and for this reason the Information obtained must be returned at the end of the contract. and In some cases •as soon as It Is reclalmed"(17). There Is no doubt that these restrictions on the ownership of knowledge can handicap a firm's position In the local market. especially when the contractual relationship Is not parent company/subsidiary. 15 The brackets In the original text contain the name of the firm or product 16. This Is a clause found In contracts for manufacturing re fractorles. piles, parts for concrete mixers. wires and cables for concrete, glass, electrical goods for construc­ tion and chemicals for construction, among others. 17. Text from a contract for the manufacture of refractories. This Is all the more true since generally firms are not allowed to refer to alternative so~rces. At the end of the contract. there Is a stated embargo on al 1 activities with alternative technologles(18). "The national party to the ·agreement wll I not be able to devote himself to the same activity nor one competing with (the ll.censor) for 10 years after the contract has termlnated"(19). Or In other cases: CThe licensee) Is committed ·to refrain from manufactur lng or selling (the product) after the contract Is rescinded. If he breaks this agreement, tor each (product) sold he must pay US$20.000 (to the licensor)• (20). There Is no doubt that in some cases. preventing The company from continuing in the market can lead to the sector being denatlonal !zed. This Is not only because he can buy back the equipment he sol4 at a neg! lglble price: " (the local firm) wll I not be able to use the machinery when the patent expires. <The licensor) wtll be able to buy It at the end of the agreement. under the following conditions: If the patent was bought; 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the restrictions and limitations imposed on a local firm by a contract for manufacturing goods, particularly refractories, concrete mixers, and electrical goods. The contract seems to be limiting the firm's ability to continue producing similar goods after the contract ends, and also restricting their ability to refer to alternative sources. This suggests that the text is related to the manufacturing and industry sector.

**Category**
Industry