《CENTRAL BANKING LEGISLATION VOLUME II》

AUSTRIA3

Central Bank Law3

National Bank Law， 19553

Central Bank Transition Law， 194530

Central Bank Transition Amending Law， 194633

Rules and Regulations for the Board of Directors of the National Bank， 195634

Rules and Regulations for the Board of Managers of the National Bank， 195640

Federal Constitution： Articles 4 and 1046

Banking Legislation46

Monetary Law49

Monetary Unit： A Note49

Subsidiary Coins Law， 196350

Bretton Woods Agreements： A Note51

Bibliographical Note52

BELGIUM59

Central Bank Law59

Organic Law of the National Bank， 193959

By-Laws of the National Bank， 193966

Regulation Establishing a Moneta Reserve Ratio83

Decision Establishing a Liquidity Ratio85

Decree-Law No.5 of May 1，194488

Banking Law， 193591

Summary91

Articles 11， 13， 39 and 39bis97

Monetary Law98

Monetary Unit： A Note98

Monetary Law， 195799

BELGIUM （continued）101

Bretton Woods Agreements Measures101

Law of December 26， 1945101

Decree of April 5， 1946101

Bibliographical Note103

DENMARK107

Central Bank Law107

National Bank of Denmark Act， 1936107

By-Laws of the National Bank of Denmark116

Commercial Bank Act， 1930： Summary126

Monetary Law132

Monetary Unit： A Note132

Monetary Act， 1873132

Subsidiary Coinage Act，1924138

Subsidiary Coinage （Amendment） Act，1960140

Subsidiary Coinage （Amendment） Act，1964141

Bretton Woods Agreements： A Note142

Bibliographical Note142

FINLAND147

Central Bank Law147

Regulations for the Bank of Finland， 1925147

Constitution Act， 1919： Article 73155

Rules for the Diet， 1928： Articles 50 and 83155

Banking Law157

Bank Act， 1933： Summary157

Bank Inspection Act， 1933161

Monetary Law164

Monetary Unit： A Note164

Currency Act165

Act on Implementation of the Currency Act167

Bretton Woods Agreements Measures169

Act of December 19， 1947169

Decree of February 6， 1948169

Bibliographical Note170

FRANCE175

Central Bank Law175

Codified Statutes of the Bank of France175

Law of December 2， 1945199

Agreement of October 29， 1959210

Constitution： Article 34211

Banking Law211

Law of June 13， 1941211

Law of June 14， 1941223

Decree on the Operation of the Nationalized Deposit Banks， 1946227

Decree on the Operation of the Private Banks， 1946231

Monetary Law235

Monetary Unit： A Note235

Ordinance Establishing a New Monetary Unit， 1958236

Decree on Introduction of the New Monetary Unit， 1959237

Decree on the New Monetary Unit， 1962238

Order on the New Monetary Unit， 1962239

Bretton Woods Agreements Law， 1945240

Annexes241

Order of September 23， 1965241

Order of October 18， 1951243

Monetary Law， 1936244

Agreement of June 27， 1949244

Bibliographical Note245

GERMANY， FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF251

Central Bank Law251

Law Concerning the Deutsche Bundesbank， 1957251

By-Laws of the Deutsche Bundesbank272

Basic Law for the Federal Republic： Articles 70-74276

Banking Law，1961278

Summary278

Articles 7， 10， 11， 23， and 24288

Notice No. 1/62291

GERMANY， FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF （continued）293

Monetary Law293

Monetary Unit： A Note293

Subsidiary Coins Law， 1950294

Bretton Woods Agreements Law， 1952296

Biblioraphical Note297

GREECE303

Central Banking Law303

Statutes of the Bank of Greece303

Banking Law327

Banking Legislation： A Note327

Bank Law， 1931： Articles 1-18bis329

Monetary Law333

Monetary Unit： A Note333

Legislative Decree on the Exchange Value of the Drachma， 1953334

Law on Note Issue and Coinage， 1954337

Bretton Woods Agreements Law， 1945341

Bibliographical Note341

ICELAND345

Central Bank of Iceland Law， 1961345

Monetary Unit： A Note354

Bretton Woods Agreements Law， 1945355

Bibliographical Note356

IRELAND359

Central Bank Law359

Central Bank Act， 1942359

Central Bank of Ireland Regulations （No.2）， 1943401

Central Bank of Ireland Regulations （No.3）， 1943401

Central Bank of Ireland （Surplus Income） Regulations，1943402

Central Bank of Ireland （Form of Statement of Ac-counts） Regulations， 1961404

IRELAND （continued）407

Monetary Law407

Monetary Unit： A Note407

Coinage Act， 1950408

Bretton Woods Agreements Act， 1957415

Bibliographical Note417

