The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a decision which amends its rules of procedure. The amended rules reflect changes to the ECB’s governance and operations that are required as a consequence of its supervisory role under the single supervisory mechanism (SSM). The decision contains provisions relating to the:

• SSM’s supervisory board, including its composition, voting procedures and the code of conduct for supervisory board members;
• adoption of decisions by the ECB for the purpose of its role under the SSM;
• separation of the ECB’s monetary and supervisory roles; and
• establishment of an audit committee for the ECB.

View Decision of the European Central Bank of 22 January 2014 amending Decision ECB/2004/2 of 19 February 2004 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, 24 January 2014