Article(s) XX and XXI of the GATT ________.

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Article XX and Article XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) provide exceptions to the general rules for free trade set out in the other articles. Article XX lists various general exceptions allowing countries to enact measures that would otherwise violate the GATT principles for specific reasons such as protecting public morals, human, animal or plant life, and conserving exhaustible natural resources. Article XXI allows for exceptions related to national security.