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(c) in column 8 imports from developing countries are asked for on the basis of the OCD classification (see Annex 2) and separately for OECD developing countries and other developing countries and territories. The footnote adds that these lists would be without prejudice to the final list of beneficiary countries contemplated by each prospective donor country (the EEC (Di Martino) stated explicitely that they would have their own list of developing countries which would, inter alia, include all the "77"). (d) the lists as submitted, together with the stated assumptions,
qualifications and conditions, should provide for each donor country as complete a picture as possible of the action contemplated (para. 3 of TC/Pref/69.1).
(e) each prospective donor country would send 60 copies of its lists
to the OECD Secretariat who would release two copies each to other oountries who had also submitted lists. If submissions by one ΟΥ more major trading countries had not been submitted by 3 March the Secretariat would delay the whole of the distribution pending consultations with the Chairman and permanent delegations on how to
proceed.
(f) the implication in (e) that non-donor OECD countries would not receive
the lists and therefore would not take part in subsequent discussion
of the lists was strongly challenged by Turkey and, to a lesser degree, Portugal. It was agreed that this issue should be presented to the Trade Committee for decision.
Among the reservations voiced, the most important was that by the United States. They repeated that they might not be able to provide detailed product descriptions from the outset and also that they might not
be able to meet the target date due to the change in Administration.
Item 3 Safeguard Mechanism (TC/Pref/68.10).
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The discussion on safeguards on the basis of the Secretariat paper took up the whole of one meeting but not very much progress was made.
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