CODE 18.77
MR BREARLEY, TARIFF DIVISION
co Mr Bentliff, Tariff
Mr Nieduszynski, Tariff Mon 3 pil. varmaa zaidi
Mr Forward, Tariff
Mr Kenmis, CRE1
Mr Toms, CRE2
Miss Lackey, CRE2
Mr McMeekin, CRE4
Mr Sinclair, CRE4
Mr Nicoll, CRE5
Mr Magor, CRE5
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Mr Ware, Sols
Mr G S Welch, HM Customs
TUM. 9, 14.10 19.0
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Mar HS Lindsey, HM Customs
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Mr Heath, FCO
COTTON TEXTILES: TRANSITION FROM QUOTAS TO TARIFF
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We have to decide on the arrangements that will be necessary at the end of
this year when the present quota restrictions on imports of cotton textiles are
removed and a tariff' is imposed on imports of cotton textiles from the Commonweal
Preference Area. The changeover will raise-difficult problems to which none, of
the possible solutions provides an entirely satisfactory answer.... This minute
sets out the problem, outlines the possible solutions and indicates the course.
which CT Division would favour following.” As brders are already, being placed
for delivery at the end of the year we need to arrive at an agreed solution.
quickly so' as to issue the necessary guidance to importers and overseas supplier.
2 As you know, the quota restrictions which are to be lifted at the end of..
1971 are those at present operated under the bilateral restraint agreements with
India and Hong Kong and under the global quota system which covers.some 70.or.
more low cost countries. The quotas on imports from Japan and the Eastern Area
countries will remain after 1971 so that these countries are unaffected by the
change. The new tariff will be introduced on 1 January 1972 on imports from
all countries within the Commonwealth Preference Area except for the Irish
Republic. It will therefore apply both to low-cost Commonwealth.countries
which are at present restricted by quotas and to developed.Commonwealth countries
which are not. The major difficulty about the change-over arises from the fact
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