107 STAT. 2688 PROCLAMATION 6577-^JULY 2, 1993 shall strive to achieve a mutually acceptable agreement on investment issues, including the repatriation of profits and transfer of capital. 2. The Parties shall take appropriate steps to foster economic and technical cooperation on as broad a base as possible in all fields deemed to be in their mutual interest, including cooperation with respect to statistics and standards, as well as production figures. 3. The Parties, taking into account the increasing economic significance of service industries, agree to consult on matters affecting service businesses in the two countries and particular matters of mutual interest relating to individual service sectors with the objective, among others, of attaining maximum possible market access and liberalization. Article X—Import Relief Safeguards 1. The Parties agree to consult promptly at the request of either Party whenever actual or prospective imports of products originating in the territory of the other Party cause, threaten to cause, or significantly contribute to market disruption. Market disruption exists within a domestic industry whenever imports of an article, like or directly competitive with an article produced by a domestic industry, are increasing rapidly, either absolutely or relatively, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or threat thereof, to the domestic industry. 2. The consultations provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall have the objectives of (i) presenting and examining the factors relating to such imports that may be causing or threatening to cause or significantly contributing to market disruption, and (ii) finding means of preventing or remedying such market disruptions. Such consultations shall be concluded within sixty days from the date of the request for such consultation, unless the Parties otherwise agree. 3. Unless a different solution is mutually agreed upon during the consultations, the importing Party may (i) impose quantitative import limitations, tariff measures or any other restrictions or measures to such extent and for such time as it deems appropriate to prevent or remedy threatened or actual market disruption, and (ii) take appropriate measures to ensure that importsfi"omthe territory of the other Party comply with such quantitative limitations or other restrictions. In this event, the other Party shall be free to deviate from its obligations under this Agreement with respect to substantially equivalent trade. 4. Where in the judgment of the importing Party, emergency action is necessary to prevent or remedy such market disruption, the importing Party may take such action at any time and without prior consultations provided that consultations shall be requested immediately thereafter. 5. Each Party shall ensure that its domestic procediu-es for determining market disruption are transparent and afford affected parties an opportunity to submit their views. 6. In the selection of measures under this Article, the Parties shall give priority to those measures which cause the least disturbance to the goals and provisions of this Agreement. 7. The Parties acknowledge that the elaboration of the market disruption safeguard provisions in this Article is without prejudice to the
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