3. tfithout prejudice to the reservations entered below, acceptance of the articles is facilitated by the provisions laid down in draft articles 28 and 29. '.-favoured-nat ion 4. The fact that the set of articles is applicable only to most clauses in treaties or international agreements concluded by States and other subjects of international law after the entry into force of the articles ltith regard to such States, and the fact that the articles represent law supplementing the will- of States, means that States can regulate the application of the clause with prior knowledge of the applicable law and that, if the law in guestion is not in keeping with the specific characteristics of the actual relationship between them, they can adapt it or nodify it to take account of those characteristics, setting aside the articles in their relations in the future.A/40/444 English Page 16 5. Although the provisions in question linrit the normative effectiveness of thedraft considerably, they are designed to facilitate a wider consensus on the draft than tbat that would have been achieved if an attenpt had been nade to give thedraft a more imperative nature. 6. In order to achieve the basic Aoals of the Latin Anerican fntegrationAssociation, an area of economio preferences including a regional tariffpreference' agreements of regional scope and agreements of partial scope was established under the Treaty of ttlontevideo of 1980. The long-term goal of theAssociation is the establishrnent of the Latin American Common lrlarket, and, ininplenenting the Treaty and working towards their final goal, States nembers musttake account of tbe principles of pluralism, convergence, flexibility, differentialtreatnent and nultiplicity, which are laid down in article 3 of the Treaty. 7. The purpose of this operational franework is to establish a network of partial
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the framework for economic integration and cooperation among Latin American countries, specifically the establishment of an area of economic preferences and the principles that guide this process. The text mentions treaties, international agreements, and the regulation of application of certain clauses, indicating a focus on international relations and economic cooperation.

**Category**
International trade, Economy