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Official Journal of the European Union
17.1.2013
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 19 December 2012
amending Decision ECB/2010/24 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central
Bank on euro banknotes in circulation and arising from securities purchased under the securities
markets programme
(ECB/2012/33)
(2013/32/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central
Article 1
Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular
Amendment
Article 33 thereof,
Article 2(2) to (4) is replaced by the following:
Whereas:
‘2. Unless
otherwise
decided
by
the
Governing
Council,
(1) Decision
ECB/2010/24
of
25
November
2010
on
the
the ECB shall distribute to the NCBs its income on euro
interim distribution of the income of the European
banknotes in circulation accrued and its income arising
Central Bank on euro banknotes in circulation and
from SMP securities earned in each financial year on the
arising from securities purchased under the securities
last working day in January of the following year.
markets programme ( 1 ) lays down how the European
Central Bank (ECB) distributes to the NCBs: (a) its
3. The
amount
of
the
ECB’s
income
on
euro
banknotes
in
income on euro banknotes in circulation accrued each
circulation may be reduced in accordance with any decision
financial year; and (b) its income arising from securities
by the Governing Council on the basis of the Statute of the
purchased under the securities markets programme (SMP)
ESCB in respect of expenses incurred by the ECB in
earned in each financial year.
connection with the issue and handling of euro banknotes.’.
(2)
It is considered necessary to align the dates for the
Article 2
interim distribution of the ECB’s income on euro
Entry into force
banknotes in circulation with those for the distribution
of the ECB’s income arising from SMP securities. Unless
This Decision shall enter into force on 31 December 2012.
otherwise decided by the Governing Council, the ECB
should distribute these two types of income on the last
working day in January of the following year. This gives
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 December 2012.
the ECB sufficient time to determine the amount of any
income earned from SMP securities.
The President of the ECB
(3) Decision
ECB/2010/24
needs
to
be
amended
accordingly,
Mario DRAGHI
( 1 ) OJ L 6, 11.1.2011, p. 35.

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