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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 140(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Banknote,Whereas:
(1)Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98note determines the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro as from 1 January 1999.
(2)According to Article 5 of the 2005 Act of Accessionnote, Bulgaria is a Member State with a derogation, within the meaning of Article 139(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(3)Pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2025/1407note regarding the adoption on 1 January 2026 of the euro by Bulgaria, Bulgaria fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation of Bulgaria is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2026.
(4)The introduction of the euro in Bulgaria requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Bulgarian lev. This conversion rate should be set at 1,95583 lev per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the lev in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).
(5)Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following line is inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the Belgian franc and the German mark:‘= 1,95583 Bulgarian lev’.
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