If any lien shall be created on any public assets as security for any external debt, or any arrangement having an equivalent effect, which will or might result in a priority for the benefit of the creditor of the external debt in the allocation, realisation or distribution of foreign exchange, the lien shall, unless the Bank shall otherwise agree, ipso facto, and at no cost to the Bank, equally and rateably secure the principal of, and the interest and other charges on, the Loan, and Slovenia, in creating or permitting the creation of such lien, shall make express provision to that effect; provided, however, that, if for any constitutional or other legal reason such provision cannot be made with respect to any lien created on assets of any of its political or administrative subdivisions, Slovenia shall promptly and at no cost to the Bank secure the principal of, and the interest and other charges on, the Loan by an equivalent lien on other public assets satisfactory to the Bank.
Če bo za zavarovanje katerega koli zunanjega dolga ali dogovora z enakim učinkom ustvarjena kakršna koli zastavna pravica na javnem premoženju, ki bo ali bi lahko imela za posledico prednostno obravnavanje v korist upnika zunanjega dolga pri dodeljevanju, unovčenju ali razdeljevanju deviz, morajo biti s tako zastavno pravico, razen če z banko ni drugače dogovorjeno, ipso facto in brez stroškov za banko enako in sorazmerno zavarovani tudi glavnica, obresti in drugi stroški posojila in Slovenija mora, če ustvari ali dovoli, da se ustvari taka zastavna pravica, pri tem sprejeti izrecno določbo s takim učinkom; če pa Slovenija take določbe pri ustvarjeni zastavni pravici na premoženju kake njene politične ali upravne enote ne more sprejeti zaradi ustavnih ali drugih pravnih razlogov, bo takoj in brez stroškov za banko zavarovala glavnico, obresti in druge stroške posojila z enakovredno zastavno pravico na drugem javnem premoženju, ki bo za banko sprejemljivo.