Agreed, we don't need reference to the EC for the reason you state,
Terry. I think the second and third paras could simply be merged as:
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Under exceptional circumstances a member may submit an application for
further assignments or allocations earlier than this time. The APNIC
secretariat will monitor these exceptional requests carefully and
publish comprehensive statistics on a regular basis. Without
identifying any member organization, these statistics will record the
numbers of requests and the outcome, the economy that the requests
come
from and clearly identify if any member has made more that one request
under these provisions.
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