Dohoda ze dne 21. prosince 2006 mezi Evropskou centrální bankou a národními centrálními bankami členských států mimo eurozónu, kterou se mění dohoda ze dne 16. března 2006 mezi Evropskou centrální bankou a národními centrálními bankami členských států mimo eurozónu o provozních postupech mechanismu směnných kurzů ve třetí etapě hospodářské a měnové unie

THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE ECB) AND THE NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS OF THE MEMBER STATES OUTSIDE THE EURO AREA (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE NON-EURO AREA NCBs AND THE NON-EURO AREA MEMBER STATES RESPECTIVELY),

Banka Slovenije shall no longer be party to the ERM II Central Bank Agreement with effect from 1 January 2007 .

OJ C 73, 25.3.2006, p. 21 .

(1) The European Council in its Resolution of 16 June 1997 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Resolution') agreed to set up an exchange rate mechanism (hereinafter referred to as 'ERM II') when the third stage of economic and monetary union began on 1 January 1999 .

(2) Under the terms of the Resolution, ERM II is designed to help to ensure that non-euro area Member States participating in ERM II orient their policies to stability, foster convergence and thereby help them in their efforts to adopt the euro.

(3) Slovenia, as a Member State with a derogation, has participated in ERM II since 28 June 2004 and Banka Slovenije is party to the Agreement of 16 March 2006 between the European Central Bank and the national central banks of the Member States outside the euro area laying down the operating procedures for an exchange rate mechanism in stage three of economic and monetary unionOJ C 73, 25.3.2006, p. 21 . (hereinafter referred to as the 'ERM II Central Bank Agreement').

(4) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2006/495/EC of 11 July 2006 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovenia of the single currency on 1 January 2007 OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 25 . , the derogation in favour of Slovenia referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of AccessionOJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33 . is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2007 . Banka Slovenije should therefore no longer be party to the ERM II Central Bank Agreement with effect from that date and the ERM II Central Bank Agreement should be amended accordingly.

(5) In view of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union, their respective national central banks (NCBs) become part of the European System of Central Banks on 1 January 2007 . The ERM II Central Bank Agreement should be amended accordingly,

The Bulgarian National Bank and Banca Naţională a României shall become parties to the ERM II Central Bank Agreement with effect from 1 January 2007 .

OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 25 .

Article 1 Article 1 Amendment to the ERM II Central Bank Agreement in view of the abrogation of Slovenia's derogation

Article 2 Article 2 Amendments to the ERM II Central Bank Agreement in view of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria

Article 3 Article 3 Replacement of Annex II to the ERM II Central Bank Agreement

Article 4 Article 4 Final provisions

Annex II to the ERM II Central Bank Agreement is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Agreement.

OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33 .

4.1 This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 2007 .4.2 This Agreement shall be drawn up in the English and duly signed by the parties. The ECB, which is required to retain the original Agreement, shall send a certified copy thereof to each euro area and non-euro area NCB. The Agreement shall be translated into all other official Community languages and be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union .

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: