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which would be in conflict with the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article shall not be modified to the detriment of imports and shall be subject to negotiations for its limitation, liberalization or elimination in the manner provided for in respect of tariffs and preferences under Article 17. 5. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the procurement by governmental agencies of products purchased for governmental purposes and not for resale or use in the production of goods for sale, nor shall they prevent the payment to domestic producers only of subsidies provided for under Article 25, including payments to domestic producers derived from the proceeds of internal taxes or charges and subsidies effected through governmental purchases of domestic products. Article 19 Special Provisions relating to Cinematograph Films If any Member establishes or maintains internal quantitative regulations relating to exposed cinematograph films, such regulations shall take the form of screen quotas which shall conform to the following conditions and requirements : (a) Screen quotas may require the exhibition of cinematograph films of national origin during a specified minimum proportion of the total screen time actually utilized over a specified period of not less than one year in the commercial exhibition of all films of whatever origin, and shall be computed on the basis of screen time per theatre per year or the equivalent thereof. (b) With the exception of screen time reserved for films of national origin under a screen quota, no screen time, including screen time released by administrative action from minimum time reserved for films of national origin, shall formally or in effect be allocated among sources of supply.

Article 18. The Delegation of Norway reserved its position on this Article. Paragraph 1. The Delegation of China reserved its position provisionally and proposed the deletion of the second and third sentences. The Delegation of Chile reserved its position on the second and third sentences. The Delegation of Cuba reserved its position and proposed a new paragraph permitting the exemption of domestic products from internal taxes for development purposes. Paragraph 3. The Chilean Delegation reserved its position. Paragraph 4. The New Zealand Delegation reserved its position on sub-paragraph (b) pending further consideration. Paragraph 5. The Delegation of China reserved its position provisionally and proposed to delete the words " or use in the production of goods for sale ".