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19B. Decisions about certain issues involving Treaties governing European Union and ESCB Statute.

 

Where the Commission is considering a budgetary or funding issue relating to the Bank, and in the opinion of the Governor the issue has implications for the independence of the Bank or the performance by the Governor of the functions conferred on the Governor and the Bank by or under the treaties governing the European Union (within the meaning given by section 1 of the European Communities Act 1972 as amended by section 2 of the European Communities Act 2009) or the ESCB Statute, the Governor shall so inform the Commission and thereafter -

(a) the Commission shall cease to consider the issue,

(b) the Governor has the sole right to determine the issue, and

(c) the Governor's decision is final.