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MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
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YOUR! TELNOS 1185 AND 1186: IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: TRADE (GENERAL)
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PARA ONE OF FIRST TUR: WE AGREE.
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REGARDING THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON YOUR
DRAFT PAPER:
(A) THERE IS A FURTHER AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS BUREAU (BIE) ON 31 MAY 1988 AND IS DUE TO COME INTO EFFECT ON 1 JANUARY 1995. IT CREATES NEW CATEGORIES OF REGISTERED AND RECOGNISED EXHIBITIONS TO REPLACE THE CURRENT UNIVERSAL AND SPECIALISED CATEGORIES. THE UK RATIFIED THE AMENDMENT IN 1988, THOUGH THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN SUFFICIENT RATIFICATIONS FOR THE AMENDMENT TO COME INTO FORCE. YOU MAY WISH TO REFER TO THIS IN
YOUR PAPER.
(B) WE FEEL THAT PARA 6 OF YOUR PAPER SHOULD ALSO STRESS THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE BIE (EG LOWER RENTAL COSTS, PRIORITY IN OBTAINING APPROVAL FROM THE BIE TO HOLD EXHIBITIONS, ETC). AS IT STANDS, YOUR PARA 6 FLAGS UP THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN EXHIBITIONS, WHICH CAN IN PRACTICE BE ENJOYED BY NON-MEMBERS (CHINA, FOR EXAMPLE, IS NOT A MEMBER BUT HAS AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPO 92 BRAZIL). IF ENTITLEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN EXHIBITIONS (AS OPPOSED TO PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE BEING GRANTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ORGANISERS) IS IMPORTANT TO HONG KONG, THIS SHOULD BE EXPLAINED.
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