ARTICLE 12. (1) The long-term ratio of the Company's internal financing to its external financing shall be 1 : 2.
(2) The two groups of shareholders as defined in article 6, paragraph (2), sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), shall each contribute to raising half of the external financing which the Company itself is unable to raise. The obligations of the Contracting Parties shall be governed by the provisions of article 23, paragraph (2).
(3) The Contracting Parties undertake to give the Company and the two groups of shareholders all possible assistance in obtaining financing. The competent authorities of each of the Contracting Parties shall do everything possible to ensure that, where necessary, a State surety is provided for that part of the Company's external financing raised by its group of shareholders.