en: A Committee consisting of six members, appointed on the grounds of their competence by the Board of Governors, shall verify that the activities of the Bank conform to best banking practice and shall be responsible for the auditing of its accounts.2.  
pt: o

en: The Committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall annually ascertain that the operations of the Bank have been conducted and its books kept in a proper manner.  
pt: 1 verifica anualmente a regularidade das operações e dos livros do Banco.

en: To this end, it shall verify that the Bank's operations have been carried out in compliance with the formalities and procedures laid down by this Statute and the Rules of Procedure.3.  
pt: o

en: The Committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall confirm that the financial statements, as well as any other financial information contained in the annual accounts drawn up by the Board of Directors, give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Bank in respect of its assets and liabilities, and of the results of its operations and its cash flows for the financial year under review.4.  
pt: o

en: The Rules of Procedure shall specify the qualifications required of the members of the Committee and lay down the terms and conditions for the Committee's activity.  
pt: 1 devem possuir, e bem assim as condições e regras a que deve obedecer a actividade do comité.

en: Article 13  
pt: o

en: The Bank shall deal with each Member State through the authority designated by that State.  
pt: O Banco trata com cada Estado-Membro por intermédio da autoridade por este designada.

en: In the conduct of financial operations the Bank shall have recourse to the national central bank of the Member State concerned or to other financial institutions approved by that State.  
pt: Na execução das operações financeiras, recorre ao banco central nacional do Estado-Membro interessado ou a outras instituições financeiras por este aprovadas.

en: Article 14  
pt: o

en: 1.  
pt: 1.

en: The Bank shall cooperate with all international organisations active in fields similar to its own.2.  
pt: O Banco coopera com todas as organizações internacionais cuja actividade se exerça em domínios análogos aos seus.2.

en: The Bank shall seek to establish all appropriate contacts in the interests of cooperation with banking and financial institutions in the countries to which its operations extend.  
pt: O Banco procura estabelecer todos os contactos úteis tendo em vista cooperar com as instituições bancárias e financeiras dos países em que realize as suas operações.

en: Article 15  
pt: o

en: At the request of a Member State or of the Commission, or on its own initiative, the Board of Governors shall, in accordance with the same provisions as governed their adoption, interpret or supplement the directives laid down by it under Article 7.  
pt: o

en: Article 16  
pt: , de acordo com as disposições que regularam a sua adopção.

en: 1.  
pt: 1.

en: Within the framework of the task set out in Article III-394 of the Constitution, the Bank shall grant finance, in particular in the form of loans and guarantees to its members or to private or public undertakings for investments to be carried out in the territories of Member States, to the extent that funds are not available from other sources on reasonable terms.  
pt: da Constituição, o Banco concede financiamentos, designadamente sob a forma de créditos e garantias, aos seus membros ou a empresas privadas ou públicas para investimentos a realizar nos territórios dos Estados-Membros, desde que não estejam disponíveis, em condições razoáveis, meios provenientes de outras fontes.

en: However, by decision of the Board of Governors, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Board of Directors, the Bank may grant financing for investment to be carried out, in whole or in part, outside the territories of Member States.  
pt: Todavia, por decisão do Conselho de Governadores, deliberando por maioria qualificada, sob proposta do Conselho de Administração, o Banco pode conceder financiamentos para investimentos a realizar, no todo ou em parte, fora dos territórios dos Estados-Membros.

en: 2.  
pt: 2.

en: As far as possible, loans shall be granted only on condition that other sources of finance are also used.  
pt: A concessão de empréstimos fica, tanto quanto possível, sujeita à concretização de outros meios de financiamento.

en: 3.  
pt: 3.

en: When granting a loan to an undertaking or to a body other than a Member State, the Bank shall make the loan conditional either on a guarantee from the Member State in whose territory the investment will be carried out, on adequate guarantees, or on the financial strength of the debtor.  
pt: Quando for concedido um empréstimo a uma empresa ou colectividade que não seja um Estado-Membro, o Banco fará depender a concessão desse empréstimo, quer de uma garantia prestada pelo Estado-Membro em cujo território o investimento será realizado, quer de garantias bastantes, quer da solidez financeira do devedor.

en: Furthermore, in accordance with the principles established by the Board of Governors pursuant to Article 7(3)(b), and where the implementation of projects provided for in Article III-394 of the Constitution so requires, the Board of Directors shall, acting by a qualified majority, lay down the terms and conditions of any financing operation presenting a specific risk profile and thus considered to be a special activity.  
pt: da Constituição o exigir, o Conselho de Administração determinará, por maioria qualificada, as condições e regras de qualquer financiamento que apresente um perfil de risco específico e que, por esse motivo, seja considerado uma actividade especial.

en: 4.  
pt: 4.

en: The Bank may guarantee loans contracted by public or private undertakings or other bodies for the purpose of carrying out projects provided for in Article III-394 of the Constitution.  
pt: o

en: 5.  
pt: 5.

en: The aggregate amount outstanding at any time of loans and guarantees granted by the Bank shall not exceed 250 % of its subscribed capital, reserves, non-allocated provisions and profit and loss account surplus.  
pt: A responsabilidade total decorrente dos empréstimos e das garantias concedidos pelo Banco não deve exceder 250 % do montante do capital subscrito, das reservas, das provisões não afectadas e do excedente da conta de ganhos e perdas.

en: The latter aggregate amount shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount subscribed (whether or not paid in) for any equity participation of the Bank.  
pt: O montante acumulado das rubricas em causa é calculado mediante a dedução de um montante igual ao montante subscrito, realizado ou não, a título de qualquer participação adquirida pelo Banco.

en: The amount of the Bank's disbursed equity participations shall not exceed at any time an amount corresponding to the total of its paid-in subscribed capital, reserves, non-allocated provisions and profit and loss account surplus.  
pt: O montante pago a título das aquisições de participação do Banco nunca pode ser superior ao total da parte realizada do respectivo capital, das reservas, das provisões não afectadas, bem como do excedente da conta de ganhos e perdas.

en: By way of exception, the special activities of the Bank, as decided by the Board of Governors and the Board of Directors in accordance with paragraph 3, will have a specific allocation of reserve.  
pt: 3, serão objecto de uma dotação específica nas reservas.

en: This paragraph shall also apply to the consolidated accounts of the Bank.  
pt: O disposto no presente número é igualmente aplicável às contas consolidadas do Banco.

en: 6.  
pt: 6.