Common use of National Security Clause Clause in Contracts

National Security Clause. 1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed: (a) to require a Party to furnish any information the disclosure of which it considers contrary to its essential security interests; (b) to prevent a Party from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests (i) relating to fissionable and fusionable materials or the materials from which they are derived; (ii) relating to the traffic in arms, ammunition and implements of war and to such traffic in other goods and materials or relating to the supply of services, as carried on directly or indirectly for the purpose of supplying or provisioning a military establishment; (iii) relating to the government procurement of arms, ammunition or war materials or procurement indispensable for national security or for national defense purposes; or (iv) taken in time of war or other emergency in international relations; or (c) to prevent a Party from taking any action in pursuance of its obligations under the United Nations Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security. 2. The Joint Committee shall be informed to the fullest extent possible of measures taken under paragraphs 1(b) and (c) and of their termination.