Regulation (EC) No 4/2007 of the European Central Bank of 14 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/2006/20)
Regulation (EC) No 4/2007 of the European Central Bankof 14 December 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector(ECB/2006/20)THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central BankOJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 8., and in particular Articles 5(1) and 6(4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 of the European Central Bank of 22 November 2001 concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/2001/13)OJ L 333, 17.12.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2181/2004 (ECB/2004/21) (OJ L 371, 18.12.2004, p. 42). requires monetary financial institutions to report quarterly statistical data broken down by country and by currency. Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) has to be amended to extend the reporting requirements to data in respect of Bulgaria and Romania, which will accede to the European Union on 1 January 2007.(2)Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13), the reporting of quarterly data on positions vis-à-vis counterparties resident in the territories of Member States that have adopted the euro is mandatory. Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) therefore has to be amended to take into account Slovenia’s adoption of the euro,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: