2.Institutions located in other participating Member States may decide to deduct from their reserve base for the maintenance periods from 12 December 2007 to 15 January 2008 and from 16 January to 12 February 2008 any liabilities owed to institutions located in Cyprus or Malta, even though 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).