
Article 1 
In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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4. Mazars and KPMG S.A. are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque de France for the financial years 2018 to 2023.'.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the ECB.
Done at Luxembourg, 16 April 2018.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI