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The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the French Republic, desiring to renew and develop trade relations between the two countries and having regard to the provisions of article 6 of the Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance of 10 December 1944, have agreed on the following provisions:

Article 1

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and France grant each other most-favoured nation treatment in all matters relating to trade and navigation between the two countries.

Article 2

The natural or manufactured products originating in or exported from the territory of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics shall be entitled, on importation into the territory of France, to minimum tariff rates and shall not be liable to import duties, charges or taxes higher than those imposed on goods imported from any third State.

The Government of the French Republic undertakes to apply the provisions of the preceding paragraph in its Overseas Territories and the Territories under French trusteeship and to recommend adoption of the said provisions to the Governments of the countries under French Protectorate.

The natural or manufactured products originating in or exported from the territory of France, its Overseas Territories and the Territories under French trusteeship shall not be liable, on importation into the territory of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, to import duties, charges or taxes higher than those imposed on goods imported from any third State.

The same treatment shall be applied to goods originating in or imported from French Protectorates to the extent to which those countries themselves