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ANNEX XXXIII

COMMUNITY DECLARATION ON ARTICLE 156 OF THE CONVENTION

THE COMMUNITY CONFIRMS THE DECLARATION MADE DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME SIGNED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1975 BY WHICH THE COMMUNITY CONSIDERS THAT THE DELETION OF THE PHRASE " WITH DUE REGARD FOR ARTICLE 157 " , WHICH THE COMMUNITY HAD ASKED TO BE INSERTED AT THE END OF ARTICLE 156 DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS , DOES NOT PREJUDICE THE LEGAL RELATIONSHIP EXISTING BETWEEN ARTICLES 156 AND 157 .