TNAG-0300-FCO40-336-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalized-tariffs-preferences--1971 — Page 167

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

RESTRICTED

LABT

FM UKDEL BRUSSELS 28165ZZ

REF.

RESTRICTED

NEXT

REF.

NEUTRAL

(2/1

TO PRIORITY F C O TELNC. UKDEL 176 OF 28 JULY INFO ROUTINE TO UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL OECD INFO SAVING TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME WASHINGTON BERNE OSLO REYKJAVIK COPENHAGEN HELSINKI LISBON STOCKHOLM VIENNA DUBLIN HONG KONG UKMIS NEW YORK AND

BRUSSELS

MY TELEGRAM NO UKDEL 174:

GENERALIZED PREFERENCES

1. THE COMMISSION HAVE NOW ADOPTED A REGULATION ON GSP RULES OF ORIGIN, WHICH HAS BEEN PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL OFFICIEL (DATED 1 JULY BUT ISSUED ONLY ON 7 JULY). WE UNDERSTAND THAT, APART FROM MINOR CORRIGENDA, THE ONLY SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FINAL VERSION AND THE EARLIER DRAFT (DGC. NO. GUD/109/71E) IS IN ARTICLE 31, IN WHICH THE PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATION PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM TWO MONTHS TO THREE MONTHS.

A COPY OF THE NEW TEXT, TOGETHER WITH THE COMMISSION'S UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH, FOLLOWS BY BAG TO THE DEPARTMENT. 2. THE COMMISSION HAVE CONFIRMED THEIR PROMISE (REPORTED IN MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE: NOT TO ALL) TO SEND US 35 COPIES OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION, (UNDER COVER OF A NOTE VERBALE)

FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND TO COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NOT REPRESENTED IN BRUSSELS.

3. REGRET THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN PARAGRAPH 1 (B) OF MY TELEGRAM NO. UKDEL 163, IN WHICH THE COUNCIL WERE STATED TO HAVE ADOPTED A REGULATION ON GSP RULES OF ORIGIN ON 21 JUNE. AT THAT MEETING THEY DID NO MORE THAN APPROVE THE GENERAL LINES OF

THE REGULATION NOW ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION.

F C O PSE PASS SAVING TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME WASHINGTON BERNE OSLC REYKJAVIK COPENHAGEN HELSINKI LISBON STOCKHOLM VIENNA DUBLIN HONG KONG UKMIS NEW YORK

RECOVED IN

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED REGISTRY No.51

CHRISTOFAS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

TRADE POLICY D

EID

SED

RESTRICTED

- 2 JUL 1971

AKK 6/1

PA