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to eat such products, whether by eliminating them from the Their scheme or subjecting them to reduced tariff cuts etc.
items accounting for procussed agricultural offer covered
total imports of $202 millions, with imports from the Group of
a more detailed "77" and Taiwan coming to $47.4 millions:
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brock-down was promised. The U.S. also ostinated that the proposed cuts would result in duty-free entry in favour of developing countries on about three quarters of all tariff bindings in the manufacture and semi-manufacture range, cxclud- ing textiles. They had taken no decision' yet on territories to benefit from the grant of preferences but broadly favoured the self-selection principle.
2. The main criticism expressed by other delegations concerned the extent of the possible exceptions under the U.S."list and the effect of excluding major developing countries' suppliers of particular products by reference to competitive need.
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Miyazaki (Permanent Delegation) emphasised the difficulties
proximity of small industries and agriculture in Japan tho of some of the most advanced developing countries (he appeared to regard Korea and Taiwan as potentially even more dangerous than Hong Kong. and Japan's concern about competition for her exports in third markets. Though the Japanese exceptions list had been drawm up on the assumption that proferences would be given only to the UNCTAD Group of "77", Japon had come to no decision on beneficiary countries and was ready to discuss this. When general disappointment was expressed by, other delegations about the extent of the exceptions in the Japanese list, Miyazaki said that only in compelling cases, of which they had none in mind at present, would additional highly competitive products from specific beneficiary countries be excluded emphasised again that Japan would find it difficult to neke
until a clearer idea her list more precise or more generous
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of the United States position was available. pressure, Miyazaki was reluctant to provide full statistics (which are presumably available) and apart from saying that the offor in chapters 1-24 of the tariff covered $18 millions ..out of dutiable imports of $439 millions from developing
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