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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. The CONTRACTING PARTIES shall review all restrictions existing on that day and still applied under this Article at the time of the review. (c) Any contracting party may consult with the CONTRACTING PARTIES with a view to obtaining their prior approval for restric- tions which the contracting party proposes, under this Article, to maintain, intensify or institute, or for the maintenance, intensification or institution of restrictions under specified future conditions. As a result of such consultations, the CONTRACTING PARTIES may approve in advance the maintenance, intensification or institution of restrictions by the contracting party in question insofar as the general extent, degree of intensity and duration of the restrictions are concerned. To the extent to which such approval has been given, the require- ments of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph shall be deemed to have been fulfilled, and the action of the contracting party applying the restrictions shall not be open to challenge under sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph on the ground that such action is inconsistent with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article. (d) Any contracting party which considers that another contracting party is applying rastrictions under this Article inconsistently with the provisions of paragraphs 2 or 3 of this Article or with those of Article XIII (subject to the provisions of Article XIV) may bring the matter for discussion to the CONTRACTING PARTIES; and the contracting party applyihg the restrictions shall participate in the discussion. The CONTRACTING PARTIES, if they are satisfied that there is a prima fJai case A38

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