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British Empire, and the Governments of the Colonies and Protected States shown in Schedule III to this Agreement will accord to India preferences on the commodities and at the rates shown therein.

Provided that the operation of the first paragraph of this Article shall not extend to any preferences accorded by Northern Rhodesia to the Union of South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and the High Commission Territories in South Africa.

Provided also that in the case of Ceylon the first paragraph of this Article shall apply only so far as is consistent with the terms of Article 13 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 9

The Government of India undertake, in respect of goods the growth, produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom of the kinds specified in Schedule IV to this Agreement which comply with the laws and statutory regulations for the time being in force defining Empire goods for the purpose of customs duties, that the difference between the rates of customs duties on such goods on importation into India and the rates upon similar goods the growth, produce or manufacture of any foreign country shall not be less than the margins set out in that schedule.

1. In this Article:-

The expression

1st January.

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cotton year means a year beginning on the

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The expression" cotton piece goods year means a year beginning on the 1st April.

A cotton piece goods year and the cotton year in which that cotton piece goods year begins are referred to as " corresponding ; and the expression "the following cotton piece goods year

means

in relation to a cotton year the cotton piece goods year beginning on the 1st April next after the end of that cotton year.

The word "yard" means a linear yard.

The word "bale" means the weight of lint cotton contained in the standard Indian bale of gross weight 400 lb. and nett weight 392 lb.

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The expression "United Kingdom cotton piece goods means fabrics manufactured in the United Kingdom of the kinds which, at the date of the signature of this Agreement, were assessable to duty on import into British India under item 48(3) or item 48(9) of the First Schedule to the Indian Tariff Act, 1934, at the rates applicable to fabrics of British manufacture.

The expression "Indian raw cotton " means raw cotton grown

in India.

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