
Article 1 
Article 1(4) of Decision 1999/70/EC is hereby replaced by the following:
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4. Deloitte & Associés and KPMG SA are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banque de France for the financial years 2012 to 2017.BEAS is hereby approved as the deputy auditors to Deloitte & Associés and KPMG Audit FS I SAS as deputy auditors to KPMG SA for the financial years 2012 to 2017.'.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2012.
For the Council
The President
M. VESTAGER