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Eurosystem/ESCB Committees

The Eurosystem/ESCB Committees assist the ECB’s decision-making bodies by providing, at the request of the Governing Council and the Executive Board, expertise in their fields of competence.

Membership of the committees is usually restricted to staff of the Eurosystem central banks.

When matters that fall within the field of competence of the General Council are discussed, the NCBs of the Member States which have not yet adopted the euro also participate in the meetings.

There are thirteen Eurosystem/ESCB committees established under Article 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the ECB.

In addition, there is the Budget Committee, established under Article 15 of the Rules of Procedure, which assists the Governing Council in matters related to the ECB's budget, the Human Resources Conference, established under Article 9a of the Rules of Procedure, which serves as a forum for the exchange of experience, expertise and information on human resources policies and practices and the Eurosystem IT Steering Committee (EISC) established in 2007 with the mandate to steer continuous improvement in the use of IT within the Eurosystem.