Artikel XIV bis WTO

Article XIV bis Security Exceptions 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 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.