CONFIDENTIAL
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Mr Paul Miss Hasden MissHarder Mr. Steya
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GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE (GSP) : USSR AND POLAND
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1. WE HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FORM A TO OUR EXPORTERS WISHING TO CLAIM GSP BENEFITS FROM THE USSR AND POLAND.
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2. THE USSR AND POLAND HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE GSP WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1965 AND 1 JANUARY 1976 RESPECTIVELY. HONG KONG IS A BENEFICIARY UNDER BOTH SCHEMES BUT HAS NOT (NOT) TAKEN STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THEM. ONE CONSIDERATION WAS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE COUNTRIES WOULD SEEK TRADE REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG, A REQUEST WHICH WE WERE NOT READY TO ACCEPT FOR POLITICAL AND SECURITY REASONS.
3. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, TRADE WITH EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, WE EXPECT FURTHER GROWTH IN THE COMING YEARS. AS A RESULT OF INCREASING PRESSURE FROM LOCAL TRADERS, WE CONSIDER THAT MEASURES SHOULD NOW BE TAKEN TO FACILITATE THEIR CLAIM FOR GSP BENEFITS UNDER THE RUSSIAN AND POLISH SCHEMES, BY ISSUING CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FORM A TO EXPORTERS WHO WISH TO CLAIM PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS FOR THEIR EXPORTS TO THESE COUNTRIES. REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR TRADE REPRESENTATION BY THESE COUNTRIES, WE WILL MAINTAIN OUR POSITION THAT SUCH QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY.
4. THE FIRST BATCH OF FORM A WILL BE ISSUED TO TRADERS FOR SUCH PURPOSE IN LATE JANUARY.
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