In order to ensure the effectiveness of the excessive deficit procedure, the governments of the Member States shall be responsibleunder this procedure for the deficits of general government as defined in the first indent of Article 2.
Chun éifeachtúlacht an nós imeachta um easnamh iomarcach aáirithiú, beidh Rialtais na mBallstát freagrach faoin nós imeachtasin as easnaimh Rialtais Ghinearálta mar atá sé sainithe sa chéadfhleasc d’Airteagal 2.