Debt sustainability safeguard
Article 7
1. The reference trajectory shall ensure that the projected general government debt-to-GDP ratio decreases by a minimum annual average amount of: (a) 1 percentage point of GDP as long as the general government debt-to-GDP ratio exceeds 90 %; (b) 0,5 percentage points of GDP as long as the general government debt-to-GDP ratio remains between 60 % and 90 %. 2. The average decrease referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be computed from the year before the start of the reference trajectory or the year in which the excessive deficit procedure is projected to be abrogated pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, whichever occurs later, until the end of the adjustment period.