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GATT Library | sf476bc9525 | Draft Charter Colombia: Proposed Amendment | United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, December 6, 1947 | First Committee: Employment and Economic Activity | 06/12/1947 | official documents | E/CONF.2/C.1/3/Add.5 and E/CONF.2/C.1/1-26 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/sf476bc9525 | sf476bc9525_90180230.xml | GATT_150 | 182 | 1,401 | United Nations Nations Unies
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ON DU Add.5
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI 6 December 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
FIRST COMMITTEE: EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
DRAFT CHARTER
COLOMBIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 4.
Fair Labour Standards
Each member, recogizing that all countries have a coon Interest in the
achievement and maintenane of fair labour standards related to productivity,
shall take whatever action may be appropriate and feasible to eliminate
Out-standard conditions of labour in production for export and generally
througout its territory. Members which are also members of the international
Labour Organization shall co-operate with the organization in giving effect
to this undertaking.In the event of low costs of production of any
particular product in the territory of any member country, due to unfair
conditions of labour causing or threatening to cause a competition Prejudicial
to other members, the Orgnization, at the request of any interested member,
shall promptly investigate either directly or through the International Labour
Organization, or in collaboration with that organization, and shall recommend
whatever measures it may find necessary for a full compliance with this
undertaking. |
GATT Library | wy262pj4844 | Draft charter. Colombia: Proposed amendment. : CHAPTER VI (INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS) Section D. (Miscellaneous Provisions) | United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, December 3, 1947 | Fifth Committee: Inter-Governmental Commodity Agreements | 03/12/1947 | official documents | E/CONF.2/C.5/3/Add.1 and E/CONF. 2/C. 5/1-19 C. 5/A/1-2 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/wy262pj4844 | wy262pj4844_90200036.xml | GATT_150 | 155 | 1,185 | United Nations
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DU 3 December 1947
COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY AGREEMENTS
DRAFT CHARTER
COLOMBIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
CHAPTER VI (INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS)
Section D. (Miscellaneous Provisions)
The following to be added as a new Article after Article 67:
Notwithstanding the provisions contained in this Chapter,
any country exporting a primary commodity may enter into agreement
not contemplated in these provisions, with a view to counteracting
any movements of speculation which may prevent or endanger the
possibility of stable and reminerative prices, but, any Member
country considering that its interests are being affected by any
such agreement, may submit the question to the Organization,
which, after taking into account all relevant facts, shall decide
whether or not such agreement is of the nature envisaged in this
article and shall consequently decide whether or not the
agreement shall be maintained.
FIFTH COMMITTEE: INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY AGREEMENTS |
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ON DU 4 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: GENERAL COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
COLOMBIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Chapter IV - Article 16
Point (d) of paragraph 2, Article 16, should read:
(d) Preferences in force exclusively between neighbouring countries
listed in Annexes E, F, G and .... of this Charter.
ANNEX G
List of territories covered by preferential arrangements between
Colombia and neighbouring countries referred to in paragraph 2 (d) of
Article 16.
Preferences in force exclusively between, on the one hand, Colombia,
and, on the other hand,
1. Ecuador and
2. Venezuela, respectively. |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI 3 December 1947 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: GENERAL COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
COLOMBIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Paragraph 1 of Article 17 (Reduction of Tariffs and Elimination of Preferences)
1. Point (b) of paragraph (1) should read:
"(b) The binding of low tariffs or of tariff-free treatment shall in
principle be recognized as a concession equivalent in value to the
substantial reduction of high tariffs or the elimination of tariff
preferences. Any reduction which has automatically occurred in the
specific duties of any tariff owing to depreciation of the currency in
which such duties had been originally fixed, shall be also recognized
as a concession equivalent in value to the substantial reduction of a
high tariff or the elimination of tariff preferences."
2. The following should be added as a new sub-paragraph after point (b)
of paragraph 1:
"In the case of countries in an early stage of industrial development,
account shall be taken of the necessity of those countries to grant to
their industries a reasonable degree of protection by means of customs
duties with a view to promoting and diversifying their production."
CHAPTER IV - COMMERCIAL POLICY
Section F (Special Provisions)
To be added as a new Article after Article 40:
"To avoid the consumption of any primary product being unfavourably
affected by measures taken or taxes imposed by any member country, the
following rules shall be observed:
1. Any measure adopted by any member county in the matter of rationing
or the fixing of maximum prices for primary commodities must be subject
to the following principles:
(a) Any maximum prices which may be fixed shall keep an adequate
relation with the costs of production and transportation, and shall
include a reasonable margin of profit.
(b) Due consideration shall be given to the objective of
progressively increasing the general standard of living.
//(c) In the fixing E/CONF.2/C.3/1/Add.4
Page 2
(c) In the fixing of maximum prices no more unfavorable rules
and principles shall be applied to imported products than to
similar articles of domestic production.
2. Any measures adopted by a member country regarding primary
commodities which may be imported from another member country shall
forthwith be communicated to the Organization, and through the
Organization, to the other members. Any member considering that its
interests may be unfavourably affected by such measures may communicate
with the Organization, which shall promptly investigate the case,
and after taking into consideration any reasons which the complaining
country and the country having adopted the measures in question may
allege, the consequences which such measures may have on the economy of
the former country, and the rules set out above in this Article, shall
decide whether the measures in question must be withdrawn or maintained,
and in the latter case, with what modifications, if any.
3. If any member country establishes or maintains internal taxes
which, although not contrary to other provisions of this Charter, may
unfavourably affect the consumption of any primary commodity imported
from any other member country, the latter country may submit the
matter to the Organization, and the Organization, after taking into
consideration all facts bearing on the case, shall make whatever
recommendations it may deem appropriate, or promote and propitiate
such negotiations between the interested countries as may ensure a
satisfactory settlement of the question. If, contrary to any
recommendations issued by the Organization, the country having
established or maintaining the tax, should not suspend or modify it
within a reasonable term, the country considering its interests
affected may withdraw any benefits or concessions which it has
undertaken to grant to the other country pursuant other stipulations
of this Charter." |
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ON DU 8 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH
SIXTH COMMITTEE: `RGANIZATION
DRAFT CHARTER
COSTA RICA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Article 94
Add the following sub-paragraphs
(Nothing in this Charter shall be construed:)
"(d) to prevent any Member from readjusting its customs tariffs,
whore ouch duties are based on the weight, quantity or measurement
of articles imported and not on their value, and when such
readjustment is made necessary by a legal devaluation of the
currency of the importer.
"(c) to oblige any Member to abolish existing monopolies established.
in favour of thu State or of its dependent organs, or legislative
provisions granting the State the sole right to purchase, sell,
produce or distribute certain articles or to provide certain services"
Article 100
Replace the first word of this Article by the following phrase:
"This document shall be known officially us the Havara Charter, and
the..." |
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DU 5 December 1947
ENGLISH
COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH-
ENGLISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
CUBA: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 20
Insert a new paragraph 2 (d) as follows:
"(d) Import restriction on any product imported at such a low price
comparing with that of a like domestic product, including products
which may be directly substituted therefor, and in such increased
quantities as to cause or threaten serious injury to the domestic
producer and, consequently, to labour, in a Member country." |
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ON DU 3 December 1947 ENGLISH
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH
DRAFT CHARTER
CUBA: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The delegation of Cuba proposes the following alternative
amendments to Article 17.
Amend Article 17 by the insertion in paragraph 1 (a) of a
new sub-paragraph (v), as follows:
"(v) When any agreement reached affects preferences
provided for in any prior commitment, in order to
implement such agreement, the exchange in the preference
would have either to be agreed between the parties to
the prior commitment, or if they could not agree, the
party wishing to make the change, in order to proceed, would
have to terminate the prior commitment in accordance with
its terms."
Alternatively, it is proposed that Article 17 be amended by.
the insertion in paragraph 1(a) of the following new sub-paragraph
(v):
( ) "(v) Prior international commitments shall not be
permitted to stand in the way of negotiations with respect
to tariff preferences, it being understood that action
resulting from such negotiations shall not require the
modification or termination of existing international
obligations except by agreement between the contracting
parties, or failing that by termination of such obligations
in accordance with their terms." |
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ENGLISH
ORIGINAL: SPANISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
CUBA: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 40
In Article 40, paragraph I (a), replace the phrase:
"1. (a) If, as a result of unforeseen developments and of the effect
of the obligations incurred by a Member..."
by the phrase:
"1. (a) If, as a result of unforeseen developments or of the effect
of the obligations incurred by a Member..." |
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ON DU 7 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
CUBA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
I
Chapter IV - Article 16
(a) Add to paragraph 1 of Article 16 the following sentence:
"The operation of this paragraph will preclude classifications
of tariffs, internal taxes or other charges based on "types" named
after distinctive regional or geographical names of products of a
Member country."
(b) Delete the second paragraph of the footnote appended to Annex "A"
and the footnote appended to Annex "D".
The proposed addition to paragraph 1 of Article 16, is based upon
the recommendation adopted under the heading "Defense Against
Disoriminatory Measures in the Commerce of Agricultural Products" by
the "Third Inter-American Conference on Agriculture" for the purpose
of eradicating all such measures of a tariff or other nature by reason
of the special quality of the products or of the country of origin
thereof, as is the case, for example, with regard to the "Havana Cigar".
II
(a) Delete that part of paragraph 2 of Article 18 reading as follows:
"This paragraph shall not prevent the application of differential
transportation charges which are based exclusively on the economic
operation of the means of transport and not on the nationality of
the product."
(b) Add a paragraph to Article 18, which will be No. 6, to read as
follows:
"Paragraph 6 - The provisions of this article shall not
preclude the exemption of domestic products for internal taxes as
a means of indirect subsidization in the cases covered under
Article 25."
Ill
That the first part of Article 25 of the Draft Charter reading:
"If any Member grants or maintains any subsidy, including any form ... etc."
be changed to the following text:
/"If any Member E/CONF. 2/C.3/1/Add.52 Page 2
"If any Member grants or maintains any subsidy, direct or indirect,
including any form .... etc."
IV
Add a sub-paragraph to Article 20 of the Draft Charter, which will be
the (e) in the event approval is made to the amendment proposed by Cuba
creating the sub-paragraph (d) within the very Article 20, with the following
text: -
"(e) Restrictions to import on any product, on the proportion
economically necessary, by a Membelr country that is unfavourabe
affected in the production and export of a basic product to his
economy through the restriction imposed by another Member country
under any provision of thtist Charoter, as long as the resrictin
is made tow ard promoting, developing ormaintaining sources of
employment substit uting or supplementing thosethat are being
unfavourably affected."
