18.03.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 080/33 EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 19 February 2004 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank (ECB/2004/2) (2004/257EC) 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 to Article 12.3 thereof; HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article The Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank as amended on 22 April 1999, as further amended by Decision ECB[1999/6 of 7 October 1999 amending the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank (), shall be replaced by the following which shall enter into force on 1 March 2004. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK PRELIMINARY CHAPTER Article 1 Definitions These Rules of Procedure shall supplement the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank. The terms in these Rules of Procedure shall have the same meaning as in the Treaty and the Statute. The term ‘Eurosystem’ shall mean the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of those Member States whose currency is the euro. CHAPTER I THE GOVERNING COUNCIL Atticle 2 Date and place of Governing Council meetings 2.1.  The Governing Council shall decide on the dates of its meetings on a proposal from the President. The Governing Council shall, in principle, meet regularly following a schedule that it shall determine in good time before the start of each calendar year. 2.2.  The President shall convene a meeting of the Governing Council if a request for a meeting is submitted by at least three members of the Governing Council. () OJ L 314, 8.12.1999, p. 32.