TNAG-0240-FCO40-276-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalised-tariffs-preferences--1970 — Page 101

THE MAL TAILS ON WHICH PROGREES VAS MADE MEME:

1) THE LIST OF SENSITIVE PRODUCTS ON WHICH TARIFF QUOTA

ARRANGEMENTS WOULD DE APPLIED KAJ BEEN LENGTHENED TO COVER 16

ITEMS.

(11) THE LIST OF SEMI-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS ON WHICH SURVEILLANCE

PROCEDURES KOULD BE APPLIED WON MURDERED 10 ITEMS.

(111) IT PAD BEEN AGREED THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO FORMAL LIST OF

HONG KONG PRODUCTS EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF ORIGIN. THE

CRICIN RULES WOULD RE APPLIED TO ALL BENEFICIARIES ON A

NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS, BUT THE CONFISSION BOULD CIRCULATE

INTERNALLY A LIST OF PRODUCTS ON WHICH THEY CONSIDERED THAT HONG

HONG COULD NOT MEET THE ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS.

(IV) FOR THE SENSITIVE ITEMS OK WHICH TARIFF CUOTAS WOULD BE

APPLIED THERE WOULD BE A CUT-OFF POINT OF EVX OF THE TARIFF

QUOTA WHICH WOULD EC APPLIED ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS TO

ALL BENEFICIARIES (SUVE MEMBER STATES HAD ARGUED FOR A LOWER

FIGURE: BUT THE COMMISSION WERE RESISTING THIS ON THE GROUNDS THAT

A LOWER FIGURE HOULD CAUSE TROUBLE WITH A NUMBER OF DEVELOPING

COUNTRIES AND TRAN WAS CONFIDENT THAT 228 YOULD BE AGREED).

F C C PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO WASHINGTON WAMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES)

HONG KONG TOKYO

PASSED SAVING TO BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)

SIR C. O'NEILL

SENT AT #61115Z PMC

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