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ANNEX XLI

DECLARATION OF THE ACP STATES ON ARTICLE 2 OF THE CONVENTION

CONSCIOUS OF THE IMBALANCE AND THE DISCRIMINATORY EFFECT RESULTING FROM THE MOST-FAVOURED-NATION CLAUSE TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET UNDER ARTICLE 2 ( A ) ( II ) , THE ACP STATES REAFFIRM THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL ENSURE THAT THE ACP STATES' MAIN EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT AT LEAST AS FAVOURABLE AS THAT GRANTED BY THE COMMUNITY TO COUNTRIES ENJOYING THE MOST-FAVOURED-THIRD-STATE TREATMENT .

IN ADDITION SIMILAR CONSULTATIONS SHALL TAKE PLACE IN CASES WHERE :

( A ) ONE OR MORE ACP STATES SHOW POTENTIALITIES FOR ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS FOR WHICH PREFERENTIAL THIRD STATES ENJOY MORE FAVOURABLE TREATMENT ;

( B ) ONE OR MORE ACP STATES ENVISAGE EXPORTING TO THE COMMUNITY ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS FOR WHICH PREFERENTIAL THIRD STATES ENJOY MORE FAVOURABLE TREATMENT .