Če je ena ali več držav AKP ali ena ali več držav članic Skupnosti v resnih težavah v zvezi s plačilno bilanco ali ji/jim take težave grozijo, lahko država AKP, država članica ali Skupnost, v skladu s pogoji iz GATT, GATS in členov VIII in XIV Statuta Mednarodnega denarnega sklada, uvede omejitve za tekoče transakcije, ki imajo omejeno trajanje in ne smejo biti strožje kot je potrebno za ureditev razmer v plačilni bilanci.
Where one or more ACP State or one or more Member State of the Community is in serious balance of payments difficulties, or under threat thereof, the ACP State, the Member State or the Community may, in accordance with the conditions established under the GATT, GATS and Article VIII and XIV of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, adopt restrictions on current transactions which shall be of limited duration and may not go beyond what is necessary to remedy the balance of payments situation.