187Conversely, it is clear from Article 57(1) EC that a Member State may, in its relations with non-member countries, apply restrictions on capital movements which come within the substantive scope of that provision, even though they contravene the principle of the free movement of capital laid down under Article 56 EC, provided that those restrictions already existed on 31 December 1993.
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