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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING

MY 4TH IPT: IRO SUB-GROUP: CUSTOMS CONVENTION ON THE TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT 1961

DRAFT PAPER BEGINS

1. THE CUSTOMS CONVENTION ON THE TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT 1961 (THE 'CONVENTION') PROVIDES FOR THE TEMPORARY ADMISSION, FREE OF IMPORT DUTIES AND RESTRICTIONS, OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT, SUBJECT TO SPECIFIED CONDITIONS IN THE ARTICLES AND IN THE ANNEXES TO THE CONVENTION (ARTICLES 1 AND 2). THE PARTIES ALSO AGREE THAT EQUIPMENT GRANTED TEMPORARY ADMISSION SHALL BE RE-EXPORTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF IMPORTATION (ARTICLE 4). SUCH RE-EXPORTATION MAY BE IN ONE OR SEVERAL CONSIGNMENTS CARTICLE 5).

2. A STATE SIGNING, RATIFYING OR ACCEDING TO THE CONVENTION MAY DECLARE BY WHICH ANNEX OR ANNEXES TO THE CONVENTION IT CONSIDERS ITSELF BOUND CARTICLE 15). ANNEX A RELATES TO EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRESS OR FOR SOUND OR TELEVISION BROADCASTING. ANNEX B RELATES TO CINEMATOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT AND ANNEX C TO OTHER PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT. EACH ANNEX SPECIFIES THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING TEMPORARY ADMISSION OF THE EQUIPMENT REFERRED TO IN THAT ANNEX. ARTICLE 8 PROVIDES THAT THE ANNEX OR ANNEXES BY WHICH A CONTRACTING PARTY IS BOUND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONVENTION IN RELATION TO THAT PARTY.

3. THE UNITED KINGDOM RATIFIED THE CONVENTION ON 25 MARCH 1963 (TEXT AT ANNEX A). THE CONVENTION ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1962 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 16. ARTICLE 19 PROVIDES THAT AT THE TIME OF SIGNATURE OR DEPOSIT OF ITS INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION OR ACCESSION OR AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER, ANY STATE MAY DECLARE BY NOTIFICATION THAT THE CONVENTION EXTENDS TO ALL OR ANY OF THE TERRITORIES FOR WHOSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IT IS RESPONSIBLE. THE UNITED KINGDOM DID NOT MAKE SUCH A DECLARATION AT THE TIME OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION BUT IT DID MAKE SUCH A DECLARATION IN RESPECT OF HONG

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