Published: 2013-05-15
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24.5.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 138/19 |
GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 15 May 2013
amending Guideline ECB/2006/4 on the Eurosystem’s provision of reserve management services in euro to central banks and countries located outside the euro area and to international organisations
(ECB/2013/14)
(2013/234/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Articles 12.1 and 14.3 and Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
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(1) |
Guideline ECB/2006/4 of 7 April 2006 on the Eurosystem’s provision of reserve management services in euro to central banks and countries located outside the euro area and to international organisations (1) should address the issue of counterparties subject to restrictive measures in the area of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing. |
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Therefore, Guideline ECB/2006/4 should be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS GUIDELINE:
Article 1
Amendment
In Article 7 of Guideline ECB/2006/4, the following point (f) is added:
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‘(f) |
state that the customer shall confirm to the Eurosystem member that it complies with all Union and national laws for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, insofar as and to the extent applicable to it, including instructions given by competent authorities, and that it is not involved with any form of money laundering or terrorist financing.’. |
Article 2
Taking effect and implementation
1. This Guideline shall take effect on the day of its notification to the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter the ‘NCBs’).
2. The NCBs shall comply with this Guideline from six weeks after notification is given to them.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 May 2013.
For the Governing Council of the ECB
The President of the ECB
Mario DRAGHI
(1) OJ L 107, 20.4.2006, p. 54.
