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ANNEX XXXVI

COMMUNITY DECLARATION ON ARTICLES 30 AND 31 OF PROTOCOL 1

THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THE SPECIAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE ACP STATES OF IMPLEMENTING THE MEASURES FOR APPLYING DEROGATION DECISIONS AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER THEIR ADOPTION .

IT WILL INTRODUCE PROCEDURES WHICH ENABLE IT TO TAKE SUCH APPLICATION MEASURES IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME , WITH A VIEW NOTABLY TO BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH EMERGENCY SITUATIONS , AND WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLE 31 OF THE PROTOCOL .