Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of
Developing Countries applies to the negotiations. In the
implementation of standstill and rollback, particular care should
be given to avoiding disruptive effects to the trade of
less-developed contracting parties.
(V)
The developed countries do not expect reciprocity for commi taents
made by then in trade negotiations la reduce ar resove tariffs
and other barriers to the trade of developing countries, i.e. the
deveƐapas countries not expect the developing countries
the course of trade negotiations, to make contibutions which are
inconsistent with their individual development, financial and
trade needs. Developed contracting parties shall therefore not
saøk, neither shall less-developed contracting parties be
required to mate, concessions that are inconsistant with the
lattors” davelopment, financial and trade needs.
(vi)
Lass-developed contracting parties expect that their capacity to
make contributions or negotiated concessions or take other
autually agreed action under the provisions and procedures of the
General Agreement would improve with the progressive development
of their economies and improvement in their trade situation and
they would accordingly expect to participate aore fully in the
framawork of rights and obligations under the General Agregaent.
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