V
Change Article 33 of the Draft Charter for the following text:
"Article 33: Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures"
"1. It is agreed by the Member countries, and so it is declared, that
the practie.of "dumping", be condemned, in whatever form it may
manifest itelf, and that all Members shall do the utmost within their
powers to prevent and penalize such practices, pursuant to a fair,
international commerc iall policy. Consequenty, itis also agree that
all Members shall counteract any and all forms of dumping with appropriate
measures and also shall penalize such practices with the view to the
protection of their domestic interests, provided that the Oranization
shall be immediately informed oof the reasons and the extent f the action
taken." . .
"2. For'he purpose of this Charter the term "dumpim4 hal be
understood to mean any difference in price, other than that originating
from the normal costsof marketing the product in international trade,
that may exist as between comparable simltafo ales of such product
in the domestic market of the country of exportation and the importing
country, or as between sales to two or more importing countries."
"3. The rginof dumping shrllbe underetco t mean:
(a) the difference between the price f a.roduct expoird from
one country to another, and the comparable price, i the ordinary
course of trade, for the like product when destined for consumption
in the exporting country, or
(b) in th .seii of such domestic price,,ether the .dierence
between te price at which the product is being imported and,.
/(i) the E/CONF. 2/C .3/1/Add. 52
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(i) the comparable price for the like product for export
to any third country in the ordinary course of trade, or
(ii) the cost of production of the product in the country of
origin plus a reasonable addition for selling cost and
profit."
"Due allowance shall be made in each case for differences in
conditions and terms of sale, for differences in taxation, and for
other differences affecting price comparability."
"4. To the effect of offsetting the estimated bounty or subsidy under
which any product of any Member country is being imported into another
Member country, the Members may impose countervailing duties in the
amount appropriate to offset the subsidy determined to have been granted,
directly or indirectly, on the manufacture, production or export of such
product in the country of origin or exportation, including any special
subsidy to the transportation of a particular product. The term
"countervailing duty" shall be understood to mean a special duty levied
for the purpose of offsetting any bounty or subsidy bestowed, directly
or indirectly, upon the manufacture, production or exportation of any
merchandise."
"5. Text of paragraph 3 of the Geneva Draft Charter."
"6. Text of paragraph 4 of the Geneva Draft Charter."
"7. Text of paragraph 5 of the Geneva Draft Charter, except the last
sentence, which shall be deleted."
"Delete paragraph 6 of the Geneva Draft Charter."
VI
Add a sub-paragraph which would be (c) to paragraph 2 of Article 31 of
the Draft Charter, reading as follows:
"To modify in order, a rule and/or any other regulating measures
or interior measures from the Monopoly that, in the opinion of another
Member country, shall be against the general objectives and/or against
the dispositions of this Charter."
VII
Amend the last part of sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 1, Article 43,
which reads: ".... and the prevention of deceptive practices". Substituting
it for the following text:
and the prevention of deceptive or disloyal practices in commerce,
harmful to normal production and labour". |
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CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Add. 3
ON DU 5 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH
FIFTH COMMITTEE: INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY AGREEMENTS
DRAFT CHARTER
CUBA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Amendments to Article 54 of the Draft Charter
Add the following at the end of sub-paragraph (c):
"....; and in a manner whereby the selling price of commodities
is such as to afford countries capable of efficient production a
reasonable return adequate to maintain the purchasing over of
their inhabitants, as importers and consumers, at a level
sufficient to meet the requirements of a proper standard of
living, the latter being based primarily on conditions of labour
enabling workers to be free of constraint and providing farmers
with sufficient income to meet their needs and to maintain the
increasing rate of production achieved; the prices shall however
be such as to enable the consuming countries to obtain the
commodities they require to import at a reasonable price and on
a stable and regular besis."
Add the following at the end of sub-paragraph (e):
"....and promoting the cultivation and production in respect of
each commodity in the countries or regions with the most favourable
ecological, geographical and, economic conditions."
The delegation of Cuba wishes to point out that it is intended by the
amendements now proposed to embody in the Charter sub-paragraphs (b) and
(a) respectively of the Second Agreement of the Resolution on "Directions
for the Promotion and Developement of Stock-raising Industries in America"
passed at the Third Inter-American Conference on Agriculture. |
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INAL: ENGLISH. ONAZ.- JIH
SIXTH COUtTE. ORGANIZATION
MO..T. CHAR..
CUBMMENDMENTSED AIQmK
.
To Article 72
1. The Cuban delegation is in favor of Aleernativo A contained in the
Article 72,
2,gards to the formulas for uX econsiderednvote, dappearing in rirn`,in
the AlternBtaives 4 nd C, coitained In the appendix as formulas A and B,
the Cuban delegation wishes to make the stsince now that v..the4 they
shall not accept as elem nts for; the consideration of. the vote (in the
event that it shall be necessary to establish such a voting system in
extraordinary cases), those mentioned in the above specified form,
inasmuch as they are ruled through a criterion of general economy, in lieu
ong themselvthemsejves to the internatimerce.omere p,
3. The Cuban delegation considers that before the Conference decween betvepn
between the equaliziag vote Snd the weighted vote, it must be clarified,
eviousprqveios question, which shallibe the Indexes that shall fom the
international commercial criterion.
They therefore, propose the following indexes be examined:
(a) That of imports and exports in absolute value, mentioned in
a sole currency;
(b) That of the percentage of the export in connection with
the respective nitional Incomes;
(c) That of the percentage of the import and export articles
"not manufactured" or "manufactured" respectively;
(d) That of the "per capita" percentageiof ,he International
commerce of each country;
(e) That of the percentage of the geographical concentration
of international commerce of every country; and
(f) That of the tonnage of the respective merchant marines,
4. Before deciding between the weighted and the equalizing vote, the
statistical experts of the Conference should be entrusted with the
/composition E/CONF.2/C.6/2/Add.24,.
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compisntlot of tables based upon each of said indexes and in the
conjunction of all or part of them.
The Cuban delegation will present, as soon as it is finished, an
analysis of the various indexes and the reasons that justify the proposition
it is making.
II
To Articl e -75
The Cuban delegation declares itself in favour of Alternative B, on
the composition of the Executive Board, ith' the following amendments:
1.. The Exicutlve Board shall consist of representatives of
notslese than fifteen noremoro than eighteen Members of the
Organization, elected by the Conference by the affirmative vote
of two thirds of the Members present and voting, taking in
consideration the different geographical economiregirofions of
the world;
Half of said Members may be re-elected at the expiration
of the term forcwhioh they have been elected.
2. The actual text to accepted.
3. The actual text isepccosted.
III
To Article 81
3. Each one of the Members represented in the Tariff Commitwillhll
have one vote.
4, All the decisions will be taken by'a simple majority of votes of
he'Members present and voting; except that it be otherwise specified in
the Charter or agreed by the Conference. E/CONF.2/C.6/2/Add.24 Page 2
composition of tables based upon each of said indexes and in the
conjunction of all or part of them.
The Cuban delegation will present, as soon as it is finished, an
analysis of the various indexes and the reasons that justify the proposition
it is making.
II
The Cuban delegation declares itself in favour of Alternative B, on
the composition of the Excecutive Board, with the following amendments:
1. The Executive Board shall consist of representatives of
not less than fifteen nor more than eighteen Members of the
Organization, elected by the Conference by the affirmative vote
of two thirds of the Members present and voting, taking in
consideration the different geographical economical regions of
the world.
Half of said Members may be re-elected at the expiration
of the term for which they have been elected.
2. The actual text is accepted.
3. The actual text is accepted.
III
To Article 81
3. Each one of the Members represented in the Tariff Committee will
have one vote.
4. All the decisions will be taken by a simple majority of votes of
the Members present and voting except that it be otherwise specified in
the Charter or agreed by the Conference. |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI 6Decembter 1947
FOURTH COMMITTEE: RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
DRAFT CHAPTER
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: PROPOSED AMENIMENT
Article 44,paragraph 1:
1. Each Member shall take appropriate measures, individually
or though the Organization or in both ways, to prevent business
practices, resulting from agreements between enterprises.
affecting....
COMMENT: The delegation Czechoslovakia believes that only business
practices resulting from agreements between various enterprises ought to
fall within the scope of Chapter T. It is not clear from the Geneva Draft,
whether cases where enterprises are not allowed to exceed certain
production target as a consequence of a state plan for reconstruction or-
development, are exempt from the provisions of Chapter V.
In the view of the delegation of Czechoslovakia this should not be
regarded as a restrictive business practice and the purpose of the
submitted amendment is to bring out clearly this exemption. |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLO1 1 December 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
DRAFT CHARTER
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Observations on Article 12
The delegation of Czechoslovakia reserved its position to Article 12
because it is the general policy of the Czechoslovak government not to
admit direct investments into Czechoslovakia (i.e. those types of investments
where a foreign investor acquires ownership, interest or property in an
enterprise in Czechoslovakia). For this reason the delegation of
Czechoslovakia cannot agree to the last sentence of paragraph 1 of Article 12
("Accordingly ......investments") and suggests that this sentence be deleted
and that it should be left to the consideration of the government of each
country to decide what would be its policy as to investments.
Observations on Article 19
The delegation of Czechoslovakia is of the opinion that film being
works of art are not just simple commercial commodities or industrial prodicts.
They are individualized creations of varying artistic talents. They are
never sold in the form of a piece of merchandise whose ownership passes from
one owner to the other but as more or less limited rights to exhibit them
publicly in a given territory for a given period of time and hence fall rather
under the category of copyrights. In this respect it is for instance obvious
that one cannot request from one country, because it possesses twenty square
feet of an original picture of Velasquez, that it should be obliged also to
buy twenty square feet of any other oil painting of whatever nationality.
The quality of films and tendencies of films may greatly change from one
period to another and hence it should be stated that films should be
explicitly excluded from the competence of the ITO, especially as the
question of film is dealt with by the film division of the secretariat of
the United Nations or UNESCO.
Observations on Section B, Chapter IV. - (Publicity of Quantitative
Restrictions).
The delegation of Czechoslovakia, while not opposed to the principle
of public notice, is of the view that too rigid a rule would have a
restrictive effect upon the expansion of trade in general and that unlimited
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publicity should be requested only by those countries which have a predominant
part of their trade with countries which themselves publish quotas.
Observations on Article 23
In the opinion of the delegation of Czechoslovakia the Geneva text
of this article does not take fully into account practical difficulties of
the present period. Accordingly the delegation of Czechoslovakia feels that
the original wording as it was in Article 28 of the London and New York draft
corresponds better to economic realities. |
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ON DU 1 December 1947
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DELEGATION OF AUSTRALIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE 20
1. In the examination of this article which took place ln Australia after
the Geneva Conference the question was raised in relation to paragraph 2(a)
as to whether the period over which a critical shortage might exist would
be such that the word "temporarily" would be inappropriate. A shortage
might easily extend for two, three or more years, in which case it could
hardly be said that a restriction necessary to meet these circumstances
would be imposed temporarily.
