20.12.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 366/79

(1)

Article 19.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank provides that the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) may establish regulations concerning the calculation and determination of the required minimum reserves. The details on the application of minimum reserves are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2003/9) (3).

(2)

On 3 July 2014 the Governing Council decided to change the frequency of its monetary policy meetings from a four-week cycle to a six-week cycle as of 1 January 2015 and to extend the reserve maintenance periods from four weeks to six weeks accordingly.

(3)

Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9), the maintenance period is the period over which compliance with reserve requirements is calculated and for which such minimum reserves must be held on reserve accounts.

(4)

The change in the length of the maintenance periods does not affect calculation of the amount of minimum reserves to be fulfilled during a maintenance period for institutions that are subject to the full reporting requirements under Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2013/33) (4). Such institutions calculate, as before, the reserve base in respect of a particular maintenance period on the basis of data under Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) that relates to the month two months prior to the month within which the maintenance period starts. On the other hand, the change in the length of the maintenance periods does affect calculation of the amount of minimum reserves for institutions that report data on a quarterly basis under Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33), as the quarterly period will now comprise two maintenance periods.

(5)

Therefore, Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9) should be amended accordingly,

1.

Article 3(4) is replaced by the following:

‘4.   For institutions which have been granted the derogation set out in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2013/33) (5) (“tail institutions”), the reserve base shall be calculated, for two consecutive maintenance periods beginning with the maintenance period starting in the third month after the end of a quarter, on the basis of end-of-quarter data reported in accordance with point 4 of Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33). These institutions shall notify their minimum reserves in accordance with Article 5.

2.

Article 7(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.   Unless the Governing Council of the ECB decides to modify the calendar according to paragraph 2, the maintenance period shall start on the settlement day of the main refinancing operation following the meeting of the Governing Council, at which the assessment of the monetary policy stance is pre-scheduled. The Executive Board of the ECB shall publish a calendar of maintenance periods at least three months before the start of each calendar year. Publication of such calendar shall take place in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the websites of the ECB and of the participating NCBs.’

3.

in Articles 3(1), 3(3), 4(1), 5(5), 10(6), 11, 13a(1)(b) the reference to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is replaced by a reference to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33);

4.

in Articles 5(3) and 13(4) the reference to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is replaced by a reference to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33);

5.

in Article 13(2) the reference to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is replaced by a reference to Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33).