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1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed:
a) to require any Member to furnish any information, the disclosure of which it considers contrary to its essential security interests; or
b) to prevent any Member from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests: i) relating to the supply of services as carried out directly or indirectly for the purpose of provisioning a military establishment;
ii) relating to fissionable and fusionable materials or the materials from which they are derived;
iii) taken in time of war or other emergency in international relations; or
i) relating to the supply of services as carried out directly or indirectly for the purpose of provisioning a military establishment;
ii) relating to fissionable and fusionable materials or the materials from which they are derived;
iii) taken in time of war or other emergency in international relations; or
c) to prevent any Member from taking any action in pursuance of its obligations under the United Nations Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security.
2. The Council for Trade in Services shall be informed to the fullest extent possible of measures taken under paragraphs 1b) and c) and of their termination.