Agreements or contracts concluded between lhe signature and the entry into force of this Treaty by a person or an undertaking with a third Stale, an international organization ora national of a third State shall not. how ever, be invoked as grounds for failure Io implement this Treaty if. in the opinion of the Court of Justice, ruling on an application from the Com mission, one of the decisive reasons on the pari of either of lhe parties in concluding the agreement or contract was an intention to evade lhe provisions of this Treatv.
Ach comhaontuithe nó conarthaí a thabharfaidh duine nó gnóthas i gcrích le tríú Stát, le heagraíocht idirnáisiúnta nó le náisiúnach de thríú Stát, idir data an Chonartha seo a shíniú agus data a theacht i bhfeidhm, ní bhainfear leas astu chun gan an Conradh seo a chur i ngníomh más md é, i dtuairím na Cúirte Breithiúnais, ag rialú di ar iarratas ón gCoimisiún, gur chun ealii a bheith aige ó fhorálacha an Chonartha seo cúis amháin de na cúiseanna cinntitheacha a bhí ag ceachtar páirtí leis an gcomhaontú nó an gconradh a thabhairt i gcrích.