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Category 39 (Italy) a Note Verbale will be sent to the
Singapore Mission asking for consultations.
On the basis of Singapore statistics there have been no exports at all for categories 20 or 39. The position will need to be clarified at informal discussions.
(c) Malaysia (France)
Category 11
consultations are planned.
(d) Romania
(France)
Category 39
the French request a suspension of imports. The Commission will warn the Romanians and figures can be compared.
(e) Macao (France)
Category 10 an unofficial meeting is planned in the first part
of September.
12. In answer to a strong German objection over the recent UK request to correct a statistical error in the case of jerseys from Romania, the UK delegation replied that in the light of new information they would almost certainly withdraw their request.
E. Classification Problems State Trading Countries
13. A document was circulated by the UK delegation (attached D). Hall (Commission) said that detailed consideration would be required before the Commission Services could comment. The UK pressed for early discussion at the next Management meeting in. view of the urgency of some of the problems.
F.
Classification
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Nomenclature Committee
14. Boinon (Commission) reported briefly. Dungarees or overalls (trousers with an upper part) will now be classified as Category 6. This will require a change in the statistics. A decision had been taken on windcheaters. There were difficulties in classifying leisure garments. The need for textiles experts to attend the Committee was very clear since decisions taken were not always compatible with trade flow. Difficulties could also be expected in transmitting decisions taken to Customs posts and might require the formation of an Ad Hoc Group of textiles experts and Customs officials. A detailed discussion next week in the Management Group would be useful.
15. On UK classification difficulties in Category 80 with Hong Kong the Commission recommended a bilateral solution.
G. Miscellaneous
16. A request by Thailand for an increase of 200 tonnes on the German quota for unbleached cotton fabric will be discussed next week.
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