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eping countiica. wy m.fin. taxiff negotiations which succeeded in reducir hli lancher the general lovel of p.f.n. mates would have the effect of reduciı Sin advaniagra which the experte of developing countries had been given over the porta of derol ped countries as a result of opecial tariff treatment. To this Jacke - it would be accurate to any that a degressive element had been introduced .. Aube 1 arcangements.
37. The Group reneludod that the only pragmatic solution was to provide that
jeada) Lomilf teatment should be granted for a period of ten years initially but
drmäd be a major review before this period elapsed in order to determine n the ght of circumetances then prevailing whether special treatment should be continued, modified or abolished. Account will have to be taken, inter alia, of the fact that the developing countries are at different stages of development and coddigently the offective duration of the benefits gained from special tariff tvalent over this period will have varied.
Arrangements new in force
50. The Group agreed it would be unrealistic-to-expect those developing countries -which now enjoyed a preferential position in certain developed markets to accept
curtailment of their existing access privileges in the context of arrangements for special tariff treatment for all developing countries. The Group recognized that the maintenance in full of existing "access" arrangements for preferred developing suppliers might mean that in certain developed markets the exports of all developing countries would not be treated in precisely the same way. The degree of difference would depend on the arrangements initially adopted, e.g. the depth of tariff out, produci doverage, the number of exceptions and whether any limitation was placed on the volume or value of oxports on which. special tariff treatment was to be given. Although equality of treatment as between developing countries right not be fully achieved in certain markets, the movement would be in the direction of rather than
away from equality.
39. Ons member of the Group underlined his country's concern about the spread of special preferential arrangements and stated that in his country's view a key objective of generalized preferences would be to facilitate the gradual elimination of such arrangements. He said that the achievement of this objective would end pressure from developing countries outside existing preferential arrangements for action which might further fragment the world trading system.
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