32.1 If, in a Protocol Member State —
(a) an appreciable rise in unemployment in a particular sector of industry or region is caused by a substantial decrease in internal demand for a domestic product; and
(b) this decrease in demand is due to an increase in imports consigned from other Protocol Member States as a result of the progressive reduction or the elimination of duties, charges and quantitative restrictions;
that Protocol Member State may, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Protocol —
(i) limit those imports by means of quantitative restrictions to a rate not less than the rate of such imports during any period of 12 months which ended within 12 months of the date on which the restrictions come into force; the restrictions shall not be continued for a period longer than 18 months, unless the Economic Affairs Council by majority vote authorises their continuance for such further period and on such conditions as the Economic Affairs Council, by majority vote, considers appropriate, and
(ii) take such measures, either instead of or in addition to restriction of imports in accordance with sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph, as the Economic Affairs Council may, by majority vote, authorise.
32.2 In applying measures in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, a Protocol Member State shall give like treatment to imports consigned from all Protocol Member States.
32.3 A Protocol Member State applying restrictions in accordance with sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall notify them to the Economic Affairs Council if possible before they come into force. The Economic Affairs Council may at any time consider those restrictions and may, by majority vote, make recommendations designed to moderate any damaging effect of those restrictions or to assist the Protocol Member State concerned to overcome its difficulties.
32.4 This Article shall only have effect after 30th April, 1973 to any extent that the Council of Ministers of the former East Caribbean Common Market may before that date have extended the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of the Article.