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HAVANA CHARTER FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION INDEX Chapter I —Purpose and Objectives— Page Article 1 .. .. .. .. .. 11 Chapter II —Employment and Economic Activity— Article 2. Importance of Employment, Production and Demand in relation to the Purpose of this Charter . . .. .. .. 12 Article 3. Maintenance of Domestic Employment .. 12 Article 4. Removal of Maladjustments within the Balance of Payments . . . . .. 12 Article 5. Exchange of Information and Consultation .. 13 Article 6. Safeguards for Members subject to External Inflationary or Deflationary Pressure .. 13 Article 7. Fair Labour Standards .. .. 13 Chapter III —Economic Development and Reconstruction — Article 8. Importance of Economic Development and Reconstruction in Relation to the Purpose of this Charter .. .. . . .. 14 Article 9. Development of Domestic Resources and Productivity . . .. .. 14 Article 10. Co-operation for Economic Development and Reconstruction .. . . .. 14 Article 11. Means of promoting Economic Development and Reconstruction .. .. .. 15 Article 12. International Investment for Ecomonic Development and Reconstruction .. .. .. 16 Article 13. Governmental Assistance to Economic Development and Reconstruction .. .. 17 Article 14. Transitional Measures .. .. 22 Article 15. Preferential Agreements for Economic Development and Reconstruction . . .. 23 Chapter IV —-Commercial Policy— Section A. Tariffs, Preferences, and Internal Taxation and Regulation— Article 16. General Most-favoured-nation Treatment .. 26 Article 17. Reduction of Tariffs and Elimination of Preferences 27 Article 18. National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation .. .. .. 29 Article 19. Special Provisions relating to Cinematograph Films 31