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ANNEX XXV

COMMUNITY DECLARATION ON TRADE LIBERALIZATION

THE COMMUNITY IS CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO ENSURE , IN THE OVERALL APPLICATION OF THIS CONVENTION , THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF THE ACP STATES WHERE THEIR TRADE ADVANTAGES ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET ARE AFFECTED BY MEASURES RELATING TO GENERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION .

THE COMMUNITY DECLARES ITS WILLINGNESS , WHENEVER ACP STATES BRING TO ITS ATTENTION ANY SPECIFIC CASE , TO STUDY JOINTLY SPECIFIC APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH A VIEW TO SAFEGUARDING THE INTERESTS OF THE LATTER .