Cap. 204 ст. 27Prohibition of public sector financing.

(1) The Bank shall not grant overdrafts or any other type of credit facility to European Union institutions or bodies or the government or to any public authority or bodies governed by public law, or to any public undertaking or government-owned corporation of any Member State, nor shall the Bank directly purchase their debt instruments.

(2) Government-controlled credit institutions shall be given the same treatment as other credit institutions with regard to the supply of reserves.