The reporting framework for the money and banking statistics of the ECB is included in the “General documentation”. Furthermore, on 11 September 1998 the Governing Council endorsed a list of eligible securities settlement systems following an assessment of such systems against standards that had previously been laid down for their use in the credit operations of the ESCB.
The list, which indicates those securities settlement systems that will be used by the ESCB and the conditions for their use, is set out in the “General documentation” as well. 3. Technical preparations for the euro banknotes The technical preparations for the euro banknotes are proceeding according to schedule. The origination, i.e.