Conditional assistance 1. In the event of the Council deciding, in accordance with Article 104c (6) of the Treaty, that an excessive government deficit exists in a Member State, and if that decision is not abrogated in accordance with Article 104c (12) of the Treaty within one year or any other period specified for correcting the deficit in a recommendation under Article 104c (7), no new projects or, in the case of large multi-stage projects, no new stages of a project shall be financed from the Fund for that Member State.