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EXCESSIVE IMPORTS. WE STRESSED THE OVERRIDING PRIORITY OF ENSURING
THAT GLOBAL CEILINGS WERE NOT EXCEEDED AND ON THE NEED FOR
ADEQUATE MARGINS AND EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR NEWCOMERS AND
UNRESTRAINED SUPPLIERS IN GROUP 1. AT THE REQUEST OF SEVERAL DELEGATIONS, TRAN ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE SYSTEM OF INDICATI VE
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DESCRIBING IT AS A MUDDY CONCEPT',
4. THE COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN REPORTED TO THE GROUP ON ITS STUDY
OF THE COMMISSION PROPOSALS ON ORIGIN RULES. NO AGREEMENT WAS
REACHED ON WHETHER AN ANNEX TO EACH BILATERAL AGREEMENT SHOULD
CONTAIN DETAILED ORIGIN RULES NOR ON WHICH ORIGIN RULES SHOULD
APPLY. THE DISCUSSION WILL BE RESUMED NEXT WEEK,
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