The Code, approved by the Board of Directors on 31 May 2006, lays down rules for the members of the Directorate (Governing Board) in matters such as conflicts of interest, confidentiality, external mandates, and acceptance of gifts and other benefits, based on compliance with the Bank's fundamental values: independence, impartiality, honesty and discretion.
These rules supplement the provisions of the Statute already in force. The Code is in line with that of the European Central Bank and other Eurosystem national central banks.