43.3. In accordance with Article 109k( 4 ) of this Treaty, Member States' shall be read as Member States without a derogation' in the following Articles of this Statute:  3, 11.2, 19, 34.2 and 50.

43.4. National central banks' shall be read as central banks of Member States without a derogation' in the following Articles of this Statute: 9.2, 10.1, 10.3, 12.1, 16,17, 18, 22, 23, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33.2 and 52.

43.5. Shareholders' shall be read as central banks of Member States without a derogation' in Articles 10.3 and 33.1.

43.6. Subscribed capital of the ECB' shall be read as capital of the ECB subscribed by the central banks of Member States without a derogation' in Articles 10.3 and 30.2.

Article 44

Transitional tasks of the ECB

The ECB shall take over those tasks of the EMI which, because of the derogations of one or more Member States, still have to be performed in the third stage.

The ECB shall give advice in the preparations for the abrogation of the derogations specified in Article 109k of this Treaty.

Article 45

The General Council of the ECB

45.1. Without prejudice to Article 106( 3 ) of this Treaty, the General Council shall be constituted as a third decision making body of the ECB.

45.2. The General Council shall comprise the President and Vice President of the ECB and the Governors of the national central banks. The other members of the Executive Board may participate, without having the right to vote, in meetings of the General Council.

45.3. The responsibilities of the General Council are listed in full in Article 47 of this Statute.

Article 46

Rules of Procedure of the General Council

46.1. The President or, in his absence, the Vice President of the ECB shall chair the General Council of the ECB.

46.2. The President of the Council and a Member of the Commission may participate, without having the right to vote, in meetings of the General Council.

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