TNAG-1655-FCO40-2303-Hong-Kong-and-the-Customs-Co-operation-Council-(CCC)-1987 — Page 55

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MDHOAN 2864

WISH TO RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT AN INTERPRETATIVE DECISION, AS FOLLOWS:

THE COUNCIL,

HAVING REGARD TO ARTICLE III (C) AND (D OF THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHING A CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL,

CONSIDERING THAT THE CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCLUDED AS A RESULT OF ITS WORK SHOULD BE OPEN FOR ACCESSION OR ACCEPTANCE BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

DECIDES THAT IN ALL CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDAITONS CONCLUDED AS A RESULT OF ITS WORK, ANY REFERENCE TO QUOTE MEMBER STATE OF THE COUNCIL UNQUOTE OR QUOTE STATE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL UNQUOTE OR SIMILAR REFERENCE APPEARING IN THE CLAUSES

CONCERNING ACCESSION OR ACCEPTANCE, SHALL BE TAKEN TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

ENDS

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

32

ΜΑΙΝ

29

HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

ECD (E)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

RESEARCH (FE)

ADDITIONAL

3

MR

FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR KENT, HMC AND E

N N N N

MR HAWES, HMC AND E

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