2. It is therefore proposed that this word "temporarily" be omitted.
3. It is assumed that the references to the term "critical' in the text
of this sub-paragraph which were recorded in the minutes at the
Preparatory Committee in Geneva (see Geneva document B/PC/T/A/PV.40(1))
will be preserved in the record of the proceedings of this conference .
4. In accordance with paragraph 2 above it is proposed that
sub-paragraph 2 (a) of Article 20 should read as follows:
"2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not
extend to the following:
(a) export prohibitions or restrictions [temporarily] applied
to prevent or relieve critical shortages of foodstuffs or other
products essential to the exporting Member country;"
ARTICLE 24 (2)
Paragraph 2
In all cases in which the Organization is called upon to consider or
deal with problems concerning monetary reserves, balance of payments or
foreign exchange arragements, the Organization shall consult fully with
the International Monetary Fund. In such consultation, the Organizatlon
shall accept all findings of statistical and other facts presented by the
International Monetary Fund relating to foreign exchange, monetary reserves
and balance of payments and shall accept the determination of the Fund as
* Words enclosed in square brackets represent proposed deletions from the
Geneva Text, and words underlined represent proposed additions.
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to whether action by a Member in exchange matters is in accordance with the
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, or with the terms
of a special exchage agreement between that Member and the Organization.
The Organization, in reaching its final decision in cases involving the
criteria set forth in paragraph 2(a) of Article 21 shall give special
weight to the opinions [Accept the determination] of the lnternational
Monetary Fund as to what constitutes a serious decline in the Member's
monetary reserves, a very low level of its monetary reserves or a
reasonable rate of increase in its monetary reserves, and as to the
financial aspects of other matters covered in consultation in such cases."
Comment.
The delegation of Australia accepts whole-heartedly the need for the
closest possible co-operation between the International Trade Organization
and the International Monetary Fund in matters that are of common concern
to both bodies. It does not believe, however, that the way to achieve
this co-operation is to make one body subservient to the other.
In suggesting the above amendment, the delegation of Australia draws
attention to the following considerations:
(i) It is impossible to separate the purely financial aspects
of the criteria in Article 21 (2) (a), on which it might be
reasonable to give the Monetary Fund the final say, from the
wider economic and commercial aspects, which are the concern
of the Organization at least as much as of the Fund.
(ii) It is undesirable to separate the functions of decision from
those of responsibility for action. The ITO will have
responsibility for any action to be taken under paragraphs 4 (c)
and 4 (d) of Article 21 and therefore should also retain the
right of decision as to whether the criteria under
paragraph 2 (a) have been met.
(iii) The present wording does not make clear whether it is the
Monetary Fund or the International Trade Organization Which
Would "pay due regard to special factors" in relation to the
three specific criteria of Article 21 (2) (a) on which the
Organization is required to "accept" the determination of the
Fund. If this clause is interpreted to mean that it is the
Monetary Fund which "pays due regard to special factors in
relation to these criteria, the Organization is giving up not
only its jurisdiction over the facts but also its right to
use its discretion in deciding whether special
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exist Which should modify its decision. In relation to these
three criteria, it is difficult to see, for example, how the
Organization could adequately carry out the provisions of
paragraph 3 (a) of Article 21, requiring it to take "full
account of the difficulties of post-war adjustment".
(iv) Cooperatlon between the Organization and the Monetary Fund,
which should be as close as possible in the field of balance of
payments questions, will be impaired if the Organization is
forced to carry out decisions with which it disagrees, but which
are imposed upon it by the Monetary Fund.
(v) Since it may be assumed that membership of the two bodies
will be fairly similar, it is likely that differences of
opinion between them will arise mainly through differences in
voting power of individual countries in the two bodies. It is
particularly undesirable that a system of weighted voting, which
may be appropriate in the case of the Monetary Fund, should be
used to force decisions upon the Organization.
(vi) If the Monetary Fund is to be given final decision on financial
questions arising in connection with the Charter, it would be
equally reasonable to provide that the Organization should have
final decision as to commercial or trade questions arising in
Connection with the Articles of Agreement of the Monetary Fund.
Article 94. 1. It appears to the delegation of Australia that, in view of the
importance of paragraph (b) (ii) of Article 94 the intention of the
Preparatory Committee in this regard should be made perfectly clear.
2. Doubts are felt as to whether the words "for the purpose of supplying
a military establishment" are sufficiently explicit without interpretative
comment. These words, it is considered, are capable of being interpreted
as applying merely to a military establishment maintained or controlled
by a Member country imposing a restriction on exports. It may however, be
necessary to consider whether a particular product or products are intended
for use by a military establishment maintained or controlled by another
country. For example, before the last war Australia found it necessary to
prohibit the export of iron ore to a particular foreign country for the
reason that it was being used for military purposes and that the Australian
product might be used in military action against Australia. Events proved
that this action was fully justified. It is therefore suggested that this
Conference should approve the interpretation of 94 (b) (ii) that the words
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"a military such etablishments maintained by any
other country as well as those maintained by the member itself and that
this interpretation should be included in the records of the conference.
3. Again, in the course of the Geneva Conference the delegation of
Australia questioned whether the wording of Article 94 (b) (ii) could be
interpreted as applying to any goods and materials and in particular raw
materials used for the production of goods for military purposes. It was
agreed that this was the intention of the provision and the inclusion of
the words "directly or indirectly" was accepted by the Conference. This
amendment partly met the Australian delegation's viewpoint, but a reservation
was maintained on this sub-paragraph pending further consideration. It is
now suggested that this Conference should endorse the interpretation approved
at Geneva, that this sub-paragraph covers raw materials such as iron ore
(the example mentioned above) or any other goods or material used directly
or indirectly for military purposes and that this endorsement should be
included in the records.
4. If the suggestions embodied In paragraph 2 and 3 above are approved
and suitably recorded the delegation of Australia will be in a position to
withdraw its reservation to Article 94 (b) (ii). |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
- DRAFT CHARTER
DENMARK: PROPOSED AMENDMENNTS
Article 16, Annex A
In the second paragraph of the text, beginning with the words:
"The imposition of a margin ..." delete the words: ..'or to replace the
preferential quantitative arrangements described in the following
paragraph".
In the third paragraph of the text, beginning with the words:
"The preferential arrangement referred to ..." delete the second period
beginning with the words: "It is the intention ...".
Article 21, Paragraph 3 (b)
In the last line of the first period after the words: "a high level
of demand for imports" insert the words: "or for the Member's own
export commdities".
Article 23, Paragraph 3 (a)
The following alterations are proposed:
"/Not later than 1 March 1952 (five years after the date on which
the International Monetary Fund began operations)/ & from a date
to be decided in due course by the Organization and in each year
[thereafter] after such a date, any Member maintaining or proposing
to institute action under paragraph 1 of this Article shall seek
the approval of the Organization, which shall thereupon determine
whether the circumstances of the Member Justify the maintenance or
institution of action by it under paragraph 1 of this Article.
After [1 March 1952] the same date no Member shall etc.....".
Article 31, Paragraph 5
Insert at the end of the paragraph:
"Provided such rationing does not aim at restrictions over and.
above such restrictions that are otherwise justified according to
the Charter."
'Article 33, Paragraph 5
Insert at the end of the first period (after the words: "...the
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"If a Member imposes an anti-dumping or countervaling duty
that Member shall undertake to enter into negotiations with the
allegedly offending Member. If agreement is not reached, the
matter may be referred to the Organization and treated in
conformity with the rules of Article 90,"
Delete the whole second period, (beginning with the Words: "The
Organization may waive ..." and ending with the words: "... to the
importing Member country."
Article 40, Paragraph 1 (b)
Delete the whole of sub-paragraph 1 (b). |
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Article 5, Paragraph 1
After the word "contribution" insert the words "on its own initiative
or after representation from the Organization." |
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Delete paragraph 2 (c) of Article 16 regarding preferences in force between
the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba.
Alternatively;
Add the following to paragraph 2 (c) of Article 16;
"Such preferences shell not, however, operate to the detriment in
any way of products of the Dominican Republic in the United States of America
Such products shall immediately and unconditionally be accorded any
advantage, favour, privilege or immunity granted to like products of
Cuban origin, with reciprocal treatment in the Dominican Republic of
products of United States origin." |
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ECUADOR: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
CHAPTER I
Article 1
Insert at the end of paragraph No. 2: ".,.to ensure that
prices on the international market are adjusted in an equitable
manner so that standards of living in countries primarily producers
of raw materials are fairly related to standards of living in
countries primarily producers of manufactured goods."
SIXIEME COMMISSON : ORGANISATION
PROJECT DE CLARTE
EQUATEUR : PROK D'AMENDEMENT
Article premier
inàrer aprè le numénro 2 : ",,, Assurel un ajustement
équitable dey prix our le marché international de f'açon que
le nivoau de vie dos pays principalement productaure de matières
premières garde un Juste rapport avec colui des paye principa-
lement productours de produits manufacturés. |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH
THIRD COMMTTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
ECUADOR: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 29 -Procedure
Any determination provided for in, or appropriate to the operation of,
Articles 25, 26, 27 and 28 of this Section shall be made, etc., etc. (the
remainder as in original text).
NOTE: The words underlined constitute the proposed amendment.
Insert the following after Article 29:
"Article -?
The Equitable Regulation of Prices in International Trade
1. The Members recognize that the permanent maintenance of an
equitable relationship between the prices of raw materials and
manufactured products in a manner ensuring just standards of living
for the countries devoted primarily to the production of raw materials
is an essential condition for the achievement of the objectives
referred to in Article 1 of this Charter, with a view to promoting
the well-being of the nations and strengthening the foundations of
world peace.
2. The Members recognize that the permanent maintenance of an
equitable price adjustment in international trade requires domestic
action as vell as joint action under the sponsorship of the United
Nations Economic and Social Council and the International Trade
Organization in collaboration with the appropriate inter-governmental
organizations, each of these bodies acting within its respective
sphere and in accordance with its basic instrument.
