
Article 1 
Article 1(3) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
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3. Deloitte, S.L. is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Banco de España for the financial years 2006 to 2008.This mandate may be renewed thereafter on a yearly basis until the end of the financial year 2012.'
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 Brussels, 12 February 2007.
For the Council
The President
F.-W. STEINMEIER