TNAG-1056-FCO40-1306-Trade-relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-the-EEC-1981 — Page 12

ANNEX

RESTRICTED

LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS MAINTAINED BY FRANCE ON IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG

DESCRIPTION

CCCN NO.

EX 21.07

1. SOYA SPROUTS

2. KNITWEAR, OTHER THAN OF COTTON, MMF AND WOOL

3. CLOTHING, OTHER THAN OF COTTON, MMF AND WOOL

EX 60.04

EX 60.05A

EX 61.01

EX 61.02

EX 61.33

4. UMBRELLAS

5. WIRELESS RECEIVERS (RADIO)

6. PLEASURE AND SPORTS BOATS FOR MARINE USE

EX 66.01

85.15A EX 111

89.01 EX B

EX 90.12

7. COMPOUND OPTICAL MICROSCOPES

8. ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC WATCHES WITH PIEZO-

ELECTRIC QUARTZ CRYSTAL REGULATING DEVICE.

EX 91.01

9. TO YS

EX 97.03

ENDS ANNEX

NOTE VERBALE

THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE AND HAS THE HONOUR TO REFER TO THE QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS MAINTAINED BY FRANCE ON IMPORT OF THE PRODUCTS FROM HONG KONG LISTED IN THE ANNEX.

2. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS OF THE VIEW THAT THE QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS MAINTAINED BY FRANCE ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT) IN THAT:

(A) THEY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST HONG KONG AND ARE IN CONTRAVENTION OF FRANCE'S GATT OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE I AND OF THE PROVISIOS OF ARTICLE XIII, IN PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH 1 THEREOF,

AND

(B) THEY ARE NOT JUSTIFIED UNDER ANY SPECIFIC PROVISION OF THE

GATT AND ARE IN BREACH OF ARTICLE XI.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THEREFORE CONSIDERS THAT THE BENEFITS ACCRUING TO HONG KONG UNDER THE GATT ARE BEING IMPAIRED BY THE

FRENCH QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS.

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