THE COMMUNITY OR THE MEMBER STATES TAKE SAFEGUARD MEASURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 10 , CONSULTATIONS ON THESE MEASURES MAY TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS , WHERE THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNED SO REQUEST , NOTABLY WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 10 ( 2 ) .
4 . IF , DURING THE APPLICATION OF THIS CONVENTION , THE ACP STATES CONSIDER THAT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS COVERED BY ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) ( A ) , OTHER THAN THOSE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL TREATMENT , CALL FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT , CONSULTATIONS MAY TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS .
CHAPTER 2
TRADE PROMOTION
ARTICLE 12
WITH A VIEW TO ATTAINING THE OBJECTIVES THEY HAVE SET THEMSELVES AS REGARDS TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL CARRY OUT TRADE PROMOTION ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL BE AIMED AT HELPING THE ACP STATES TO DERIVE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM TITLE I , CHAPTER 1 , AND TITLE III AND TO PARTICIPATE UNDER THE MOST FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY , REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS .
ARTICLE 13
THE TRADE PROMOTION ACTIVITIES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 12 SHALL INCLUDE :
( A ) IMPROVING THE STRUCTURE AND WORKING METHODS OF ORGANIZATIONS , DEPARTMENTS OR FIRMS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOREIGN TRADE OF ACP STATES , OR SETTING UP SUCH ORGANIZATIONS , DEPARTMENTS OR FIRMS ;
( B ) BASIC TRAINING OR ADVANCED VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF STAFF IN FOREIGN TRADE AND TRADE PROMOTION ;
( C ) PARTICIPATION BY THE ACP STATES IN FAIRS , EXHIBITIONS , SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL SHOWS AND THE ORGANIZATION OF TRADE EVENTS ;
( D ) IMPROVING CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ECONOMIC OPERATORS IN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE ACP STATES AND ESTABLISHING LINKS TO PROMOTE SUCH CO-OPERATION ;
( E ) CARRYING OUT AND MAKING USE OF MARKET RESEARCH AND MARKETING STUDIES ;
( F ) PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING TRADE INFORMATION IN VARIOUS FORMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING TRADE .
ARTICLE 14
APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCING OF TRADE PROMOTION ACTIVITIES SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY BY THE ACP STATES OR ACP STATES CONCERNED UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN TITLE IV .
ARTICLE 15
THE COMMUNITY SHALL PARTICIPATE , UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN TITLE IV AND IN PROTOCOL N 2 , IN FINANCING TRADE PROMOTION ACTIVITIES FOR PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORTS OF ACP STATES .
TITLE II
EXPORT EARNINGS FROM COMMODITIES
CHAPTER 1
STABILIZATION OF EXPORT EARNINGS
ARTICLE 16
WITH THE AIM OF REMEDYING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THE INSTABILITY OF EXPORT EARNINGS AND OF THEREBY ENABLING THE ACP STATES TO ACHIEVE THE STABILITY , PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINED GROWTH OF THEIR ECONOMIES , THE COMMUNITY SHALL IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM FOR GUARANTEEING THE STABILIZATION OF EARNINGS FROM EXPORTS BY THE ACP STATES TO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ON WHICH THEIR ECONOMIES ARE DEPENDENT AND WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICE AND / OR QUANTITY .
ARTICLE 17
1 . EXPORT EARNINGS TO WHICH THE STABILIZATION SYSTEM