Opinion of the European Central Bank of 16 March 1999 at the request of the Council of the European Union under Articles 109l(2) and 109f(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 5.3 of the Statute of the European Monetary Institute on two European Commission proposals for European Parliament and Council Directives amending Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), ref. 98/0242 - COM(1998) 451 final and ref. 98/0243 - COM(1998) 449 final (CON/98/54).