# How to pause contracts

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### Navigate to emergency dashboard & Select Curator

<https://safe.gearbox.finance/emergency/>
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### Pause needed contracts

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* `Pause CM`
  * Forbid all operations with credit accounts within a CM
  * Liquidations are allowed to whitelisted emergency liquidators
* `Pause pool`
  * *Forbid deposits and withdrawals*
* `Pause market`
  * *Pause pool and all CMs*
* `Pause all contracts`
  * *For each market:*
    * *Pause pool and all CMs*
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