3. Each Member may, acting in the spirit of this Charter, and for
the achievement of the objectives specified therein, initiate measures
for the establishment of equitable prices within its territories and
for their permanent maintenance in a manner permitting the establishment
and maintenance of standards of living consistent with the
satisfaction of the basic needs of man and the progress of the community,
4. The Members of the Organization should participate in
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arrangements prepared or sponsored by the Economic and Social Council
of the United Nations, including arrangements made by the appropriate
inter-governmental organizations, to devise measures for the
achievement of the objectives set forth in previous articles,
especially if such arrangements are concerned with the following:
(a) the systematic collection and analysis of information
exchanged on problems of price regulation, probable trends and
policies adopted in this connection;
(b) consultations with regard to concerted action by Governments
and inter-governmental organizations in connection with the
policy of equitable price regulation. |
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CHAPTER IV - COMMERCIAL POLICY
ARTICLE 16
General Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Add the following sub-paragraphs to paragraph 2:
(e) preferences in force or in the process of negotiation between
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
(f) and it is recognized in general that the Latin American countries
may, in consideration of their special position resulting from their
need for economic development and their common language, origin and
culture, freely negotiate a preferential tariff system between all or
some of their number, including the possible establishment of a customs
union. |
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Article 44 - General Policy towards Restrictive Business Practices
Insert the following after paragraph 1, as paragraph 2:
"2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not be construed as applying
to governmental measures taken by a Member in respect of basic
foodstuffs when such measures are intended to counter speculation and
consequently are transitional in character, provided that they are
communicated to the Organization in due time."
Insert the following as paragraph 3:
"3.The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply
to monopolies in the production, processing and sale of common salt,
tobacco, alcohol and liquor, established by Members as a source of
revenue."
Article 50-Procedure with respect to Services
In paragraph 1, delete the word "telecommunications". |
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Article 94 - Gneral Exceptions
In paragraph (b), sub-division 3, insert after word "relations" the
following:
including severance of diplomatic relations or existance of state of
belligerency". |
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Chapter VI
Article 56
In paragraph 1, line 3, insert after word "commodity" the following:
"or at the request of any member whose economy is dependent on
that commodity".
Explanation
To grant countries whose national economy is dependent on a certain
commodity a similar right as that accorded to members representing a
substantial part of world production. |
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Chapter IV
Section A - Tariffs, Preferences, and Internal Taxation and Regulation
Article 16
Insert the following as pararaph 4:
"4. It is also within the meaning of exceptions under paragraph 2
preferences contemplated under agreement between members of the
Arab League."
Section B - Quantitative Restrictions and Exchange Controls
Article 20
Paragraph 2, subdivision C, should read:
"lmport restrictions on any agricultural or fisheries product,
imported in any form, necessary to the enforcement of temporary
governm?ntal measures designed to alleviate burdensome surpluses
and which operate:"
Explanation
In order to limit the use of obstructive and unnecessary quotas by
members and to make it clear that such restrictions are of a temporary
nature, thus responding more accurately to the aims of the Charter. |
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CHAPTER VI
Article 55
Paragraph 1- In lino 1, between the word "is" and the word
"substantlaly," insert the words "vitally or"
Paragraph 2 - In lines 5 and 6 delete the words "considers that it"
and the word" substantially."
Add the following as paragraph 4:
"The term 'vitally interested' shall be understood to apply
when a particular primary commodity plays a predominant part in
the economy of a country. The term 'substantially interested'
shall be understood to apply when the country that considers
itself affected is interested in world production or consumption
of, or trade in, a particular primary commodity."
Article 56
Paragraph 1 - Delete the words:
"Members whose interest represents a substantial part of
world production or consumption of, or trade in, a particularly
Primary commodity,"
and substitute the following words:
"interested Members"
Renumber the present paragraph 2 as paragraph 3 and insert a new
paragraph 2 as followed:
"One or more countries producing primary commodities, and
which are vitally interested, shall be entitled to request that
a permanent study group be set up which shall be authorized,
where it is found. necessary by a majority vote of the countries
represented, compulsorily to convene a conference of countries
vitally and substantially interested in the commodity concerned.
Except in such a case, vitally interested producer countries
shall proceed in conformity with the provisions of this Section" |
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CONFERENCE CONFERENCE 6 December 1947
ON DU ENGLISH
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
EL SALVADOR: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 17
Insert the following explanatory paragraph between paragraphs 2 and 3:
"A combination of the following circumstances shall, be regarded as
sufficient Justification to refrain from carrying out negotiations
directed to the reduction or elimination of tariffs:
(a) that the purpose of the tariffs is exclusively fiscal; and
(b) that more than 25 per cent of the fiscal revenue is obtained
from such tariffs taken as a whole."
Grounds
The following amendment is based on the need to prevent disturbances in
the fiscal structure of those countries which are obliged by their special
economic conditions to base their system of taxation primarily on tariffs, and
is also dictated by the fact that, in the opinion of the delegation of
El Salvador, the phrase "having regard to Its economic position and the
provisions of the Charter as a whole" is too vague, in view of the vital
importance presented by this problem in the case of those countries
which are under-developed economically. |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI 1 December 1947
DRAFT CHARTER
EL SALVADOR: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Insert the following in Article 16 as a new paragraph 4:
"4. The Provision of the first Paragraph or this Article shall
not apply to such bilateral or multilateral preferences as are
now in force between the countries of Central America, including
Panama, or may be granted in the future."
The grounds for this amendment are:
(a) EL Salvador and the other countries of Central America form a
geographical, ethnic and economic unit which, as a result of
historical accident, is at present dismembered.
(b) The political unification of this unit is the supreme objective
of the people of EL Salvador and of the people of Central America
generally. This is recognized by the Constitution of EL Salvador
and by the practice followed in the matter of tariffs and other
preferential regulations of a legal and economic character. It is
for this reason that there is, besides the General Customs Tariff,
a Central American Tariff which grants a percentage reduction on the
duties listed in the General Tariff in respect of specified artlcles
originating in or despatched from the Central American countries.
Since 1916 a Treaty with the Republic of Honduras has also been in
force providing for the free entry on a reciprocal basis of products
originating in or despatched from either of the two contracting
countries. These privileges have never been extended to the other
countries with which EL Salvador has concluded Agreements, including
the most-favoured-nation clause, because such countries have tacitly
recognized the validity and raleon d'être' of the clause granting
exceptional treatment to Central America.
(c) EL Salvador's attitude is determined by two factors:
(1) The need to make concessions to the Central American
countries, based primarily on the political ideal of
once more achieving a Union. On many occasions economic
sacrifices have been made to this end.
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(2) The necessity of preventing the generalization of such
concessions from resulting in a collapse of EL Salvador's
economy.
(d) The omission of the Central American exceptional treatment clause
from the Charter would be tantamount to condemning Central America to
perpetual disunity, thus prejudicing its economic, social and political
development.
(e) It is worthwhile pointing out that the union of the
Central American peoples in a single political entity is an essential
prerequisite to the full development of Central America, and therefore
any measure which coincides with the aims of the Conference promotes
such union, like the Central American clause. |
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ON DU 6 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH
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DRAFT CHARTER
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Articles 54
In line 2, replace the word "may" by the words "may only".
Add a new sub-paragraph (h) at the end of thse Articles, as follows
"(h) any other objective not specified in this Article but consistent
with the principles and purposes of this Charter."
In sub-paragraph (c), delete the words "efficient" and add at the end
of the subparagraph the words:
"The term remunerative prices shall be understood to mean prices which
maintain a fair relationship with the prices which the producers of
primary commodities are obliged to pay for manufactured production
goods and general consumption goods."
Insert a new paragraph (g), as follows:
"(g) to protect countries producing primary commodities from action
taken or about to be taken by foreign companies, well known to
dominate the production and distribution of such commodities and the
application of which implies or may imply a direct or indirect
contradiction of the objectives set forth in the previous sub-paragraphs,
since such measures would have harmful effects on the level of
employment in such countries or tend te impair their sovereignty."
Commentary on the Proposed New Sub-Paragraph
At first sight, the purpose of this sub-paragraph may seem to be already
covered in Article 44, Chapter V. Nevertheless, we may call attention to
the fact that in Article 44 and in the Articles governing the relative
procedure, no mention is made of intergovernmental arrangement and it is
quite certain that this last procedure would prove the most effective or,
at all events, the least ineffective means of giving countries which in
many cases are less powerful than a number of private companies, an
opportunity to defend themselves. This is said without prejudice to the
fact that at this level we exist not so much under a system of free
competition as under a system controlled by the decisions of the big trusts,
/and that it is E/CONF.2/C.5/3/Add.8
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and that it ls therefore desirable to devise measures adequate to offset
the activities of such organization, which are generally incompatible in
character with the objectives set forth in Article 54.
It may, of course, be considered that the addition is to some extent
redundant. This is logical and understandable in the context of the Charter,
if the latter is analyzed mechanically, as it deals with aspects of a
single problem, trade and employment.
NOTE: The delegation of El Salvador will make use of the concession
granted in the appropriate committee to submit amendments on
Article 56 and connected matters to the relevant sub-committee.
The concession involves the submission of such amendment to
the sub-committee after 6 December. |
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ON DL ENGLISH
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GREECE: PROPOSED ADDITION
Insert the following either 1. as a paragraph between paragraphs 3
and 4 of Article 44 of the Draft
Charter
or 2. as an explanatory note to paragraph 3
of that Article.
"The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall not, however, be
construed as referring to all practices involving the fixing of prices or
terms or conditions of sale in cases where such practices are intended not
to establish barriers to international trade, but to stabilize domestic
prices and the income of national producers."
Grounds
The delegation of Greece has particularly in mind a number of measures-
which the Greek Government has frequently been obliged to take in order to
stabilize the income of national producers by guaranteeing them fair prices
to enable them to earn a living and to go on working and producing. These
measures comprise the concentration of the crop in the hands of Government
agencies and the fixing of prices. They are applied only in the case of a
few basic agricultural products (wheat and other cereals, tobacco, currants,
figs, etc.) without any intention of monopolizing the trade in such products
or influencing international tirade. The best proof of this is af'forded by
the fact that such measures are applied indiscriminately to products consumed
inside Greece (wheat, cereals) and to those of which a part is intended
for export, The amounts produced by Greece for export are, moreover, so
limited that it is clear that the international market could not in any
case be affected. |
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ON DU Add.5 .
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI 3 December 1947 ENGLISH
ORIGINAL : FRENCH
THIRD COMMITTE; GENERAL COMMERCIAL .POLICY.
DRAFT CHARTER
GREECE: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Amendment to Article 20, paragraph 2 (a) of the Draft Charter
Alternative A: Delete the word. "temporarily".
Alternative B:. Add the following sentence at the end of paragraph 2. (a):
"Such measures may be applied. for a longer
period of time in the case of foodstuffs
the annual crop of which is subject to
intermittent fluctuation."
Grounds.
The delegation of Greece has particularly in mind the production of
olive oil,. which covers almost all the fat requirements of the Greek
population.
