International financial bodies: Bank for International Settlements and Financial Stability Board

The Banque de France plays an important role in the community of central banks via its participation in various institutions:

1. the Bank for International Settlements
    
2. the committees created under its purview, which prepare in particular the agreements applicable to all players that could impact monetary and financial stability (Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Committee on the Global Financial System, Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures)
    
3. the Financial Stability Board created at the initiative of the G20.