L 300/44 Official Journal of the European Union 17.11.2007 REGULATION (EC) No 1348/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 9 November 2007 concerning transitional provisions for the application of minimum reserves by the European Central Bank following the introduction of the euro in Cyprus and Malta (ECB/2007/11) THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 19.1 and the first indent of Article 47.2 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the application of minimum reserves by the European Central Bank (1), Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 of the European Central Bank of 12 September 2003 on the appli- cation of minimum reserves (ECB/2003/9) (3), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions (%), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical infor- mation by the European Central Bank (¥, and in particular Articles 5(1) and 6(4) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 of the European Central Bank of 22 November 2001 concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB[2001/13) (%), Whereas: (1) The adoption of the euro by Cyprus and Malta on 1 January 2008 means that credit institutions and () OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1342002 (O] L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 1). ] L 250, 2.10.2003, p. 10. ] L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 4. ] L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 8. J L 333, 17.12.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 4/2007 (ECB/2006/20) (O] L 2, 5.1.2007, p. 3). 0 0 5 ( 5 (0) (0) (0) (0) branches of credit institutions located in Cyprus or Malta will be subject to reserve requirements from that date. (2)  The integration of these entities into the minimum reserve system of the European Central Bank (ECB) requires the adoption of transitional provisions in order to ensure smooth integration without creating a dispro- portionate burden for credit institutions in participating Member States, including Cyprus and Malta. (3)  Article 5 of the Statute in conjunction with Article 10 of the Treaty establishing the European Community implies an obligation for Member States to design and implement at national level all the appropriate measures to collect the statistical information needed to fulfil the statistical reporting requirements of the ECB and to ensure timely preparation in the field of statistics to adopt the euro. (4 In view of Articles 3.5 and 4.7 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, the Governors of the Central Bank of Cyprus and the Central Bank of Malta have been invited to participate in the proceedings leading to the adoption of this Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the terms ‘institution’, ‘reserve requirement’, ‘maintenance period’, ‘reserve base’, and ‘participating Member State’ have the same meaning as in Regu- lation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/20039). Atrticle 2 Transitional provisions for institutions located in Cyprus or Malta 1. In derogation from Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9), a transitional maintenance period shall run from 1 January 2008 to 15 January 2008 for insti- tutions located in Cyprus or Malta.