Treaty amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Bank.

The Member States shall be liable only up to the amount of their share of the capital  subscribed and not paid up.

2. The admission of a new member shall entail an increase in the subscribed capital  corresponding to the capital brought in by the new member.

3. The Board of Governors may, acting unanimously, decide to increase the  subscribed capital.

4. The share of a member in the subscribed capital may not be transferred, pledged  or attached.

Article 5

1. The subscribed capital shall be paid in by Member States to the extent of  7. 50162895% on average of the amounts laid down in Article 4( 1 ).( * )

( * ) Paragraph 1 as amended by the Decision of the Board of Governors of 11 June  1990 ( OJ L 377,31. 12.1990 )

2. In the event of an increase in the subscribed capital, the Board of Governors,  acting unanimously, shall fix the percentage to be paid up and the arrangements for  payment. ( ** )

( ** ) Paragraph 2 as replaced by Article 3 of Protocol No 1 annexed to the AA  DK/IRL/UK.

3. The Board of Directors may require payment of the balance of the subscribed  capital, to such extent as may be required for the Bank to meet its obligations  towards those who have made loans to it.

Each Member State shall make this payment in proportion to its share of the  subscribed capital in the currencies required by the Bank to meet these obligations. ( *** )

( *** ) Paragraph 3 as replaced by Article 3 of Protocol No 1 annexed to the AA  DK/IRL/UK.

Article 6

1. The Board of Governors may, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from  the Board of Directors, decide that Member States shall grantthe Bank special  interest bearing loans if and to the extent that the Bank requires such loans to finance  specific projects and the Board of Directors shows that the Bank is unable to obtain  the necessary funds on the capital markets on terms appropriate to the nature and  purpose of the projects to be financed.

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