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ARTICLE-31: Other Use Without Authorization of the Right Holder [go to this ARTICLE]
... (f) any such use shall be authorized predominantly for the supply of
the domestic market of the Member authorizing such use; ...
... 2. Nothing
in this Agreement shall prevent Members from specifying in their
legislation licensing practices or conditions that may in particular
cases constitute an abuse of intellectual property rights having an
adverse effect on competition in the relevant market. As provided
above, a Member may adopt, consistently with the other provisions of
this Agreement, appropriate measures to prevent or control such
practices, which may include for example exclusive grantback
conditions, conditions preventing challenges to validity and coercive
package licensing, in the light of the relevant laws and regulations
of that Member. ...
ARTICLE-65: Transitional Arrangements [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. Any
other Member which is in the process of transformation from a
centrally-planned into a market, free-enterprise economy and which is
undertaking structural reform of its intellectual property system and
facing special problems in the preparation and implementation of
intellectual property laws and regulations, may also benefit from a
period of delay as foreseen in paragraph 2.
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