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T.I.A.B. M/17/69
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD
AND THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD
Introduction
European Economic Community (E.E.C.) –
Common Commercial Policy
:
(This memorandum describes the background to
recent developments in the formulation of an E.E.C.
common commercial policy. It also explains the.
significance of these developments and their
relevance for Hong Kong as well as, in particular,
the efforts being made by the Community to formulate
a common policy on imports of cotton textiles within
the framework of the C.T.A. The paper concludes
by outlining the attitude being adopted by the
Department in contacts with the Community on these
questions and by commenting on the effects which
E.E.C..policies in these areas could have on the
terms of British entry to the Community. At their
next meeting, members will be invited to advis e
whether they are in agreement with the general line
being adopted. As some of the matters covered in
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the paper are inevitably complex, representatives of
the Department will, at the meeting, attempt to
answer any questions which members may wish to put.)
It has been some time since any information has been given to the Board on developments in the Common Commercial Policy of the B. E.c.foard
This is mainly because, despite continuous
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The last occasion appears to have been T.I.A.B. M/17/66 of 31st March, 1966 (a copy of which is at Enclosure 1.)
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