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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1994

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WAS INFORMED OF THE AGREEMENT TO THE PROPOSAL ON NOVEMBER 19.

MEXICAN

GOVERNMENT'S

THE HOPEFULLY

DISRUPTED TRADE

"THIS IS CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS. COULD RESUME IMMEDIATELY," MR YIU SAID.

ISSUED

CERTIFICATION

HOWEVER, HE REMINDED TRADERS THAT THE VARIOUS DOCUMENTS UNDER THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS WERE NOT IN THEMSELVES A THAT THE PRODUCTS SATISFIED MEXICAN ORIGIN RULES.

INFORMATION IN THE HE CAUTIONED.

"THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES WILL ANALYSE THE DOCUMENTS AND DECIDE ON THE ORIGIN OF GOODS,

RULES AND COMPANIES "WHILE WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THEIR ARE WELCOMED TO CHECK WITH US, TRADERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR IMPORTERS WITH IN MEXICO, OR THE RELEVANT MEXICAN AUTHORITIES, ON HOW TO COMPLY MEXICAN ORIGIN RULES IN ORDER TO AVOID CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROBLEMS, SAID.

HE

TRADERS WILL "THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

THROUGH ARRANGEMENT

A CIRCULAR ISSUED BE INFORMED OF THE DETAILED

AND TODAY. WE SHALL OF COURSE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION

PROBLEMS ARISE IN WOULD BE PLEASED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE SHOULD ANY FUTURE.'

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1994, CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN

MEXICAN

GOVERNMENT FOR IMPORTS OF

WERE SUBJECT

ANNOUNCED

NEW

MERCHANDISE

TO

MEXICAN

THE REQUIREMENTS

ITEMS THAT ANTI-DUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.

CLASSIFIED

IN SUCH

TARIFF

0

OBJECTIONS TO RATEABLE VALUES HANDLED

THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) RATEABLE IT HAD DEALT WITH ALL THE 17,625 OBJECTIONS TO THE NEW VALUES THAT WERE RECEIVED IN APRIL AND MAY THIS YEAR.

THAT

ABOUT 15 PER CENT WERE REDUCED, THE REMAINDER EITHER BEING CONFIRMED OR WITHDRAWN BY THE OBJECTOR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT ASKED ANY RATEPAYER WHO LODGED AN OBJECTION IN APRIL OR MAY THIS YEAR AND WHO HAD NOT YET RECEIVED NOTICE OF DECISION TO CONTACT MR TSANG TSZE-LAI OF THE DEPARTMENT PHONING 805 7734 IMMEDIATELY.

A

BY

HE ADDED THAT IF THE RATEABLE VALUE HAD BEEN REDUCED RESULT OF THE OBJECTION, THE AMENDMENT TO THE RATEABLE VALUE AND ADJUSTMENT TO THE RATES PAYABLE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1 YEAR.

AS

A

ANY

THIS

IF RATES PAYABLE ARE REDUCED, FUTURE RATES DEMANDS WILL BE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE, HE SAID.

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