Scope of agreement The purpose of this Agreement ( hereinafter referred to as the Agreement ) is to ensure that the ECB is able to net all existing positions under all outstanding transactions made between the ECB and the Counterparty , regardless of any agent or agents authorised to act on behalf of the ECB through whom the transactions giving rise to those positions may have been effected , including the central bank of any Member State of the European Union which has adopted the euro as its currency , and regardless of which office ( including the head office and all branches ) of the Counterparty may be involved in such transactions , and after taking into account the effect of any existing netting provisions in master or other agreements between the ECB and the Counterparty and / or provisions of mandatory law that operate with similar effect that may apply to certain of such transactions .
Scope of agreement The purpose of this Agreement ( hereinafter referred to as the Agreement ) is to ensure that the ECB is able to net all existing positions under all outstanding transactions made between the ECB and the Counterparty , regardless of any agent or agents authorised to act on behalf of the ECB through whom the transactions giving rise to those positions may have been effected , including the central bank of any Member State of the European Union which has adopted the euro as its currency , and regardless of which office ( including the head office and all branches ) of the Counterparty may be involved in such transactions , and after taking into account the effect of any existing netting provisions in master or other agreements between the ECB and the Counterparty and / or provisions of mandatory law that operate with similar effect that may apply to certain of such transactions .