Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 49 Part 2.djvu/1959

 RECIPROCAL TRADE-CANADA. Agreement, is considered by the Government of the other country to have the effect of nullifying or impairing any object of the Agreement, the Government which has adopted any such measure shall consider such representations and proposals as the other Government may make with a view to effecting a mutually Eatisfactory adjustment of the matter. 3965 The Government of each country will .accord sympathetic considera- Customs, etl'. tion to, and when requested will afford adequate opportunity for consultation regarding, such representations as the other Govern- ment may make with respect to the operation of customs regulations, quantitative restrictions or the administration thereof, the observance of customs formalities, and the application of sanitary laws and regula- tions for the protection of human, animal, or plant life. In the event that the Government of either country makes represen- laTarmstroBot (talk) 19:31, 19 November 2014 (UTC)tary, etc., r egn. tations to the Government of the other country in respect of the .. application of any sanitary law or regulation for the protection of human, animal, or plant life, and if there is disagreement with respect thereto, a committee of technical experts on which each Government will be represented shall, on the request of either Government, be established to consider the matter and to submit recommendations to the two Governments. ARTICLE XII Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent the adop- Gold or silver. tion of measures prohibiting or restricting the exportation or importa- tion of gold or silver, or to prevent the adoption of such measures as either Government may see fit with respect to the control of the War muniti~;;:, export or sale for export of arms, ammunition, or implements of war, and, in exceptional circumstances, all other military supplies. Subject to the requirement that there shall be no arbitrary dis- No .discrimi~atlOllS .. . b.h. hh . f f rIJspectmg designated cnmmatlOn y eit er country agaInst t e ot er country m avor 0 ~)rovil;ion~. any third country where similar conditions {>revail, the provisions of this Agreement shall not extend to prohibItions or restrictions (1) imposed on moral or humanitarian grounds; (2) designed to protect human, animal or plant life; (3) relating to prison-made goods; (4) relating to the enforcement of police or revenue laws; (.5) directed against misbranding, adulteration, and other fraudulent practices, such as are provided for in the pure food and drug laws of either country; and (6) directed against unfair practices in import trade. ARTICLE XIII Except as otherwise provided in the second paragraph of this Provisions ~ot to Ar . Ih . . fhiA I' 1 apply to Philippine tIC e, t e prOViSIOnS 0 t s greement re atmg to t le treatment to IslandB,ete. be accorded by the United States of America and Canada, respectively, to the commerce of the other country, shall not apply to the Philip- pine Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Island of Guam or to the Panama Canal Zone. The provisions of this Agreement regarding most-favored-nation pocr.t'e between treatment shall apply to articles the growth, produce or manufacture ns. of any territory- under the sovereignty or authority of the United States of Amenca or Canada, imported from or exported to any ter- ritory under the sovereignty or authority of the other country. It CanalZoneexoopted. is understood, however, that the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the Panama Canal Zone. The advantages now accorded or which mav hereafter be accorded u. S. trade with ita bhU·dS fA·· . aT d. d posseSSions b Canal yte rote tates0 menea, Its terntones an possesSIOns an Zone, and Cu a.