1. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Party shall not adopt or maintain any prohibition or restriction on the importation of any good of the other Party or on the exportation or sale for export of any good destined for the territory of the other Party, except in accordance with Article XI of the GATT 1994. To this end Article XI of the GATT 1994 is incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.

2. If a Party adopts or maintains a prohibition or restriction on the importation from or exportation to a third country of a good, that Party may:

(a) limit or prohibit the importation from the territory of the other Party of a good of that third country; or
(b) limit or prohibit the exportation of a good to that third country through the territory of the other Party.

3. If a Party adopts or maintains a prohibition or restriction on the importation of a good from a third country, the Parties, at the request of the other Party, shall enter into discussions with a view to avoiding undue interference with or distortion of pricing, marketing or distribution arrangements in the other Party.

4. This Article does not apply to a measure, including that measure’s continuation, prompt renewal or amendment, in respect of the following:

(a) the export of logs of all species. If a Party ceases to require export permits for logs destined for a third country, that Party will permanently cease requiring export permits for logs destined for the other Party;
(b) for a period of three years following the entry into force of this Agreement, the export of unprocessed fish pursuant to Newfoundland and Labrador’s applicable legislation;
(c) Canadian excise duties on absolute alcohol, as listed under tariff item 2207.10.90 in Canada’s Schedule of Concessions annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol (Schedule V), used in manufacturing under the provisions of the Excise Act, 2001, S.C. 2002, c. 22; and
(d) The importation of used vehicles into Canada that do not conform to Canada’s safety and environmental requirements.