
The President
financial years 2012 to 2018.
N. WAMMEN
( 1 ) OJ C 367, 16.12.2011, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.

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