e.
British
Himporters will be able in 1972 to use up the
unexhausted balance of their global licences for goods
shipped in 1971.
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f.
DTI / COMMODICES.
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5.
thest infort hissing amants will
From 1 April 1972, cotton textiles, imported from
From 1 Apail 1972 gondo
India, Hong Kong, and the present global quota countries,
after + Gop A 4472
will be placed on open general cence ie specific licences
will not argment in divernal
mifert hien us.
will no longer be required.
Please seek confirmation from the authorities concerned that
they will To Hong Kong substitute "Please confirm that you will
continue to enforce the quota ceilings up to and including 31 December,
and will provide export certification as specified above. For goods
shipped from CPA countries under the arrangements mentioned at 4c
export certification providing evidence of export in 1971 within quotas
will also be necessary to obtain tariff relief under the arrangements
described in paragraph 6 on such exports arriving in Britain in 1972.
In the meantime we are informing importers that we intend to operate
licensing control on this basis.
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6. To Port of Spain/Bridgetown/New Delhi/Hong Kong/Gibraltar/Lagos/
Nairobi/Nicosia/Pretoria/Kampala/Kuala Lumpur/Valetta/Islamabad/
Singapore/Kingston/Belize only.
For HK.
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In addition, please inform the local authorities that, in order to
avoid the double effect of both quotas and duties on CPA goods shipped
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in 1971 but arriving in 1972, hopes, subject to Parliamentary approval,
to take powers to give duty relief on the following basis: