Article 1 Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank ( hereinafter referred to as the « Statute ') and in particular to Articles 31.2 , 31.3 and 43.1 thereof , Definitions For the purposes of this guideline : --- « participating Member States » shall mean all Member States which have adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community , --- « national central banks » shall mean national central banks of participating Member States , --- « transactions » shall mean all transactions listed in the second and third indents of Article 23 of the Statute , carried out in the market and involving exchange of non-euro assets for euro or for any other non-euro assets by participating Member States , including without limitation transactions carried out by national central banks on behalf of participating Member States and not recorded in the national central banks » financial accounts , --- « foreign exchange working balances » shall mean holdings of assets denominated in any unit of account or currency other than the euro that are maintained by participating Member States » public authorities directly or through their agents , --- « non-euro assets » include securities and all other assets in the currency of any country outside the euro area or units of account in whatever form held , --- « off-market » shall mean foreign exchange operations where neither contractual party is a participant in the interbank market for foreign exchange .
Le operazioni effettuate dalle banche centrali nazionali per conto degli Stati membri partecipanti e non registrate nei rendiconti finanziari delle banche centrali nazionali sono disciplinate dal presente indirizzo , mentre le operazioni effettuate dalle banche centrali nazionali a nome proprio e a proprio rischio sono disciplinate dall' indirizzo relativo alle operazioni delle banche centrali nazionali , in conformità dell' articolo 31.3 dello statuto , --- per « operazioni » si intendono tutte le operazioni elencate nel secondo e terzo trattino dell' articolo 23 dello statuto , effettuate nel mercato da parte degli Stati membri partecipanti , che comportano lo scambio di attività non denominate in euro contro euro , o contro qualunque altra attività non denominata in euro , incluse , a titolo esemplificativo , operazioni effettuate da banche centrali nazionali per conto degli Stati membri partecipanti e non registrate nei rendiconti finanziari delle banche centrali nazionali ,