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MULTILATERAL-PEACE WITH ITALY-FEB . 10, 1947 SECTION IV-DEBTS Article 81 1. The existence of the state of war shall not, in itself, be regarded as affecting the obligation to pay pecuniary debts arising out of obligations and contracts which existed, and rights which were acquired, before the existence of the state of war, which became payable prior to the coming into force of the present Treaty, and which are due by the Government or nationals of Italy to the Government or nationals of one of the Allied and Associated Powers or are due by the Government or nationals of one of the Allied and Associated Powers to the Government or nationals of Italy. 2. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the present Treaty, nothing therein shall be construed as impairing debtor-creditor relationships arising out of pre-war contracts concluded either by the Government or nationals of Italy. PART VIII GENERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS Article 82 1. Pending the conclusion of commercial treaties or agreements be- tween individual United Nations and Italy, the Italian Government shall, during a period of eighteen months from the coming into force of the present Treaty, grant the following treatment to each of the United Nations which, in fact, reciprocally grants similar treatment in like matters to Italy: (a) In all that concerns duties and charges on importation or exporta- tion, the internal taxation of imported goods and all regulations pertaining thereto, the United Nations shall be granted unconditional most-favoured- nation treatment; (b) In all other respects, Italy shall make no arbitrary discrimination against goods originating in or destined for any territory of any of the United Nations as compared with like goods originating in or destined for territory of any other of the United Nations or of any other foreign country; (c) United Nations nationals, including juridical persons, shall be granted national and most-favoured-nation treatment in all matters pertain- ing to commerce, industry, shipping and other forms of business activity within Italy. These provisions shall not apply to commercial aviation; 95347°-49--PT . II--29 1409 61 STAT.]