2 skal Den Europæiske Centralbank i overensstemmelse med de almindelige retsgrundsætninger, der er fælles for medlemsstaternes retssystemer, erstatte skader forvoldt af den selv eller af dens ansatte under udøvelsen af deres hverv.  
Notwithstanding the second paragraph, the European Central Bank shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by it or by its servants in the performance of their duties.  