Under the conditions laid down in the Statute of the European System of Central Banks, and in particular Article 30 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank on the transfer of foreign reserve assets to the European Central Bank, and Article 31 of the said Protocol relating to the management of foreign reserve assets held by the national central banks, the Banque de France holds and manages the State’s foreign exchange reserves in gold and foreign currencies and records them on the assets side of its balance sheet in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in an agreement that it concludes with the State.
In compliance with the provisions of Article 111 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular concerning the international bodies in which the Member States may negotiate and the international agreements which they may conclude, and in compliance with Article 6(2) of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, concerning the international monetary institutions in which the European Central Bank and, subject to its agreement, the national central banks are entitled to participate, the Banque de France may participate, with the authorisation of the Minister responsible for the economy, in international monetary agreements.