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 1324 Most-favored-nation treatment. Exemptionfromeer- tain Internal taxes. Freedom of imports and exports. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAT. who, after communicating to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles: ARTmCL I 1. The United States of America and Iran will grant each other unconditional and unrestricted most-favored-nation treatment in all matters concerning customs duties and subsidiary charges of every kind and in the method of levying duties, and, further, in all matters concerning the rules, formalities and charges imposed in connection with the clearing of goods through the customs, and with respect to all laws or regulations affecting the sale, taxation or use of imported goods within the country. 2. Accordingly, articles the growth, produce or manufacture of either country imported into the other shall in no case be subject, in regard to the matters referred to above, to any duties, taxes or charges other or higher, or to any rules or formalities other or more burden- some, than those to which the like articles the growth, produce or manufacture of any third country are or may hereafter be subject. 3. Similarly, articles exported from the territory of the United States of America or Iran and consigned to the territory of the other country shall in no case be subject with respect to exportation and in regard to the above-mentioned matters, to any duties, taxes or charges other or higher, or to any rules or formalities other or more burdensome, than those to which the like articles when consigned to the territory of any third country are or may hereafter be subject. 4. Any advantage, favor, privilege or immunity which has been or may hereafter be granted by the United States of America or Iran in regard to the above-mentioned matters, to any article originating in any third country or consigned to the territory of any third coun- try shall be accorded immediately and without compensation to the like article originating in or consigned to the territory of Iran or the United States of America, respectively. ARTICr II Articles the growth, produce or manufacture of the United States of America or Iran, shall, after importation into the other country, be exempt from all internal taxes, fees, charges or exactions other or higher than those imposed on like articles of national origin or of any other foreign origin. ARTICiL III 1. No prohibition or restriction of any kind shall be imposed by the Government of either country on the importation of any article the growth, produce or manufacture of the other country or upon the exportation of any article destined for the other country, unless the importation of the like article the growth, produce or manufacture of all third countries, or the exportation of the like article to all third countries, respectively, is similarly prohibited or restricted.

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