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Annex I is amended as follows:
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(a)
Part 1, Section IV is amended as follows:
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(i)
The following paragraph 6a is inserted:
6a.
Reporting agents report data in respect of the cells not marked with the # symbol in Table 3 of Part 2.
Reporting agents also report data in respect of the cells marked with the # symbol. However, if figures collected at a higher level of aggregation show that these data are insignificant, NCBs may decide not to require their reporting. Each NCB informs the reporting agents of such a decision.
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(ii)
The following paragraph 7a is inserted:
7a.
Reporting agents report data in respect of the cells not marked with the # symbol in Table 4 of Part 2.
Reporting agents also report data in respect of the cells marked with the # symbol. However, if figures collected at a higher level of aggregation show that these data are insignificant, NCBs may decide not to require their reporting. Each NCB informs the reporting agents of such a decision.
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(iii)
The following paragraph 9a is added:
9a.
Where data in respect of cells marked with the # symbol are insignificant but NCBs nevertheless collect them, these may be transmitted by the NCBs to the ECB with a delay of a further one month from the close of business on the 28th working day following the end of the quarter to which they relate. NCBs decide when they need to receive data from reporting agents in order to meet this deadline.
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(b)
Part 2 is amended as follows:
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(i)
in Table 3 (Country breakdown):
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under the heading B. Other participating Member States (i.e. excluding domestic sector) + part of C. Rest of the world (Member States), columns are inserted to represent each country acceding to the EU on 1 May 2004. Each cell in each of the said columns is marked with the # symbol,
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in the heading of the final column, the words (excluding Member States) are replaced by (excluding DK, SE, GB),
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the following General note is added to the table: If figures collected at a higher level of aggregation show that data in respect of the cells marked with the # symbol are insignificant, NCBs may decide not to require their reporting.;
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(ii)
in Table 4 (Currency breakdown):
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Under the heading Other Member State currencies, columns are inserted to represent each country acceding to the EU on 1 May 2004. Each cell in each of the said columns is marked with the # symbol.
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The first row is replaced by the following:
Other Member States currencies (excluding DKK, SEK and GBP) are included under this column.
| BALANCE SHEET ITEMS |
All currencies combined |
Euro |
Other Member State currencies |
Other currencies |
| (Cells representing the currency of each Member State) |
Total |
USD |
JPY |
CHF |
Remaining currencies combined
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| (…) |
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The following General note is added to the table: If figures collected at a higher level of aggregation show that data in respect of the cells marked with the # symbol are insignificant, NCBs may decide not to require their reporting.