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2. If any Member considers that there exist restrictive business practices in relation to a service referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article which have or are about to have such harmful effects, and that its interests are thereby seriously prejudiced, the Member may submit a written statement explaining the situation to the Member or Members the private or public enterprises of which are engaged in the services in question. The Member or Members concerned shall give sympathetic consideration to the statement and to such proposals as may be made with a view to affording adequate opportunities for consultation, with a view to effecting a satisfactory adjustment. 3. If no adjustment can be effected in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, and if the matter is referred to the Organization, it shall be transferred to the appropriate inter-govern-mental organization if one exists, with such observations as the Organization may wish to make. If no such inter-governmental organization exists, Members may ask the Organization, under Article 69 (c), to make recommendations for, and promote international agreement on, measures designed to remedy the particular situation so far as it comes within the scope of this Charter. 4. The Organization shall, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 84, co-operate with inter-governmental organizations in connection with restrictive business practices affecting any field coming within the scope of this Charter and those organizations shall be entitled to consult the Organization, to seek advice, and to ask that a study of a particular problem be made. Article 51 Exceptions to the Provisions of this Chapter 1. The obligations in this Chapter shall not apply to : (a) Inter-governmental commodity agreements meeting the requirements of Chapter VI; and (b) Any bilateral inter-governmental agreement relating to the purchase or sale of a commodity falling under Section D of Chapter IV. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, the Organization may make recommendations to Members and to appropriate intergovernmental organizations concerning any features of the agreements referred to in paragraph 1 (b) of this Article which may have the effect described in paragraph 1 of Article 44.