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 2010 61 Stat., Pt. 5, p. A38. 61 Stat., Pt. 5, p. A40. 61 Stat., Pt. 5, p. A62. 61 Stat., Pt. 5, p. A43. Signature of Pro- tocol. Entry Into force. 61 Stat., Pt. 6, p. A74. Deposit of original. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. (iii) such action does not cause unnecessary damage to the com- mercial or economic interests of any other contracting party; (b) Any contracting party taking action under this paragraph shall observe the principles of sub-paragraph (a). A contracting party shall desist from transactions which prove to be inconsistent with that sub-paragraph but the contracting party shall not be required to satisfy itself, when it is not practicable to do so, that the requirements of that sub-paragraph are fulfilled in respect of individual transactions. "2. Any contracting party taking action under paragraph 1 of this Annex shall keep the CONTRACTING PARTIES regularly informed regarding such action and shall provide such available relevant infor- mation as the CONTRACTING PARTIES may request. "3. If at any time the CONTRACTING PARTIES find that import restric- tions are being applied by a contracting party in a discriminatory manner inconsistent with the exceptions provided for under paragraph 1 of this Annex, the contracting party shall, within sixty days, remove the discrimination or modify it as specified by the CONTRACTING PARTIES; Provided that any action under paragraph 1 of this Annex, to the extent that it has been approved by the CONTRACTING PARTIES at the request of a contracting party under a procedure analogous to that of paragraph 4 (c) of Article XII, shall not be open to challenge under this paragraph or under paragraph 4 (d) of Article XII on the ground that it is inconsistent with the provisions of Article XIII. "Interpretative Note to Annex J "It is understood that the fact that a contracting party is operating under the provisions of Part II (a) of Article XX does not preclude that contracting party from operation under this Annex, but that the provisions of Article XIV (including this Annex) do not in any way limit the rights of contracting parties under Part II (a) of Article XX." IV. This Protocol shall remain open for signature at the Headquarters of the United Nations until June 1, 1948 on behalf of any government named in the preamble of this Protocol which has not signed it on this day. V. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article XXX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, this Protocol shall enter into force on the day ['] on which it has been signed by all the governments which are at that time contracting parties of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Signature of this Protocol by any government which is not at the time of signature a contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade shall serve to authenticate the texts of the modifi- cations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade provided for in this Protocol. The original of this Protocol shall be deposited with the Secretary- General of the United Nations, who is authorized to effect registration thereof. I Entered into force Apr. 19, 1948, the date on which the Special Protocol was signed on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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