translate English to French: Whereas, in order to benefit from that exception, the ratio has always to remain close to the reference value, Regulation 1467/97 gives definitions as to when an excess over the reference value, but still close to it, shall be considered exceptional and temporary: in order to be considered as exceptional, the excess has to result from an unusual event outside the control of the Member State and with a major impact on the financial position of the general government, or it has to result from a severe economic downturn.
Si, pour que cette exception soit valable, le rapport doit toujours rester proche de la valeur de référence, le règlement (CE) n° 1467/97 précise les circonstances dans lesquelles un dépassement de la valeur de référence, dans la mesure où le rapport est proche de celle-ci, est considéré comme exceptionnel et temporaire.