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 TREATIES ARTfCULO VII U. . limitation on El Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America adoptara todas las medidas necesarias de su parte para la ejecuci6n y funcionamiento de este Convenio y limitara du- rante cada afio de cuota la im- portaci6n a los Estados Unidos de America de caf6 producido en los paises enumerados en el Articulo I a las cuotas establecidas en dicho Articulo, o a las cuotas modificadas de acuerdo con otras estipulaciones de este Convenio, siendo entendido que la Junta dara aviso de toda modificaci6n de cuotas a los Gobiernos de los paises participantes en este Con- venio. Asimismo, el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America se compromete a limitar la impor- taci6n total de cafe producido en paises distintos de los enumerados en el Articulo I de este Convenio, a una cuota basica anual de 355,000 sacos de 60 kilogramos netos, o su equivalente. La cuota para dichos cafes sera aumentada o disminuida en la misma pro- porci6n y al mismo tiempo que la cuota global de los parses par- ticipantes para el mercado de los Estados Unidos. En caso de que, por circuns- tancias imprevistas, una cuota sea excedida durante cualquier afo de cuota, esa cuota para el afio pr6ximo siguiente serb dis- minuida en una cantidad igual al exceso. ARTfCULO VIII Increase of quotas In event of shortage. En caso de que se previese una inminente escasez de cafe en el mercado de los Estados Unidos en relaci6n con sus necesidades, la Junta Interamericana del Cafe estara facultada para aumentar, ARTICLE VII The Government of the United States of America shall take all measures necessary on its part for the execution and operation of this Agreement and shall limit, during each quota year, the entry for consumption into the United States of America of coffee produced in the countries listed in Article I to the quotas as established in the said Article or as modified pur- suant to other provisions of this Agreement, it being understood that notice of any modified quotas will be communicated by the Board to the Governments of the countries participating in this Agreement. The Government of the United States of America also undertakes to limit the total entry for con- sumption of coffee produced in countries other than those listed in Article I of this Agreement to a basic annual quota of 355,000 bags of 60 kilograms net or equiva- lent quantities. The quota on such coffee shall be increased or de- creased by the same proportion and at the same time as the global quota of the participating countries for the United States market. In the event that due to unfore- seen circumstances any quota is exceeded during any quota year, that quota for the following year shall be decreased by the amount of the excess. ARTICLE VIII In the event that there should be foreseen an imminent shortage of coffee in the United States market in relation to its requirements, the Inter-American Coffee Board shall have the authority, as an emer- 1156 [55 STAT.

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