The mandatory accounting and valuation rules adopted for the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet of the European System of Central Banks in accordance with Article 26 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank shall apply to the preparation of the annual accounts of the Banque de France in respect of operations falling within the tasks defined in Article L. 141-1.
The general accounting requirements established by the Autorité des normes comptables (French Accounting Standards Authority) pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 1 of Law No. 98-261 of 6 April 1998 reforming accounting regulations and adapting the land registration system, as well as the accounting and valuation methods established by the regulations of the Autorité des normes comptables mentioned in I of Article 4 of the same Law, shall apply to the Banque de France for transactions other than those accounted for and valued in accordance with the rules mentioned in the first paragraph of this Article.
The General Council determines the presentation of the published accounting statements. It may limit the detail of the information made public.
However, the General Council may, by way of derogation from the second paragraph of this Article, make the accounting and valuation rules recommended by the European Central Bank applicable to the Banque de France.