
Article 1 
Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
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2. Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2009 to 2014.'.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2009.
For the Council
The President
P. BENDL