ITALY421

Central Bank Law421

Statute of the Bank of Italy， 1936421

Constitution of the Republic， 1947： Article 47441

Banking Law， 1936： Articles 3 and 20-24441

Decree-Law on Revaluation of the Bank of Italy’s Gold Holdings， 1960443

Banking Law444

Banking Law， 1936444

Summary444

Articles 1， 2， 4， 5， and 35449

Banking Code： A Note451

Decree on the Interministerial Committee for Credit and Savings， 1947453

Monetary Law455

Monetary Unit： A Note455

Decree on the Currency Circulation， 1946456

Bretton Woods Agreements Measures457

Law No.132 of March 23， 1947457

Ministerial Decree No… 64047 of October 20， 1947458

Bibliographical Note459

NETHERLANDS465

Central Bank Law465

Netherlands Bank Act 1948465

Measures to Give Effect to Article 17 of the Netherlands Bank Act 1948476

Act of January 11， 1956476

Decree of June 27， 1956477

By-Laws of the Netherlands Bank479

Act on the Supervision of the Credit System，1956484

Summary484

Articles 10， 11， 17， 18， and 28488

NETHERLANDS （continued）492

Monetary Law492

Monetary Unit： A Note492

Coinage Act 1948492

Bretton Woods Agreements Act 1945496

Bibliographical Note497

NORWAY501

Central Bank Law501

Norges Bank Act， 1892501

Monetary and Credit Act， 1965513

Banking Law517

Commercial Bank Act， 1961： Summary517

Bank Inspection Act， 1956525

Monetary Law529

Monetary Unit： A Note529

Monetary Act， 1875529

Acts Supplementing the Monetary Act， 1875535

Bretton Woods Agreements： A Note539

Bibliographical Note539

PORTUGAL543

Central Bank Law543

Charter of the Bank of Portugal， 1931543

Decree-Law No. 46492577

Constitution： Articles 91 and 93586

Banking Legislation587

Summary587

Articles 13， 14， 23， and 24 of 1959 Decree-Law597

Monetary Unit： A Note598

Bretton Woods Agreements Measures599

Decree-Law No… 43341599

Bases for the Contract Between the State and the Bank of Portugal601

Bibliographical Note605

SPAINC609

entral Bank Law609

Bank of Spain Law， 1962609

SPAIN （continued）622

Law of the Cortes： Article 10622

Banking Law622

Credit and Banking Law， 1962622

Decree on Modification of the Banking Status Quo， 1963634

Order Implementing the Decree on Modification of the Banking Status Quo， 1963639

Decree-Law on the Institute for Medium-Term and Long-Term Credit， 1962644

Decree-Law on Industrial and Investment Banks， 1962652

Monetary Unit： A Note655

Decree-Law on the Bretton Woods Agreements， 1958656

Bibliographical Note659

SWEDEN663

Central Bank Law663

Sveriges Riksbank Act， 1934663

Constitution of the Realm： Articles 72 and 111（2）670

Riksdag Statutes： Articles 41， 70， and 71671

Special Regulations on the Riksbank’s Right to Issue Notes， 1966673

Liquidity and Cash Ratio Act， 1962673

Investment Ratio Act， 1962677

Interest Control Act， 1962680

Banking Act， 1955682

Summary682

Article 63694

Monetary Law695

Monetary Unit： A Note695

Monetary Act， 1873695

Bretton Woods Agreements Measures699

Bibliographical Note701

SWITZERLAND705

Central Bank Law705

National Bank Law， 1953705

Federal Constitution： Article 39724

SWITZERLAND （continued）724

Banking Law， 1934724

Summary724

Articles 7-10733

Monetary Law734

Monetary Unit： A Note734

Coinage Law， 1952735

Ordinance to Implement the 1952 Coinage Law738

Bibliographical Note741

YUGOSLAVIA747

Central Bank Law747

National Bank of Yugoslavia Law， 1965747

By-Laws of the National Bank of Yugoslavia759

Constitution： Articles 28， 29， and 117813

Banking and Credit Law， 1965814

Monetary Law852

Monetary Unit： A Note852

Law on the Parity of the Dinar， 1965853

Currency Law， 1965854

Bretton Woods Agreements： A Note855

Bibliographical Note856

APPENDICES861

Ⅰ. Name of Central Bank， Seat of Head Office， Branches and Agencies861

Ⅱ. Capital and Ownership of Central Banks865

Ⅲ. Principal Organs of Central Banks869

Ⅳ. Selected List of Central Bank and Monetary Laws Published in the League of Nations Collection of Monetaand Central Bank Laws （1932）887

Ⅴ. A Note on Uniform Law for Bills of Exchange， Promissory Notes， and Checks893

Ⅵ. General Arrangements to Borrow897

Ⅶ. The Monetary Regime of Luxembourg909

Ⅷ. A Note on Andorra， Liechtenstein， Monaco， San Marino， and Vatican City919