developing countries and the econonic development of these countries. A basic reqriirement in the drawing up of those principles and rules was that they should be equitabLe. The Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for ltre Control of Restrictive Business Pract.ices as adopted by the General Assenbly(resolution 35/63 of 5 December 1980) in section C (III) on "Preferential and differential treatment for developing countries" provides in paragraph 7 that: "In order to ensure ttre eguitable application of the Set of Principles and Rules, States, particularly developed counEries, should take into account intheir control of restrictive business pracEices the development, financial and trade needs of developing countries, in particuLar of the least developed countries, for the purposes especially of developing counEries in.. " (a) Promoting the esEablishrnent on development of donestic industries and the economic developnent of other sectors of the economy; and . " (b) Encouraging their economic development through regional or global arrangenent,s anong developing countries". 11. The problem of that application of nrost-favoured-nation treatnent in international trade relations is a complex issue that involves a whole series of economic, political and social guestions. It is far from being a more "technicaleconomic" problem as is argued in paragraph 62 of the Commissionrs report,. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMI.IISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP) [original: engiisnl [21 November 1984] 1. The draft articles on rrost,-favoured-nation clauses and their various asPects, together wit,h comment,aries as cont,ained in chapter II of the reporE, of t,he International Law Conmission on the work of its thirtieth sesslon, 2/ indicate the extent. of the background work and studies carried out in the field. Such work includes the history of the npst-favoured-nation treatment up to the Second !{orld War and even the work on the clauses undertaken in the League of'Nations or under
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the principles and rules governing the control of restrictive business practices in developing countries, with a focus on ensuring equitable application and promoting economic development. The language used suggests a strong emphasis on international trade and economic relations, with references to multilateral agreements and the need for developed countries to take into account the development needs of developing countries.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development