When exercising the powers and carrying out the tasks and duties conferred upon them by the Constitution and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, neither the European Central Bank, nor a national central bank, nor any member of their decision-making bodies shall seek or take instructions from Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, from any government of a Member State or from any other body.
I bhfeidhmiú na gcumhachtaí agus i gcomhlíonadh na gcúraimí agus na ndualgas atá curtha orthu leis an mBunreacht agus le Reacht an Chórais Eorpaigh Banc Ceannais agus an Bhainc Ceannais Eorpaigh, ní fhéadfaidh an Banc Ceannais Eorpach, banc ceannais náisiúnta ná aon chomhalta dá gcomhlachtaí cinnteoireachta teagaisc a iarraidh ar institiúidí, comhlachtaí, oifigí nó gníomhaireachtaí an Aontais, ar aon Rialtas Ballstáit nó ar aon chomhlacht eile ná a ghlacadh uathu.