| XI | General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions |
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| 1 | "No prohibitions or restrictions other than duties, taxes or other charges, whether made effective through quotas, import or export licences or other measures, shall be instituted or maintained by any contracting party" for imports or exports. | |
| 2 | Exceptions allowed for... | |
| (a) | Temporary export restrictions for foodstuffs and other essentials to relieve critical shortages | |
| (b) | Restrictions associated with "classification, grading or marketing" | |
| (c) | Agricultural and fisheries import restrictions necessary in the enforcement of governmental measures to (i) to restrict domestic production, (ii) to remove a temporary domestic surplus, or (iii) to restrict animal product production which depends on the imported item. Import restrictions under (i) cannot depress the import share of consumption below estimated free-market levels. | |