PROCLAMATION 6320—AUG. 2, 1991 105 STAT. 2653 trade or other commercial activities with foreign nationals or companies. Article XVI.—General Exceptions 1. Subject to the requirement that such measm-es are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where the same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on international trade, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the adoption or enforcement by a Party of: (a) measures necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations which are not contrary to the purposes of this Agreement; (b) measures for the protection of intellectual property rights and the prevention of deceptive practices as set out in Article VIII of this Agreement (and related side letters); or (c) any other measure referred to in Article XX of the GATT. Article XVII.—Entry into Force, Term and Termination 1. This Agreement (including its side letters which form an integral part of the Agreement) shall enter into force upon an exchange of diplomatic notes in which the Parties notify each other that all necessary legal requirements for entry into force have been fulfilled and shall remain in force as provided in this Article. 2. The initial term of this Agreement shall be three years, subject to paragraph 4 below. 3. This Agreement shall be extended for successive terms of three years each unless either Party has given written notice to the other Party of its intent to terminate this Agreement at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current term. 4. Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party and in such case the Parties will, to the fullest extent practicable, seek to minimize possible disruption to their trade relations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Agreement. DONE at Washington this first day of June, 1990, in duplicate, in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic. FOR THE UNITED STATES OF FOR THE UNION OF SOVIET AMERICA: SOCIAUST REPUBLICS: GEORGE BUSH MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
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