4.Article 3(2) to (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to institutions located in Cyprus so that these institutions may, for their initial maintenance periods, deduct from their reserve bases any liabilities owed to institutions in Cyprus or Malta, although at the time the minimum reserves are calculated such institutions will not appear on the list of institutions subject to reserve requirements in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9).Article 3(2) to (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to institutions located in Malta so that these institutions may, for their initial maintenance periods, deduct from their reserve bases any liabilities owed to institutions in Cyprus or Malta, although at the time the minimum reserves are calculated such institutions will not appear on the list of institutions subject to reserve requirements in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9).