text: 4. The Governnent of the state of Qatar believes lhat the Comnissionrs draft contains, in articles 23 and 24, the requisiEe minimum for the protection of thelegitimate interest,s of a developing State. It also, in article 30, leaves t.he door open for the establishment of new legal- provisions of the same kind. 5. The Government of the State of Qatar believes, Eherefore, that there is no reason to incorporate the two proposed articles A and 2l ter, particularly since they are somewhat complicated and it seems that their implenenEation - at least aspresently worded - would not be easy. 6; However, it is clear that the interests of the developing countries cannot be realized by such generalizations as that contained in article 30. There is an urgent need to ascertain whether the reconnendations of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developrent (UNCTAD) and the principles of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States are being implemented in a realistic mannerthat is in keeping with legal and economic considerations. The developing countries nust enjoy all new tariff and non-tariff preferences, and, in additron, the trade and development needs of those States reguire the non-implementation of the rnost-favoured-nation clause for a cerlain period of tirne, which does notconflict with the principles of non-discrimination and equality among SEates enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The most-favoured-nation clause in rel.at,ion to customs unions and similar economic associations 7. The Cornmission discussed this question and finally decided not to include anarticle on it in the draft, leaving it to tilember States at subsequent sEages of thecodification process to take the final decision about ruling out the application of the trcst-favoured-nat,ion clause to special treaEment extended by one member of a customs union and the like to another member.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international trade and economic development, specifically the protection of the interests of developing countries and the implementation of trade agreements. The mention of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States suggests a focus on international economic governance and development.