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Wednesday, March 8, 1972
SWEDISH GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
Arrangement Proposed By Hong Kong Accepted
The Director of Commerce and Industry, Mr. E.I. Lee, today
announced that the Swedish authorities had agreed to the arrangements
which had been proposed by Hong Kong in respect of the certification
and other administrative procedures involved in obtaining the benefits
of the Swedish Generalised System of Preferences.
The Commerce and Industry Department has consequently now started
to accept applications for Certificates of Origin (Form A), which are
required for exports of products under claim to preferential duties on
entry into Sweden.
The Generalised System of Preferences was introduced by Sweden
with effect from January 1, 1972, and Hong Kong has been included as a
beneficiary.
Certain agricultural and marine produce and most manufactured
products from Hong Kong will be allowed entry into Sweden free of duty.
The origin criteria under the Swedish scheme are very similar
to those of the E.E.C. and U.K. schemes.
Full details of the method of applying for the certificates of
origin are included in a circular to the trade which the Department is
issuing today.
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