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26.5.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
137/5
DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 May 2012
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as
regards the external auditors of the Banque de France
(2012/280/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
auditors to Deloitte & Associés and KPMG Audit FS I
SAS as deputy auditors to KPMG SA for the financial
years 2012 to 2017.
Having regard to the Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the
European System of Central Banks and of the European
Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and
(5) It
is
appropriate
to
follow
the
recommendation
of
the
the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in
Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council
particular to 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 23 March 2012 to the Council of the European Union
Article 1
on the external auditors of the Banque de France
(ECB/2012/5) ( 1 ),
Article 1(4) of Decision 1999/70/EC is hereby replaced by the
following:
Whereas:
‘4. Deloitte
&
Associés
and
KPMG
SA
are
hereby
approved
as the external auditors of the Banque de France for the
(1) The
accounts
of
the
European
Central
Bank
(ECB)
and
of
financial years 2012 to 2017.
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be
audited by independent external auditors recommended
BEAS is hereby approved as the deputy auditors to Deloitte &
by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by
Associés and KPMG Audit FS I SAS as deputy auditors to
the Council of the European Union.
KPMG SA for the financial years 2012 to 2017.’.
(2) The
mandate
of
the
current
external
auditors
of
the
Article 2
Banque de France will end after the audit for the
financial year 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
external auditors as from the financial year 2012.
Article 3
(3) The
Banque
de
France
has
selected
Deloitte
&
Associés This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.
and KPMG SA as its external auditors and BEAS and
KPMG Audit FS I SAS as deputy auditors for the
financial years 2012 to 2017.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2012.
(4) The
Governing
Council
of
the
ECB
recommended
that
For the Council
Deloitte & Associés and KPMG SA should jointly be
appointed as the external auditors of the Banque de
The President
France and that BEAS should be appointed as deputy
M. VESTAGER
( 1 ) OJ C 93, 30.3.2012, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.

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