ker Protokol o Portugalski določa, da "se Portugalski dovoli ohraniti možnost, dano avtonomnima regijama Azori in Madeira, da dobita brezobrestni kredit pri Banco de Portugal pod pogoji, določenimi z veljavno portugalsko zakonodajo" in da "se Portugalska zavezuje, da si bo na vso moč prizadevala odpraviti to ureditev v kar najkrajšem času";
Whereas the Protocol on Portugal lays down that 'Portugal is hereby authorized to maintain the facility afforded to the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira to benefit from an interest-free credit facility with the Banco de Portugal under the terms established by existing Portuguese law'; and that 'Portugal commits itself to pursue its best endeavours in order to put an end to the abovementioned facility as soon as possible';