(f) measures by Canada respecting the importation and distribution of imported liquor by designated government agencies under the existing provisions of Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-3, as amended, to the extent that it creates an import monopoly consistent with Articles II:4 and XVII of the GATT and Article 31 of the Havana Charter;
(g) except as provided in Chapter Seven (Agriculture), measures by Canada respecting preferential freight rates for grain originating in certain Canadian provinces under the existing provisions of Western Grain Transportation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. W-8, as amended;
(h) measures by Canada respecting preferential rates for goods originating in certain Canadian provinces under the existing provisions of Maritime Freight Rate Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. M-1, as amended;
(i) Canadian excise taxes on absolute alcohol used in manufacturing under the existing provisions of Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15, as amended;
(j) except as provided for in Chapter Seven (Agriculture), import restrictions imposed under Section 5(1)(b) and (d) of the Export and Import Permits Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-19, as amended, as of January 1, 1994, that are in accordance with the provisions of Article XI:2(c)(i) of the GATT; and
(k) quantitative import restrictions on goods that originate in the territory of the United States, considering operations performed in, or materials obtained from, Mexico as if they were performed in, or obtained from, a non-Party, and that are indicated by asterisks in Chapter 89 in Annex 401.2 (Tariff Schedule of Canada) of the Canada - United States Free Trade Agreement for as long as the measures taken under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, (46 U.S.C. App. 883) and the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, (46 U.S.C. App. 1171, 1176, 1241 and 1241o) apply with quantitative effect to comparable Canadian origin goods sold or offered for sale into the United States market.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, any measure related to the internal sale and distribution of wine and distilled spirits, other than those covered by Article 313 (Blending Requirements) or Article 314 (Distinctive Products) shall, as between Canada and the United States, be governed under this Agreement exclusively in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Canada - United States Free Trade Agreement which for this purpose are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
3. In respect of any measure related to the internal sale and distribution of wine and distilled spirits, the provisions of Articles 301 and 309 shall not apply as between Canada and Mexico to:
(a) a non-conforming provision of any existing measure;
(b) the continuation or prompt renewal of a non-conforming provision of any existing measure;