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Article 1

Ms Sabine LAUTENSCHLÄGER is hereby appointed a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years as from 27 January 2014.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2014.

For the European Council

The President

H. van Rompuy