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Thursday, September 27, 1973
HODIFICATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT
The Commerce and Industry Department announced today that, as
from next month, applications to import doffee into Hong Kong from member
countries of the International Coffee Agreement will no longer have to be
supported by certificates of origin, re-export or replacement.
The change follows a number of modifications to the International
Coffee Agreement which will become effective on October 1.
A spokesman for the Department said, however, shipments from ICA
members consigned to Hong Kong before October 1, but arriving after that
date, must still be certified and the documents surrendered to the Department
as previously.
As a result of the modifications, former provisions regarding
export quotas will also cease to apply.
The spokesman pointed out that the revised provisions of the ICA
would nem there would be no quantitative limitations on imports of coffee
from countries which are not ICA members.
But he reminded importers and exporters that, despite the changes
referred to, all imports and exports of coffee must still be covered by
valid licences issued by the Commerce and Industry Department.
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