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3. WE COULD THEN CONTINUE TO ARGUE THAT THIS WAIVER OF GATT RIGHTS GOES BEYOND THE REFERENCE IN S/150 (ANNEX 11, PARA 1(A), SEC- OND TIRET) TO THE COMMUNITY UNDERTAKING NOT TO INTRODUCE NEW IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OUTSIDE THE PROCEDURES AGREED IN THE AGREEMENT, WHICH ITSELF GOES NO FURTHER THAN THE STANDARD ARTICLE 2 IN EXISTING BIL- ATERAL AGREEMENTS. THE COMMISSION AND NOW OTHER MEMBER STATES, ARE HOWEVER LIKELY TO ARGUE THAT IN A COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT COVERING ALL PRODUCTS THERE CAN BE NO NEED OR JUSTIFICATION - FOR THE COMM- UNITY TO RESORT TO ARTICLE XIX, AND THAT THE PRODUCER COUNTRIES CANNOT BE BROUGHT TO ACCEPT THE STRINGENT TERMS OF THE REST OF THE AGREEMENT IF THEY ARE DENIED THE SECURITY IMPLIED IN ARTICLE 3. AS A LAST RESORT, THE COMMISSION WILL ARGUE, IT WOULD ALWAYS BE POSS- IBLE TO FALL BACK ON ARTICLE 20.

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