TNAG-0300-FCO40-336-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalized-tariffs-preferences--1971 — Page 157

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FM HONG KONG 10/9400Z

CONFIDENTIAL

/NEUTRAL/

CONFIDENDIAN.

REGISTRY No.51

15 JUL 1971

HKUG/I

TO AMBASSADOR BRUSSELS TELNO 13 OF 18 JULY.

FOR DODGE.

E.E.C. PREFERENCES.

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REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN E E C APPLICATION REGULATIONS CAN BE

MET UNDER OUR EXISTING LEGISLATION AND WE WILL COMMENCE RECEIVING

APPLICATIONS FOR ENDORSEMENT AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF

ORIGIN FORMS A AND APR FROM 15 JULY 1971.

2. E E C REGULATIONS DO NOT STIPULATE OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT

OF FORM APR BUT REQUIRE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OF EXPORTING

COUNTRY TO VERIFY AUTHENTICITY OF EXPORTERS' DECLARATION CONTAINED

THEREIN. THIS I AM UNABLE TO DO UNLESS SUCH IS PROVIDED FOR IN LAW. IN THIS RESPECT, I HAVE REQUIRED MANUFACTURERS/

EXPORTERS TO SUBMIT FORMS A AND APR TO ME FOR ENDORSEMENT

AND ISSUE OF SUCH CERTIFICATES UNDER COVER OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN APPLICATION FORM C. AND I. 185 (REVISED) AND, IN

ADDITION, I HAVE DESIGNATED BOTH FORMS A AND APR TO BE LEGAL

FORMS, THUS BRINGING THEM WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF OUR EXPORT- ATION (CERTIFACATES OF ORIGIN AND COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCES

CERTIFICATES) REGULATIONS. IT IS THEREFORE AN OFFENCE TO MISUSE

ANY OF THESE CERTIFICATES OR TO OBTAIN THEM BY GIVING FALSE

INFORMATION. BUT OBVIOUSLY, UNLESS THE COMMISSION AGREES

TO GRANT PREFERENCE TO GOODS CONSIGNED FROM HONG KONG BY POST

ONLY AGAINST FORMS APR OFFICIALLY ENDORSED BY ME, THE CONTROL

EXERCISED WILL NOT BE COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE.

YOU SHOULD THEREFORE URGENTLY INFORM THE COMMISSION OF MY INTENTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN REGARD TO FORMS APR AND REQUEST THEM TO ACCEPT FOR PREFERENCE PURPOSES, ONLY THOSE FORMS APR

WHICH HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY ME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHEN THIS IS DONE.

/REGARDING ARTICLE 29

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