http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/313/article/1Council Implementing Decision of 21 June 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Ireland (2013/313/EU)Council Implementing Decision of 21 June 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Ireland (2013/313/EU)2020-12-11King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013D0313texttext/xmlen2013-06-21
Article 1

Article 1 of Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU is amended as follows:

(1)

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

1.

The Union shall make available to Ireland a loan amounting to a maximum of EUR 22,5 billion, with a maximum average maturity of 19,5 years. The maturity of individual tranches of the loan facility may be up to 30 years.

;

(2)

the following paragraph is added:

9.

At the request of Ireland, the Commission may extend the maturity of an instalment or a tranche, provided that the maximum average maturity as set out in paragraph 1 is respected. The Commission may refinance all or part of its borrowing for that purpose. Any amounts borrowed in advance shall be kept on an account with the ECB that the Commission has opened for the administration of the financial assistance.

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