a view with which the Special Rapporteur did not agree, as he indicated to the Comnission (Yearbook of Ehe International Law Commission, 1978, PP. 11-12). L7. The Government of the State of QaEar goes further and ProPoses Ehe followinq alternat.ive formulation : Article 4 Most-f avoured-nation clause I'The most-favoured-nation clause is a Ereaty provision whereby a State undertakes to accord another State the treatment provided for in article 5 in an agreed sphere of relations.rl Articles 8-9 and L4-22 18. In these articles, two expressions are repeated, namely "for it.self or for the benefit of persons or things in a determined relaEionship with it" and "or Eo persons or things in the same relationship with that third State"- 19. The Governrnent of the State of Qatar notes, first of all, that Ehe above-mentioned articles are all subsequent to article 5, which contains the following definition of rpst-favoured-nation Ereatment: "lrlost,-favoured-nation treatment is treatment accorded by the granting St,ate to the beneficiary State, or to persons or things in a determined relationship with that State, not less favourable than treatnent extended by the grantinE State to a third State or tso persons or things in the same relationship with that third Statefr IA/ 40 / 444 EngI ish Page 10 20- Inasmuch as the concept of persons and'things in a deternined relationshipwith the beneficiary State and persons and things in a similar relationship with athird State has in this way entered into the definition of,,most-favoured-nationtreatment", the Governlpnt of the State of Qatar considers that the repetition ofthose expressions in the other draft articles wherever the text relates to the saidtreatment constitutes redundance that serves only to produce tediurn and render thetext cumbersome to read, for reference to t,he definition contained in article 5whenever it is necessary to determine what is meant by trmost-favoured-nation
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international law and treaties, specifically the most-favoured-nation clause in a treaty. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on legal and diplomatic matters. The discussion revolves around the definition and application of this clause, which is a key concept in international trade and commerce.

**Category**
International trade