Guideline (EU) 2017/697 (ECB/2017/9) is amended as follows:
((1))
Article 4 is deleted;
((2))
the following Article 9a is inserted:
‘Article 9a
Article 495e of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013: transitional arrangements for ECAI credit assessments of institutions
By way of derogation from Article 138, point (g), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, NCAs shall allow institutions to continue using an ECAI credit assessment in relation to an institution which incorporates assumptions of implicit government support until 1 January 2027.’.