It is well known that the olive oil crop is subject.to intermittent
fluctuation.
It is, therefore, absolutely essential that our country should. be
able to impose restrictions on export, both during years, in which the
crop is good in order in anticipation of a shortages in the next crop and
during years of scarcity. ARTICLE
To be inserted between Articles 23 and 24 of. theDraft Charter.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20, paragraph 1, and
Article 22, paragraph 1 Members whose position is exceptional inasmuch
as the general state of their economy and the well-being of their, people
are dependent on one or two agricultural product being
considered as a single product throughout all the phases of production
and processing, may, in order to facilitate the export of the.product or
products, impose discriminatory quantitative restrictions on imports or
maintain the restrictions in force on the date of signature of this
Charter, provided that:
(i)in the case of a single product, the product represents one third,
and in the case of two products, approximately one-half of the E/CONF. 2/C. 3/1/Add. 5
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average total annual value of the country 's exports during
a previous base period.
(ii) the product or products are not generally regarded as
essentials, either because of their nature or because of
other circumstances or conditions and thus normally
encounter special obstacles to their exportation.
(iii) any Member, interested in the possible application of this
Article, shall have notified the other governments signatory
of this Charter, on the day of general signature of the
Charter and before its signature, of each of the products
which, in their opinion., meet the conditions set forth above.
2. Members who propose to maintain restrictions after 1 March 1952 under
paragraph 1 of this Article shall seek the approval of the Organization.
The Organization shall then decide whether the maintenance of such
measures by the Member concerned is legitimate.
Grounds
The delegation of Greece has particularly in mind the difficulties
encountered in exporting tobacco and currants.
These two commodities are almost the only two export products which
can be grown rationally and economically in Greece and which are perfectly
adapted to the natural agricultural conditions.
Tobacco cultivation, processing and trade give employment in Greece
to nine hundred thousand people, while the currant industry employs five
hundred thousand (including dependents).
Greek tobacco and currants (tobacco from Thrace and Macedonia, currents
from Corinth and Crete) are of exceptionally high quality and require
close attention both in their cultivation and processing, which involves
an increase in the cost of production and in the price. As they are no
longer considered as essentials, great difficulty is found in selling them
abroad.
These difficulties have been increased, especially in the case of
tobacoo, by the fact that is not offered for sale directly to the broad
massee of consumers; it is offered indirectly through State monopolies and
large-scale cigarette manufacturers, who are able to direct the taste of
their customers.
Greece has always been able to facilitate the sale of these two
products abroad through special clauses in bilateral agreements.
The express purpose of the amendment submitted by the delegation of
Greece is to attain higher standards of living, full employment and social
progress for our working population, and that is also the purpose of the
Organization. |
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ON DU 6 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
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CHAPTE TV CW CIAL PMICY
SECTION A
Article 16
The delegation of Guatemala} having regard to the trend and the effort
already being made towards the re.establishment of the former nationhood
of Central America, which gradually is seeking to eliminate tariff barriers
and to improve inter-wrshe, through treaties of a special kind, viebes
every possibility to be left in the Charter for the development of such
inter-Central American negotiations without any restriction, either now or in
the future. The relegation therefore proposes the addition of a new
sub-paragraph to Article 16, paragraph 2, to which the delegation of Ecuador
has proposed a pertinent amendment, which Guatemala both welcomes and
supports.
The Guatemalan proyosal involves neither prejudice to, nor and kind of
alteration in the plans on a world-wide scale of any of the countries
represented in this Conference. since it merely takes into account the local
point of view of sister nations, which this Conference would help to
reinforce by giving its unconditional approval, for which approval we thank
it In advance,
In order to achieve fuller co-ordination with the Ecuadorian proposal
and the discussion of it, the delegation of Guatemala proposes that the
two suggested amendments be drafted as follows:
Article 16, paragraph 2
(e) and it is recognized in general that the Spanish American
countries may, in consideration cf their special position resulting
from their need for economic development and their common language,
origin and culture, freely negotiate a preferential tariff system
between fll or 3ome of their number, including the possible
establishment of a customs union.
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(f) preferences in force or in the process of negotiation between
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venetuela.
(g) preferences in force or which may be negotiated between the
countries of Central America.
The delegation of Guatamala trusts that the delegation of Ecuador
will have no difficulty in accepting this suggestion, as the only alteration
made in its proposal is the order of arrangement of the sub-paragraphs. |
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HAITI: PROPOSED ADDITION
Chapter II, Article 4 - Fair Labour Standards
CONSIDERING that fair labour standards are essential to the expansion
and maintenance of economic activity;
CONSIDERING that, in accordance with the general principles of the
Charter, each Member ought normally to apply the provisions of Article 4
to its nationals and to the nationals of any other Member country of the
International Trade Organization without discrimination;
CONSIDERING that any discrimination between workers is likely to lead
to the division of the working class into two categories and to the
maintenance of one category in conditions inferior to those of the other;
CONSIDERING that such a state of affairs may give rise to a decline
in the power of consumption and consequently hinder the expansion of
international trade;
CONSIDERING also that some countries have gone so far as to make a
distinction between workers and labourers of national origin and aliens
and that this distinction is sometimes embodied in their Constitutiona;
CONSIDERING that it is difficult to reverse such discriminatory
measures immediately without infringing regulations enaoted in the
political, economio and social organs of some States, but that there is
nothing to prevent the seeking of a solution satisfactory to international
Justice acdisolationty and to the general principles of non-discrimination
enunciated by the United Nations and confirmed by the Charter of the
International Trade Organization.
COSIDERING that each Member of the International Trade Organization
should be requested to grant, if not privileges identical with those enjoyed
by its nationals in the field of labour as regards conditions of labour and
pay, at least conditions of labour which do not establish social
discriminations likely to create, within a single community, a class of
workers who are in practice inferior;
/The Delagation of E/CONF.2/C.1/3/Add.1
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The delegation of the Republic of Haiti has the honour to propose to
delegates of the Conference on Trade and Employment the following addition
to Article 4 of Chapter II of the Charter:
"2. Each Member shall endeavour, within the framework of its
institutions, to grant the nationals of another Member country
legitimately admitted to its territory, fair conditions of
labour and pay, and will take every step to guarantee equal
social rights to all workers and labourers throughout its
territories.
The admission of the workers and labourers of any Member
country into the territory of another shall be the subject of
bilateral agreements." |
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Article 16, paragraph 2 (c)
"(c) preferences in force exclusive' y between the United States
of America and the Republic of Cuba and which, on the date of
signature of this Charter, shall enter into force between the
United States of America and other countries in the Caribbean
area, or which may be accorded to one another by the countries of
the Caribbean area."
Article 17
"1. The Organization shall, upon the request of a Member, enter
into and carry out with such other Member or Members as the
requesting Member may specify, negotiations directed to the
substantial reduction of tariffs and other charges on imports and
exports and to the elimination of the preferences referred to in
paragraph 2 of Article 16 on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous
basis.
The Organization shall authorize Members whose economic:
development has not reached a satisfactory level of stability
consistent with a minimum standard of living for their inhabitants
as a whole and whose customs system is fiscal in character, to
maintain their present tariffs in force.
Such Members should, however, as their economies develop,
establish sources of revenue other than customs revenue, so as to
eliminate from their tariffs provisions inconsistent with the
principles of. this Charter.
Negotiations for the substantial reduction of tariffs and other
charges shall proceed in accordance with the following rules:
(a) In the negotiations relating to any specific product ..." |
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Article 94
Add a new paragraph as follows:
"2. Taking into account the exceptional circumstances arising
out of the establishment of India and Pakistan as independent
states and recognizing the fact that they have long constituted
an economic unit, the Membero agree that the provisions of the
Charter shall not prevent the two countries from entering into
special arrangements with respect to the trade between them."
Explanation
This has bean adapted from the corresponding provision in Article XXIV
of the Ceneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. |
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Article 42
At the end add the following:
"5. Taking into account the exceptional circumstances arising out
of the establisment of India and Pakistan as independent states and
recognizing the fact that they have long constituted an economic
unit, the Members agree that the provisions or the Charter shall not
prevent the two countries from entering into special arrangements with
respect to the trade between them."
Explanation
This has been adapted from the corresponding provision in Article XXIV
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. |
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Article 94
After (b), add a new sub-paragraph as follows:
"(c) to require any Mcmber to extend the benefits of tho Chartcr to
any other Member with which it is unable, without dotriment to its
essential interest, to maintain trade relations, or..."
and change the letter of the following sub-paragraph from (o) to (d).
Explanation
This amendment is intended to cover the special situation existing
between India and South Africa. |
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The uord worderist" should be changed to read "interests" so that the
phrase reads withoutt detriment to its essential interests".
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Explanation The Indian delegation considers that the subject matter of this
Article is outside the scope of the Charter. The general obligations of
Members in regard to the treatment of foreign investments are adequately
covered by Article 11.
Article 58
Paragraph 6
At the end of the first sentence, add "or Article 64".
Explanation
This amendment is consequential on the one proposed by the Indian
delegation to Article 64 (see below) and is intended to enable Members to
enter into commodity control agreements recommended by Conferences called
by other competent Inter- governmental Organizations.
Article 64
Add the following :
"(d) to convene a commodity conference and. submit the recommendations
and conclusions of such a conference to the Organization".
Explanation
The Indian delegation considers that competent inter-governmental
organizations like the FAO should have concurrent jurisdiction with the
ITO in the matter of convening commodity conferences and promoting inter-
governmental commodity agreements.
CHAPTER VII
Article 84
Paragraph 4
After (c) insert the following:
"(d) to transfer to it a part of the functions and resources of the
Organization".
/Explanation E/CONF.2/11/Add. 27
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Explanation
Article 84 empowers the ITO to transfer to itself all or a part of the
functions and resources of another inter-governmental organization whose
purposes and functions lie within the scope of the Charter, by agreement
with that Organization. The Indian delegation considers that on the principle
of reciprocity this Article should also empower the ITO to transfer any of
its own functions to any other intergovernmental organization. This would
enable the ITO, while negotiating a relationship agreement with any other
inter-governmental organization like the FAO, to consider whether, for the
purpose of avoiding duplication, certain functions now assigned to the ITO
should be wholly or partially entrusted to such organization.
CHAPTER IX
Article 96
Substitute "fifth" for "tenth".
Explanation
Article 96 provides for a review of the Charter within ten years which
is considered to be too long a period. |
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ON DU ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
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INDIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Chapter IV
Article 22
1. Paragraph 3 (b).
In the third line, between "shall" and "give", insert "wherever
practicable,".
