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RESIDENTIAL REGISTRY No.51 22 JUL 1971
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TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO. 59 OF 20 JULY, INFO SAVING
UKDEL EEC,
FROM DODGE.
YOUR TEL NO. 21 : EEC PREFERENCES.
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THE INFORMATION YOU REQUEST IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN OWING TO THE ABSENCE OF NUMEROUS OFFICIALS ON THEIR SUMMER VACATION. I MUST
NECESSARILY REPLY PIECEMEAL.
2. BENELUX,
THE BENELUX 15.1 PER CENT QUOTA SHARES HAVE IN PRINCIPLE BEEN DIVIDED INTERNALLY 53/56 BETWEEN BELCOLUX AND THE NETHERLANDS WITH PROVISION FOR FURTHER FLEXIBILITY. BOTH ARE WORKING ON FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASES FOR THE TIME BEING. IN THE CASE OF A DUTCH IMPORTER A VALID APPLICATION IS CONSIDERED AS CONSTITUTING A RESERVED SHARE OF THE TARIFF-FREE QUOTA FOR ONE MONTH AFTER APPROVAL, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE IMPORTATION MUST BE EFFECTED. FOR BELGIUM IMPORTERS THERE IS NO SIMILAR MONTH'S RESERVED RIGHTS, AS IT WERE, AND THE DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTA OF DUTY-FREE IMPORTS WILL BE MADE AT THE TIME OF ACTUAL REALISATION, THIS NATURALLY
SLIGHTLY FAVOURS DUTCH IMPORTERS AS THE BELGIANS COULD CONCEIVABLY FIND THEMSELVES AGAINST THE (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) BUTOIRS AT THE MOMENT OF IMPORTATION. THE PROCEDURES ARE STILL
EXPERIMENTAL.
3. ITALY.
APPLICATIONS IN THE TEXTILES SECTOR ARE BEING DEALT WITH ON A
FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS AND THIS PROBABLY APPLIES TO THE
OTHER SENSITIVE PRODUCTS ALSO.
4. GERMANY.
ALL DETAILS OBTAINABLE WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS
AN INDICATION THAT THE QUOTAS HAVE, AT LEAST TO SOME EXTENT, BEEN ALLOCATED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT PAST IMPORTERS. THIS
TENDS TO CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION.
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