4. In the view of the German Democratic Republic the draft articles submitt,ed bythe International Law Conrnission provide an appropriate foundation for putting thefinishing touches to a legal instrument on the application of most-favoured-nationclauses. They offer a good example for the codification of international legal norns that have become common law. 5. To ensure a high degree of effectiveness of such a future legal instrumentalong the above-mentioned lines the Gernan Democratic Republic regards it as necessary' however, to reconsider some of the present provisions of the draft art icles. 6. The German Democratic Republic holds the view that a legal instrument on nost-favoured-nation treatment should orient States toward the conclusion of most-favoured-nation clauses with the broadest possible scope of application. Thepractice of international relations shows that it is only if most-favoured-nation treatment is applied in the most comprehensive manner in intergovernmental relations that it can nake its full contribution to trade relations based on egualrights and mutual advantage, and help overcome or avoid discrimination. 7. Another problem, which the draft articles have not guite coped with yet, isthat of conditional most-favoured-nation treatment. conditional most-favoured-nation treatment, i.e. the practiee of naking its granting conditional upon certain advance services, generally leads to a sydten of bilateral-isn that is bard to fathom. This kind of most-favoured-nation treatment encourages the placing of artificial obstacles in the way of trade relations to enable the party seeking such treatment to offer sufficient concessions in return. Moreover, if nost-favoured-nation treatment is nade subject to certain con<litions, this creates many openings for bringing pressure to bear, contrary to internationallaw, on a trading partner interested in obtaining such treatment. Therefore,conditional nost-favoured-nation treatment cannot have the sane positive effect in
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the application of most-favoured-nation clauses in international trade relations, specifically in the context of the German Democratic Republic's views on the draft articles submitted by the International Law Commission. The text highlights the importance of comprehensive most-favoured-nation treatment and raises concerns about conditional most-favoured-nation treatment, which can lead to bilateralism and pressure on trading partners. This suggests that the category is likely to be related to international trade and economic relations.

**Category**
International trade