In the tenth line, between "given" and "shall", insert "or where no
such notice was given, at the time at which the restrictions were put into
force,".
In the third line from the end, between "public notice" and "such
Practice", insert "or where no such notice is given, after the day on which
the restrictions are put into force,".
2. Paragraph 3 (c).
In the seventh line, between "shall" and "give", insert "wherever
practicable,".
Explanation
The delegation of India considers that the obligation to give public
notice of the quantity or value of imports to be permitted during a
specified future period may in certain situations give rise to serious
practical difficulties. |
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CORRIGENDUM
Article 42
The amendment proposed by the delegation of India to this Article
in document E/CONF.2/C.3/1/Add.14 of 5 December 1947 is hereby cancelled.
TROISIEME COMMISSION : POLITIQUE COMMERCIALE
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INDE : PROPOSITION D'AMENDEMENT
CORRIGENDUM
Article 42
Annuler l'amendement a cet article proposT par la dTlTgation
de l'Inde qui figure au document E/CONF.2/C.3/1/Add.1 en date du
3 dTcembre 1947. |
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Article 39
To read as follows:
1. No Member shall institute, encourage, support or participate in
boycotts or other campaigns or measures which are designed to prohibit or
discourage, directly or indirectly, the import into, or consumption
within its territory of products of any specific Member country or
countries on grounds of origin, or the export to or sale of products
for consumption within, other Member countries on grounds of
destination, or the transit through its territories of products
on grounds of origin or destination.
2. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Charter, the provisions
of Paragaph (1) of this Article shall not apply to practices maintained
by a Member before the entry into force of this Charter, and designed
to Protect its national security or to safeguard its essential national
interests.
Reason
Certain restrictions in force have been accepted in many parts of the
Charter on grounds that special hardship or injury to the interests of the
countries involved would result from their removal. This is especially so
when such restrictions are maintained to protect the vital Interests of the
countries concerned.
Add the following paragraph as Paragraph 5:
Taking into account the specially strong historical, cultural and.
economic ties which bind together the state members of the Arab League,
Members agree that the provisions of this Charter shall not prevent the
countries forming the said League from entering into special arrangements
with respect to economic relations between them.
Reasons
The Charter of the Arab League which came into force before the drafting
of this Charter stipulated for stronger economic relations between members of
that League. |
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Article 71
Delete paragraph 2 of this Article which read as follows:
"No representative in the Conference may represent more than
one Member."
Reason
No such provision is made in the Charter of the United Nations and it
is thought advisable to leave the Conference free to adopt its own rules of
procedure with regard to this point. |
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Before the words "Add the following paragraph as Paragraph 5: " insert
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REPLACE COMMA AFTER "SUBSTITUTED" BY
SEMI-COLON AND DEIETE THE FOLLOWING
WORDS: "by making the surplus available
to certain groups of domestic consumers
free of charge or at prices below the
current market level."
Add new sub-paragraph as follows:
"(iv) TO IMPLEMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY
WHICH AIMS AT PRESENTING THE INCOME
OF PRIMARY PRODUCERS FROM FALLLING
BELOW A REASONABLE ECONMIC LEVEL,
WHERE SUCH PRODUCERS REPRESENT A
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WORKING POPULATION." |
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Article 20 - 2 (c)
In the second. line of the new sub-paragraph submitted by the
delegation of Ireland. set forth in document E/ CONF.2/C.3/1/Add. 30,
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SECTION E: THE TARIFF COMMITTEE
ARTICLE 81: THE
ACTUAL DRAFT
1. There shall be a Tariff Committee
which shall act on behalf of the
Organization in initiating the
negotiations provided for under
paragraph 1 of Article 17 and in the
making of recommendations and
determinations pursuant to paragraph 2
of Article 17.
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1. There shall be a Tariff Committee
which shall act on behalf of the
Organization in Initiating the
negotiations provided for under
paragraph 1 of Article 17 and In the
making of recommendations and
determinations pursuant to paragraph 2
of Article 17. The Tariff Committee
shall avoid that its determinatioins
shall cause an unfair injury to any
other Member of the Organizatlon
The determination of the Tariff
Committee shall be subject to
to revision by the International Court
of Justice, according to the
provisions of Article 91 of this
Charter. |
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The delegation of Italy proposes the following change:
PROPOSED DRAFT (page 2)
In the second line from the top replace the word "unemployment"
by the word "employment".
PROJET DE CHARTE
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la modification suivante:
Remplacer page 2, à la douzième ligne du paragraph 3, le not
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ITALY: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Chapter 1: Purpose and ObJectives
Article 1:
1. To assu
growing volu
effective de
production,
of goods, an
a balanced a
economy
ACTUAL DRAFT PROPOSED DRAFT
re a large and steadily To assure a large and steadily
me of real income and growing volume of real income and
mand, to increase the effective demand, to assure the best
consumption and exchange and largest employment of existing
thus to contribute to manpower even through its transfer
nd expanding world between different countries, to increase
the production, consumption and exchange
of goods, and thus to contribute to a
balanced and expanding world economy.
2. UNCHANGED
4. UNCHANGED
5. UNCHANGED
6. UNCHANGED
Chapter II: Employment Economic Activity
Article 2: Importance of Unemployment,
the Purpose of this Charter.
2. UNCHANGED
Production and Demand in Relation to
3. The Members roecgnize that the
existence at the same time of the
problems of unemployenmt and laok of
manpower requires the gradul repeal
of every restriction to international
migratios not Justified by vital
requirments of the country concerned
and suggest as a means to aid the
solution of these problems in the most
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ACTUAL DRAFT
4. The Members recognize that the
regular exchange or information and
views among Members ls indispensable
for successful co-operation In the
field of unemployment And economic
activity and should be facilitated
by the Organization.
Chapter II: Employment and Economic Activity
Article 3: Maintenance of Domestic Employment
1. UNCHANGED
2. Measures to sustain employment,
production and demand shall be
consistent with the other objectives
and provisions of this Charter.
Members shall seek to avoid measures
Which would have the effect of
creating balance-of-payments
difficulties for other countries.
PROPOSED DRAFT
satisfactory manner, an international
co-ordination of the unemployment
services In accordance with the wishes
expressed within the International
Labour Organization and In co-operation
with It.
4. UNCHANGED
Measures to ewtota employment,
production and Shall be
with the other objective. and provisions
of this Charter. Members shall seek,
principally by meansm of internationaI
o-operation, to avoid measures which
would have the effect of creating
balance-of-payments difficulties for
other countries.
Chapter III: Economic Development
Article 11: Means of Promoting Economic Development
1. Progressive Industrial and
general economic development requires
among other things adequate Supplies
of capital funds, materials, modern
equipment and technology, and
technical and managerial skills.
Accordingly, no Member shall impose
unreasonable or unjustifiable
impediments that would prevent other
Members from obtaining on equitable
terms any such facilities for their
1. Progessive Industrial And general
economic development requires among
other things adequate supplies of
Manpower, capital funds, materials,
modern equipment and technology, and
technical and managerial skills.
Accordingly, no Member shall Impose
unreasonable or unjustifiable
Impediments that would prevent other
Members from obtaining on equitable
terms any such facilities for their
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economic development, and the Members economic development, and the Members
shall co-operate in accordance with shall co-operate in accordance with
Article 10, in providing or arranging Article 10, In providing or arranging
for the provision of such facilities, for the provision of such facilities,
within the limits of their power. within the limits of their power.
2. UNCHANGED
3. UNCHANGED
4. UNCHANGED
Chapter IV: Commercial Policy
Article 16: General Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
The delegation of Italy considers it necessary to insert another
paragraph as follows:
4. The diposition of aprgraaph 1 of this Artcile do not modify the
special regime existig between the Republic of Italy and the Republic
of San Marino and the State of the Vatican City, and do not raise
obstacles to the special regime which shall be established between Iatly
and the Free Territoyr of Trieste. |
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ARTICLE 42: TERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF CHAPTER IV
FOREIGN TRAFFIC
ACTUAL DRAFT
1. UNCHANGED
2. UNCHANGED
3. (a) Any member proposing to enter
into a customs union shall consult
with the Organization and shall
make available to it such
information regarding the proposed
union as will enable the
Organization to make such reports
and recommendations to members as
it may deem appropriate.
(b) No member shall institute or
maintain any interim agreement
under the provisions of paragraph
2 (b) of this Article if, after a
study of the plan and schedule
proposed in such agreement, the
Organization finds that such
agreement is not likely to result
in such a customs union within a
reasonable length of time.
(c) ELIMINATED
4. UNCHANGED
CUSTOMS UNIONS
PROPOSED DRAFT
3.
(a) Any member proposing to enter
into a customs union shall inform
the Organization and give any
information regarding the proposed
union as will enable the
Origanization to make such
recommendations to members as it
may deem appropriate.
(b) No member shall institute or
maintain any interim agreement
under the provisions of paragraph
2 (b) of this Article, in such a
manner as to determine an unfair
injury to any other member of the
Organization. |
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CHAPTER IV: COMMERCIAL POLICY
ARTICLE 40: EMERGENCY ACTION ON
ACTUAL DRAFT
1. (a) If, as a result of unforeseen
developments and of the effects of
the obligations incurred by a Member
under or pursuant to this Chapter,
including tariff concessions, any
product is being imported into the
territory of that Member in such
increased quantities and under such
conditions as to cause or threaten
serious injury to domestic producers
in that territory of like or directly
competitive products, the Mamber
shall be free, in respect of such
product, and to the extent and for
such time as may be necessary to
prevent or remedy such injury, to
suspend the obligation in whole or
in part or to withdraw or modify the
concession.
(b) UNCHANGED
2. UNCHANGED
3. UNCHANGED
4. UNCHANGED
IMPORTS CF PARTICULAR PRODUCTS
PROPOSED DRAFT
1. (a) If, as a result of unforeseen
dovelopments and of the effects of
the obligations incurred by a
Member under or pursuant to this
Chapter, including tariff
concessions, any product is being
imported into the territory of that
Member in such increased quantities
or under such conditions as to
cause or threaten serious injury to
domestic producers in that territory
of like or directly competitive
products, the Member shall be free,
in respect of such product, and to
the extent and for such time as may
be necessary to prevent or remedy
such injury, to suspend the
obligation in whole or in part or
to withdraw or modify the
concession. |
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signatorY of the General Agreement
but having signed this Charter
the day of its general signature,
shall have notified the other
governments signing this Charter
on that day, prior to their
signature, of each product on
which any such existing measure
to be maintained and of the nature
and purpose of such measureandA
(c) any other such Member Shal,I
to the day of its signature
O this Charter, have notified
existing measures that it Wishes
to maintain to all governments
Which signed the Charter on
day of its general signatures,
if this Charter has already
into force, to the Members of
Organization, Any Member
maintaining any such measure
within One month of assuming
Membership in the Organization
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PROPOSED DRAFT(b) any such Member not being a
signatory of the General Agreement
but having signed this Charter on
the day of its general signature,
shall notify the other Governments
signing this Charter on that day, if
Possible prior to their Signature,
and in any case within two months
from assuming Membership in the
Organization, of each Product on
which any such existing measure is
to be maintained and of the nature
and purpose of such measure, and
(c) any other such Member shall,
if possible prior to the day of the
signature of this Charter and in any
case within two months from assuming
Membership in the Organization,
notify the existing measures that it
wishes to maintain to all governments
which signed the Charter on the day
of its general signatures, or if
this Charter has already,entered
into force, to the Members of the
Organization. Any Member maintaining.
