Article 99

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking any measures:

1. which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests:

(a) to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests;

(b) which relate to fissionable materials or the materials from which they are derived;

(c) which relate to the production of, or trade in arms, munitions or war materials or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes;

(d) in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security; or

2. which it considers necessary to respect its international obligations and commitments or autonomous measures taken in line with such generally accepted international obligations and commitments on the control of dual use industrial goods and technology.

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