ks conferred upon the ESCB
under Article 105(2), (3) and (5) of this Treaty are implemented either
by its own activities pursuant to this Statute or through the national
central bank pursuant to Articles 12.1 and 14.
9.3 In accordance with Article 106(3) of this Treaty, the decision-
making bodies of the ECB shall be the Governing Council and the
Executive Board.
ARTICLE 10
The Governing Council
10.1. In accordance with Article 109a(1) of this Treaty, the Governing
Council shall comprise the members of the Executive Board of the
ECB and the Governors of the national central banks.
10.2. Subject to Article 10.3, only members of the Governing Council
present in person shall have the right to vote. By way of derogation
from this rule, the Rules of Procedure referred to in Article 12.3 may
lay down that members of the Governing Council may cast their vote
by means of teleconferencing. These rules shall also provide that a
member of the Governing Council who is prevented from voting for a
prolonged period may appoint an alternate as a member of the
Governing Council.
Subject to Articles 10.3 and 11.3, each member of the Governing
Council shall have one vote. Save as otherwise provided for in this
Statue, the Governing Council shall act by a simple majority. In the
event of a tie the President shall have the casting vote.
In order for the Governing Council to vote, there shall be quorum of
two-thirds of the members. If the quorum is not met, the President may
convene and extraordinary meeting at which decisions may be taken
without regard to the quorum.
10.3. For any decisions to be taken under Articles 28, 29, 30, 32, 33
and 51, the votes in the Governing Council shall be weighted
according to the national central banks' shares in the subscribed
capital of the ECB. The weight of the votes of the members of the
Executive Board shall be zero. A decision requiring a qualified
majority shall be adopted if the votes cast in favour represent at least
two thirds of the subscribed capital of the ECB and represent at least
half of the shareholders. If a Governor in unable to be present, he may
nominate an alternate to cast his weighted vote.
10.4. The proceedings of the meetings shall be confidential. The
Governing Council may decide to make the outcome of its
deliberations public.
10.5. The Governing Council shall meet at least ten times a year.
ARTICLE 11
The Executive Board
11.1. In accordance with Article 109a(2)(a) of this