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ANNEX XLIII

DECLARATION BY THE ACP STATES CONCERNING ARTICLE 95 OF THE CONVENTION

WHILE THE ACP STATES HAVE , IN A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION ACCEPTED , FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONVENTION , THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE OF 5 607 MILLION EUA , THE ACP STATES WISH TO RECORD THAT IN THEIR OPINION THIS AMOUNT IS NEITHER ADEQUATE NOR FULLY REFLECTS THE UNDERSTANDING REACHED ON THE VOLUME OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BETWEEN THE CO-PRESIDENTS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IN THE COURSE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IN JUNE 1979 .

FURTHER , IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ACP STATES THAT THE COMMUNITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS CONVENTION WILL NOT , IN FACT , BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT MENTIONED ABOVE .