the procedure referred to in Article 189c and after consulting the ECB,
adopt measures to harmonize the denominations and technical
specifications of all coins intended for circulation to the extent
necessary to permit their smooth circulation within the Community.
ARTICLE 106
1. The ESCB shall be composed of the ECB and of the national central
banks.
2. The ECB shall have legal personality.
3. The ESCB shall be governed by the decision-making bodies of the
ECB which shall be the Governing Council and the Executive Board.
4. The Statute of the ESCB is laid down in a Protocol annexed to this
Treaty.
5. Articles 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 17, 18, 19.1, 22, 23, 24, 26, 32.2, 32.3. 32.4,
32.6, 33.l(a) and 36 of the Statute of the ESCB may be amended by the
Council, acting either by a qualified majority on a recommendation
from the ECB and after consulting the Commission or unanimously on
a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the ECB. In
either case, the assent of the European Parliament shall be required.
6. The Council, acting by a qualified majority either on a proposal from
the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and the
ECB or on a recommendation from the ECB and after consulting the
European Parliament and the Commission, shall adopt the provisions
referred to in Articles 4, 5.4, 19.2, 20, 28-1, 29.2, 30.4 and 34.3 of the
Statute of the ESCB.
ARTICLE 107
When exercising the powers and carrying out the tasks and duties
conferred upon them by this Treaty and the Statute of the ESCB,
neither the ECB, nor a national central bank, nor any member of their
decision-making bodies shall seek or take instructions from
Community institutions or bodies, from any government of a Member