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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-866/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/866",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 1 December 2005 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (2005/866/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-866",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 1 December 2005\namending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland\n(2005/866/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Recommendation ECB/2005/10 of the European Central Bank of 26 October 2005 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.\n(2)\nThe mandate of the current external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has expired and will not be renewed. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2005.\n(3)\nThe Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has selected Deloitte & Touche as its external auditors starting from the financial year 2005, and the ECB considers that they fulfil the necessary requirements for appointment.\n(4)\nThe Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the mandate of the external auditors should be for three years and may be extended.\n(5)\nIt is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC accordingly,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 277, 10.11.2005, p. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/512/EC (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 20)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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