To the extent that Member States require raw materials for the manufacture of products to be exported outside the Community in competition with products of third countries, the above agreements or contracts shall not form an obstacle to the importation of raw materials for this purpose from third countries.
Sa mhéid go mbeidh amhábhair ag teastáil ó Bhallstáit chun earraí a tháirgeadh lena n-onnmhairiú lasmuigh den Chomhphobal in iomaiocht le táirgí tríú tíortha, ni bheidh na comhaontuithe nó na conarthaí sin thuas ina gconstaic in aghaidh amhábhair chuige sin a allmhairiú ó thríú tíortha.