Article 2
1. The President of the Council shall deposit with the depositary, on behalf of the Community and in accordance with Article 30 of the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean, the instrument concluding that Protocol(9). 2. The President of the Council shall notify, on behalf of the Community, acceptance of the annexes to the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean, in accordance with Article 16 of the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution(10). The Community's acceptance shall be accompanied by the following statement: "The Community will help implement the provisions laid down in the annexes by setting up the Natura 2000 network".