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these separate customs territories.

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drafting of this sub-paragraph and stated: "Suoh territo

be deemed to be a contracting party."

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responsible contracting party. We thought this was

necessary because it means that if the separate customs terrdo

is autonomous and requires to have extended to it and ask R

have extended:

extended to it the advantages and the benefits, or

concessions, then there must be a deolaration of the cont

which was representing it vis-à-vis the other country

se the other contracting parties must have sufficient

Information to be able to judge the legal ability of such sep

customs territory,

Before oonoluding a contract with such separate custom

territory, the other contracting parties"

ther contracting parties must know that thi

separate custome territory is able from a legal point or

the same as in the signature of any contract

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Mr. Chairman think this is all I have to say.

would like to add that the decisions which we reached Sub-Committee were reached unanimously; therefore I propos the Report of the Sub-committee should be adopted by the Comm

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