
Article 1 
Article 1(4) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
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4. Deloitte & Associés and Mazars & Guerard are hereby approved jointly as the external auditors of the Banque de France for the financial years 2006 to 2011.KPMG S.A. is hereby approved as the deputy auditor of the Banque de France for the financial years 2006 to 2011.'
Article 2 
This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2006.
For the Council
The President
U. PLASSNIK