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Friday, February 15, 1974

EEC TO CONTINUE TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR ANOTHER YEAR

The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark havo aligned their respective Generalised Systems of Proferences with that of the original European Economic Community.

Announcing this today, the Director of Commorce and Industry,

Mr. David Jordan, said that with effect from January 1, 1974, the nino

member countries of the enlarged European Economic Community would continuo

their Generalised Systems of Preferences for a period of one year.

The Commerce and Industry Department will continue to accept

applications for Certificates of Origin, ·Form A, which are required

for exports of products under claim to proferential duties on entry into

the countries of the enlarged European Economic Community.

Undor the E.E.C. Scheme, duty free entry are available for a wide range of manufactured and semi-manufactured products (except textilon and footwear) to pre-determined quotę levole.

When the quota levol of each category has been filled, subsequent

imports of the goods concerned will attract normal rates of duty. Certain

agricultural products are also allowed entry into the countries of the

E.E.C. at reduced rates of duty.

The origin rules of the present scheme remain basically the

same as that of the original scheme. Full details of the method of

applying for the Certificate of Origin, Form A, are included in a circular

to the trade which the department is issuing today.

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