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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1984
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+ONE SPECIFIC CHANGE WORTH HIGHLIGHTING IS THAT THE REGULATIONS SPECIFY FOUR PROCESSES WHICH WILL ON THEIR OWN NOT QUALIFY AS SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION.
+ IN THE CASE OF HONG KONG, THIS MEANS THAT A MAJORITY OF OUR EXPORTS OF PIECE-KNITTED GARMENTS AND FINISHED FABRICS IS LIKELY, IN FUTURE, NOT TO BE REGARDED AS OF HONG KONG ORIGIN BY THE U.S. A SERIOUS CHANGE OVER THE POSITION
BOTH NOW AND WHEN THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED, + MR MACLEOD SAID.
SPEAKING ON ANOTHER ISSUE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING - THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY PETITIONS - MR MACLEOD SAID THAT ALTHOUGH HONG KONG ITSELF WAS NOT MADE THE TARGET OF THE PETITIONS, HE AGREED WITH THE REMARKS MADE BY MR DELGADO OF MEXICO ON BEHALF OF DEVELOPING EXPORTERS OF TEXTILES AND GARMENTS AS WELL AS BY OTHER DELEGATIONS.
+THEY ARE A DELIBERATE DEVICE OF PROTECTIONIST ELEMENTS WITHIN THE U.S. DESIGNED TO HARASS AND DISRUPT LEGITIMATE TRADE, + MR MACLEOD SAID.
+THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE SHOULD URGE THE UNITED STATES NOT TO ALLOW ITSELF, BY VIRTUE OF THE INVOCATION OF THESE COUNTERVAILING DUTY PROCEDURES, TO BE PUT IN A POSITION THAT IS IN ANY WAY INCONSISTENT WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.+
CIRCULAR SETS OUT U.S. TEXTILES RULES
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED FURTHER INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO IMPORTS OF TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS INTO THE UNITED STATES IN CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN CIRCULAR NO. 8/84 DATED SEPTEMBER 3.
EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO NOTE THAT THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN AND LICENCES FOR EXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXISTING HONG KONG RULES AND ARRANGEMENTS.
COPIES OF THE CIRCULAR ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE RECEPTION COUNTER OF THE DEPARTMENT AT THE GROUND FLOOR OF OCEAN CENTRE, 5 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
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