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the considerations in support of
its maintenance and the period for
which it wishes to maintain the
measure. The Organization shall,
as soon as possible, but in any
case within twelve months of such
Member assuming Membership in the
Organization, examine and give a
decision concerning the measure as
if it had been submitted to the
Organization for its concurrence
under Article 13.
the Organization notify it of the
measure concerned, the considerations
in support of its maintenance and the
period for which it Wishes to
maintain the measure. The
Organization shall, as soon as
possible, but in any case within
twelve months of such Member
assuming Membership in the
Organization, examine and give a
decision concerning the measure as
if it had been submitted to the
Organization for its concurrence
under Article 13.
2. UNCHANGED
3. UNCHANGED |
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le with the verb ESTABLISH.th the Bver}ST.3II;
Artic1..e 4c- ProInduieawith Respeot to ultationstions and Conslitabions
ACTUAL 3FT - ED DRAFT PROPOSD DFA
2. ZOAM D '
3 . UJ1HNGE;$
3. URNCD
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ion shall review 6. Thview
all Uformation available and decide
whether the practices in question
have bad, have or are about to have
the effect descraragraph I vraph I
le 44.icle 44.
7. The Organization shall notify
all Members of its decisions and the
reasons therefore.
8. If the Organization decides that
in amy particular case the practices
comlained of have, had, have or are
about to have the effect described
in paxagraph I of Articie 44, it
EhaIl request each Member concerned
to take ssery poeeible remedial
action, ans maecommendecasecl& to
the Member concerned. remedial measures
to be carried out in accordance with
with respewtive laes and procedures.
INATEDDE9. IE
INTEDlo3.
1.UNCHARGED W
6. The OrganizatiohallHAn review
all information available and
establish whether the praces intic
question have had, haove r are about
to have the effect described in
paragraph I of Artic4l.e 4
7. The Organization shall notify
all Members of its establiabment
and. the reasons tharefor.
8. If the Organization establishes
that in any particular case the
practices complained of have had,
have or are about to have the effect
described in paragraph I nf Article
44, siatshll recommend each Member
concerned to take every possible
remedial action, and may also
ommend to the MecMembers conceded
remedial measures to be carried out
in accordance with their respective
laws and procedures.
Article 47 E/CONF .2/C.4/1/Add .2
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ACTUAL DRAFT
1. UNCHANGED
2. UNCHANGED
3. UNCHANGED
4. Each Member shall take full account
of each request, decision and
recommendation of the Organization
under Article 45 and, in accordance
with its system of law and econ-mic
organization, take in the particular
case the action it considers appropriate
having regard to its obligations under
this Chapter.
5. UNCHANGED
6. UNCHANGED
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4. Each Member shall take full
account of each request and
recomendation of the Organization
under Article 45 and, in accordance
with its system of law and economic
organization, take in the particular
case the action it considers
appropriate having regard to its
obligations under this Chapter. |
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ORIGINAL:ENGLISH
DRAFT CHARTER
ITALY:PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
CHAPETR VII: THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION
SECTION A: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS
ARTICLE 68: MEMBERSHIIP
Actaal Draft
1. UNCHANGED
3. UNCHANGED
4. UNCHANGED
5. The Conference shall determine
the conditions upon which membership
rights and obligations shall be
extended to Trust Territories
administered by the United Nations
and to the Free Territory of Trieste.
ARTICLE 69:
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Proposed Draft
5. The Conference shall determine
the conditions upon which membership
rights and obligations shall be
extsended to Trut Territories
administered by the united nation
FUNCTIONS
to insert between (i) and (ii),
paragraph (c), a new paragraph so conceived:
to facilitate the reaching of a sound and stable level of economic
activity also through compensation of dsemographic diequilibria between
different countries;
The delegation of Italy proposes to insert another Article in Chapter VIl,
Article 6 Bis:
In the exercise of its functions the Organization shall avoid that
a Member could suffer, In any manner, an unfair injury. |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
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ACTUAL DRAFT PROPOSED DRAFT
1. (a) UNCHANGED
(b) UNCHANGED
(c) UNCHANGED
(d) UNCHANGED
2, UNCHANGED
3. (a) Not later than 1 March 1952
(five years after the date on which
the International Monetary Fund
began operations) and in each year
thereafter, any maintaining or
proposing to institute action under
paragraph 1 of this Article shall
seek the approval of the Organization
which shall thereupon determine
whether the circumstances of the Member
justify the maintenance or institution
of action by it under paragraph 1 of
this Article. 'After 1 March 1952 no
Member shall maintain or institute
such action without determination by
the Organization that the Member's
circumstances justify the maintenance
or institution of such action, as the
case may be, and the subsequent
maintenance or institution of such
action by the Member shall be subject
to any prescribe for the purpose of
3. (a) Not later than 1March 1952,
(five years after the date on which
the International Monetary Fund
began operations) and in each year
thereafter, any Member maintaining
or proposing to institute action
under paragraph 1 of this Article,
shall consult with the Organization
in order to establish whether the
circumstances of the Member justify
the maintenance or institution of
action by it under paragraph 1 of
this Article. After 1 March 1952,
no Member shall maintain or
institute such action if this action
causes any unfair injury to any other
Member, provided that the renounce-
ment of such action does not cause
any unfair injury to the Member
taking it.
ensuring compliance with the provisions
of paragraph 1 of this Article;
/(d) Before
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ACTUAL DRAFT
Provided that the Organization shall
not require that prior approval be
obtained for individual transactions.
(b) UNCHANGED
(c) UNCHANGED
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(d) Before taking its determinations
as provided for in sub-paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this paragraph, the
organization shall establish whether
the restrictions cause an unfair
injury to any other Member, and whether
the renouncement of such restrictions,
imposed by the Organization, is such
as to cause an unfair injury to the
Member applying them.
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ITA: PROEPOSD NDMENAM ES
CTEHAPR IV: CEROMMCIAL POLICY
RESTRICTIONS TOFE USAGATHERDBEL N AACE OF MEPTAYNS
ACTUDRAFTAL
1. UNCHANGED
2. UNCHANGED
3. UNCHANGED
4. (a) Any Member which is not
Article, but is considering the
need to do so, shall, before
instituting such restrictions or
in circumstances in which prior
consultation is impracticable,
immediately after doing so, consult
with the Organization as to the
nature of its balance-of-payments
difficulties, alternative corrective
measures which may be available,dD a
the possible effect of such
measures on the economies of other
Members. No Member shall be
required in the course of
consultations under this sub-
paragr aphto indicate in advance
the choice or timing of any
particular measure which it may
ultimatedly etermine to adopt.
(b) UNCHANGED
(c) Any Member may consult with
the Organization with a view to
obtaining the prior approval of
the Organization for restrictions
which the Member proposes under sthi
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4. (a) Any Member whicsSh not
applying restrictions under this
Article, but is considering the
need to do so, shall, before
instituting such restrictions, or
immediately after doing so, consult
with the Organization as to the
nature of its balance-of-payments
difficulties, alternative
corrective measures which may be
available, and the possible effect
of such measuroes n the economies
of other Members. No Member shall
be required in the course
of consultations under this sub-
paragraph to indicate in advance
the choice or timing of any
particulme eWasure which it may
ultimately determine to adopt.
(c) Any Member may consult with
the Organization with a view to
obtaining the prior approval of
the Organization for restrictions
which the Member proposed, under
is,@
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Article, to maintain, intensify or
institute, or for the maintenance,
intensification or institution of
restrictions or institution of
restrictions under specified future
conditions. As a result of such
consultations, the Organization may
approve in advance the maintenance
intensification or institution or
restrictions by the Member in
question, insofar as the general
extent, degree of intensity and
duration of the restrictions are
concerned. To the extent to which
such approval has bean given, the
requirements of sub-paragraph (a)
of this paragraph shall be deemed
to have been fulfilled, and the
action of the Member applying the
restrictions shall not be open to
challenge under sub-paragraph (d)
of this paragraph on the ground
that such action is inconsistent
with the provisions of
paragraph 2 of this Article.
(d) Any Member which considers that
another Member is applying
restrictions under this Article
inconsistently with paragraph 2 or
3 of this Article or with Article 22
(subject to the provisions of
Article 23) may bring the matter
for discussion to the Organization;
and the Member applying the
restrictions shall participate in
the discussion. The Organization,
if it is satisfied that there is a
prima facie case that the trade of
the Member initiating the procedure
is adversely affected, shall submit
/its views
this Article, to maintain, or for
the maintenance of restrictions
under specified future conditions.
As a result of such consultations,
the Organization may approve in
advance the maintenance of
restrictions by the Member in
question insofar as the general
extent, degree of Intensity and
duration of the restrictions are
concerned. To the extent to which
such approval has been given, the
action of the Member applying the
restrictions shall not be open to
challenge under sub -paragraph (d)
of this paragraph on the ground that
such action is inconsistent with
the provisions of paragraph 2 of
this Article.
.'
(d) Any Membe r which considers
that another Member is applying
restrictions under this Article
inconsistently with paragraph 2 or
3 of this Article or with Article 22
(subject to the provisio nsof
Article 23) may bring the matter
for discussion to the Organization;
and the Member applying the
restrictions shall participate in
the discussion. If the Organizati,n
after a first examination of the
matter, feels that the adopted
restrictions can cause an unfair
injury to any other Member and the
/renouncement
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its views to the parties with the
aim of achieving a settlement of the
matter in question which is
satisfactory to the parties and to
the Organization. If no such
settlement is reached and if the
Organization determines that the
restrictions are being applied
inconsistently with paragraph 2
or 3 of this Article or with
Article 22 (subject to the
provisions of Article 23) the
Organization shall recommend,the
withdrawal or modification of the
restrictions. If the restrictions
are not withdrawn or modified in
accordance with the recommendations
of the Organization within sixty
days, the Organization may release
any Member from specified obligations
under this Charter, towards the
Member applying the restrictions.
renouncement of such restrictions,
if imposed by the Organization, is
such as to cause an unfair injury
to the Member applying them, shall
submit its views to the parties
with the aim of achieving a
settlement of the matter in questio
which is satisfactory to the partie
and to the Organization. If no
such settlement is reached and if
the Organization determines that
the restrictions are being applied
inconsistently with paragraph 2
or 3 of this Article or with
Article 22 (subject to the
provisions of Article 23) the
Organization shall recommend the
withdrawal or modification of the
restrictions. If the restrictions
are not withdrawn or modified in
accordance with the recommendation
of the Organization within sixty
days, the Organization may release
any Member from specified
obligations under this Charter,
towards the Member applying the
restrictions.
