The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992European Union
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The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992
European Union
Europe -- Economic integration; European Union; European federation
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10.3. Save as otherwise provided for in this Statute, the Council of the
EMI shall act by a simple majority of its members.
10.4. Decisions to be taken in the context of Articles 4.2, 5.4, 6.2, and
6.3 shall require unanimity of the members of the Council of the EMI.
The adoption of opinions and recommendations under Articles 5.1 and
5.2, the adoption of decisions under Articles 6.4, 16 and 23.6 and the
adoption of guidelines under Article 15.3 shall require a qualified
majority of two thirds of the members of the Council of the EMI.
ARTICLE 11
Interinstitutional co-operation and reporting requirements
11.1 The President of the Council and a member of the Commission
may participate, without having the right to vote, in meetings of the
Council of the EMI.
11.2. The President of the EMI shall be invited to participate in Council
meetings when the Council is discussing matters relating to the
objectives and tasks of the EMI.
11.3. At a date to be established in the Rules of Procedure, the EMI
shall prepare an annual report on its activities and on monetary and
financial conditions in the Community. The annual report, together with
the annual accounts of the EMI, shall be addressed to the European
Parliament, the Council and the Commission and also to the European
Council.
The President of the EMI may, at the request of the European
Parliament or on his own initiative, be heard by the competent
Committees of the European Parliament.
11.4. Reports published by the EMI shall be made available to
interested parties free of charge.
ARTICLE 12
Currency denomination
The operations of the EMI shall be expressed in ECUs.
ARTICLE 13
Seat
Before the end of 1992, the decision as to where the seat of the EMI
will be established shall be taken by common accord of the
governments of the Member States at the level of Heads of State or of
Government.
ARTICLE 14
Legal capacity
The EMI, which in accordance with Article 109f(1) of this Treaty shall
have legal personality, shall enjoy in each of the Member States the
most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their
law; it may, in particular, acquire or dispose of movable or immovable
property and may be a party to legal proceedings.
ARTICLE 15
Legal acts.
15.1. In the performance of its tasks, and under the conditions laid
down in this Statute, the EMI shall:
- deliver opinions
- make recommendations;
- adopt guidelines, and take decisions, which shall be addressed to
the national central banks.
15.2. Opinions and recommendations of the EMI shall have no binding
force
15.3. The Council of the EMI may adopt guidelines laying down the
methods for the implementation of the conditions necessary for the
ESCB to perform its functions in the third stage. EMI guidelines shall
have no binding force; they shall be submitted for decision to the ECB.
15.4. Without prejudice to Article 3.1, a decision of the EMI shall be
binding in its entirety upon those to whom it is addressed. Articles 190
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