This agreement was drawn up in response to the recommendation made by the Council of Europe on 27 June 1980 and the Statement of Principles adopted at Basel in December 1988 by the oversight authorities of the Group of Ten countries.
该规约系根据欧洲委员会1980年6月27日的建议和十国集团监管当局于1988年12月在巴塞尔通过的原则宣言制订。