(e) ELIMINATED
5. UNCHANGED |
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FIFTH COMMITTE: INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY AGREEMENTS
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ITALY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER VI: INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY AGREEMENTS
ARTICLE 53: PRIMARY AND RELATED COMMODITIES
ACTUAL DRAFT PROPOSED DRAFT
2. UNCHANGED
3. If, in exceptional circumstances, 3. If, in certain circumstances,
the Organization finds that the the Organization finds that the
conditions set forth in Article 59 exist conditions set forth in Article 59
in the case of a commodity which does exist in the case of a Commodity which
not fall precisely under paragraphs 1 does not fall precisely under
or 2 of this Article, the Organization paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article, the
may decide that the provisions of this Organization may decide that the
Chapter, together with any other provisions of this Chapter, together
requirements it may establish, shall with any other requirements it may
apply the inter-governmental agreements establish, shall apply the inter-
regarding that commodity. governmental agreements regarding
that commodity. |
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DPAT CHARTER
ITALY; PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER VII: THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION
ARTICLE 74: POWERS AND DUTIES
ACTUAL DRAFT
1. UNCHANGED
2. UNCHANGED
3. In exceptional circumstances not
elsewhere provided for in this Charter,
the Conference may waive an obligation
imposed upon a Member by this Charter;
provided that any such decision shall
be approved by a two-thirds majority
of the votes cast and that such
majority shall comprise more than half
of the Members of the Organization.
The Conference may also by such a vote
(a) UNCHANGED
(b) UNCHANGED
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3. In exceptional circumstances not
elsewhere provided for in this Charter,
the Conference may waive an
obligation imposed upon a Member by
this Charter; provided that any such
decision shall be approved by a
majority of the votes cast and that
such majority shall . comprise more
than half of the Membere of the
Organization. The Conference may
also by such a vote |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
DRAFT CHARTER
ITALY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER VIII: SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES - INTERPRETATION
ARTICLE 90: REFERENCE TO THE ORGANIZATION
ACTUAL DRAFT PROPOSED DRAFT
1. UNCHANGED
2. The Executive Board may refer the 2. The Executive Board, at the
matter, with the consent of the Members request of any interested Member,
concerned, to arbitration upon such shall submit the matter to
terms as may be agreed between the arbitration.
Board and ouch Members.
3. UNCHANGED
4. UNCHANGED
ARTICLE 91: REFERENCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
The delegation of Italy proposes to add the following sentence to
paragraph 2 of this Article:
"Any concerned Member may present to the International Court of
Justice through the Organization or directly any documentation which
it considers advisable." |
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0F CHAPTER IV OF THE DRAFT CHARTER
Article 16
Add a new paragraph 2 as follows:
New paragrhgaph 2.The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article
shall not prevent the conclusion of regional preferential tariff
agreements designed to develop production in, and promote trade
between, Members belonging to the same economic region.
Article 39
1. No member shall encourage, support or participate in boycotts, whether
by governmental measures or by popular campaigns, designed to discourage,
directly or indirectly, the import into, or consumption within its territory
of products of any specific Member country or countries on grounds of origin
or the export or sale of products for consumption within other Member
countries on grounds of destination, or the transit of products on grounds
of origin or destination.
2. Nothing in paragraph 1 of this Article or in the other provisions of
this Charter shall prevent a Member from engaging in boycotts designed to
protect its national security or to safeguard its essential national
i.nterests
Article 42
Add an additional sub-paragraph (c) to paragraph 2 as follows:
2. The provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed to prevent:
(c) the formation of a free trade area by the conclusion of a free
trade agreement involving the substantial elimination of tariffs and
other restrictive regulations of commerce beetween Members belonging
to the same economic region. |
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CONSIDERING that one of the fundamental objectives of the International
Trade Organization is to promote the economic development of Member countries,
providing them for this purpose with the necessary means and facilities;
CONSIDERING that to facilitate the achievement of this purpose it would
be most useful to have, within the ORGANIZATION, a permanent COMMITEE (such
as the Tariff Committee), the establishment of which was proposed during
the first session of the Preparatory Committee in London (document E/PC/T/33,
Part II, Chapter Vt, Section G, 7), a decision on the matter being temporarily
postponed;
CONSIDIRING, finally, that the reasons which might justify the
elimination of the Commissions on Procedure, Commercial Policy, Business
Practices and Commodlities, which were included in both. the United States
Draft and the London and New York Drafts, would not have the same weight in
the case of a commission concerned with one of the primary objectives, and
not merely the instruments of the Organization,
The delegation of Mexico proposes:
the addition to Chapter VII of the Draft Charter of a Section to be
placed after the present Section D, the text of which might be as follows:
Section D bis - Committee for Economic Development
Article 80 bis - Committee for Economic Development
1. A Committee for Economic Development shall be established and shill
be responsible for activities directed toward the achievement of the
objectives of the Organization set forth in paragraphs 1-3 of Article 1
of this Charter and, in particular:
(a) It shall perform the functions envisaged In paragraph 2
of Article 10 of this Charter.
(b) When any request for economic assistance submitted by a
Member of the International Trade Organization to the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development or any other
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inter-governmental oreanization has been rejected, or if no
decision has been given within a reasonable period of time,
the Committee for Economic Development shall, upon the request
of the Member and subject to previous consideration and
approval, support the request.
(c) It shall take action, upon the request of any Member, to
obtain for the Member the necessary facilities for its economic
development referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 11.
(d) It shall protect no; interests of Members wishing to
develop their economic
(i) by acting, with due dispatch, to obtain approval
of measures for the protection of the industry or
agriculture of such Members taken in conformity
with Article 13 of this Charter;
NOTE: The delegation of Mexico has submitted a draft
amendment to Article 13.
(ii) by applying to the appropriate organs on behalf of a
Member who so requests, in order to prevent the
economic development of such Member country from being
prejudiced by the functions exercised by the Tariff
Committee under the powers conferred on it by
Article 81 in conjunction with Article 17;
(iii) by arranging that the Tariff Committee, the Executive
Board or the Conference, as may be appropriate, remove
obstacles or hindrances met with by any Member in
respect of its economic development;
(d) The Committee for Economic Development shall make
recommendations in the field of taxation designed to stimulate
the international flow of capital;
(f) The Committee for Economic Development shall co-ordinate
the activities of the International Trade Organization in order
to avoid interference and overlapping with the work of other
inter-governmental organizations established for similar purposes,
2. The Committee for Economic Development shall consist of fifteen
Members of the Organization, appointed for a period of three years
by the Conforence.
3, Each Member of the Committee shall have one vote.
4. Resolutions shall be adopted by a majority of the Members present
and voting.
5. The Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure and staff
regulations. |
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CHAPTER VII
Section A, Article
Structure
"The Organization shall here a Conference, an Executive Board,
an Economic Development Committee, a Tariff Committee, Comissions as
established under Article 79, and such other organs as may be required.
There shall also be a Director-General and Staff. |
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Article 2, paragraph 1
Delete the words: "including the expansion of international trade
and thus for the well-being of all other countries ."
Article 3,paragraph 1Replace the words: appropriate to" by the words: "consistent with."
Addition to Article 3 CONSIDERING, that human labour is by far the most essential factor
in the economic and social development of a country; that one of the
most, valuable and effective means of international co-operation in the
development of a number of countries is the engagement of workers in
other countries on a temporary or seasonal basis;. that a request for this
type of labour should be coupled with treatment enabling the worker
engaged to make full and satisfactory use of his new opportunities in
return for the undeniable advantages derived from his work; that the
principal movements of unskilled migratory workers are from the less
developed to the more highly- developed countries and that, for obvious
reasons, unskilled workers experience more difficulty than do skilled
workers in protecting their interests and defending their rights and
that such interests and rights would be better safeguarded if the
employing country prohibited the clandestine immigration of workers
emigrating illegally from their country of origin in search of work
The delegation of the Republic of Mexico wishes to submit to the
United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment a proposaI that the
following paragraph should be added to Article 3 of Chapter II of the
Draft Charter adopted at Geneva:
"3. The, Members shall, having regard to the conditions existing
as regards the demand for labour in their respective territories,
give favourable attention to requests for the engagement of workers
to work temporarily in the country making the request. The latter
country shall duly enact laws prohibiting the immigration of manual
workers when, in the opinion in each case of the Government receiving
the request, such immigration would be prejudicial to the economic
and social interests of the country from which the workers are
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proceeding . The requesting country shall also impose penalties,
making such action unprofitable, on employees in any part of
its territory who engage or provide work without engagement for
manual workers who have entered the country illegally. The provisions
of this paragraph shall be in no way applicable to political refugees
or to persons leaving their country of origin or residence because
of the existence therein of a forced labour system in time of
peace."
Addition to Article 4
CONSIDERING that one of the most important aspects of respect for
human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction
of race, class, language or religion should, in the economic field, be
equality of treatment and opportunity for all who by their labour
contribute to the development of a country; that in this connection
special attention should be paid to wages, promotion and the assignment
of workers to particular types of work, because it is in this respect
that discrimination is most frequently made against particular groups
on such grounds; that such discrimination - contrary to nature itself -
should be outlawed in fact in this and other fields of human activity;
as it is already outlawed by the letter and spirit of the United Nations
Charter,
The delegation of the Republic of Mexico has the honour to propose
the addition of the following paragraph to Article 4 of Chapter II of
the Draft Charter approved at Geneva:
"2. In fixing wages, making promotions, and determining the type
of work to be assigned to workers, the actual or original nationality
of the workers shall not be a disadvantage. The Members shall
enact laws embodying the principle of equal pay for equal work,
imposing penalties on any act of discrimination against workers
on grounds of nationality, origin, race, religion or sex, on the
part of nationals or residents of the country in which such workers
are employed, and in addition imposing penalties, on employers who
do not grant such workers the same economic and social advantages
as are enjoyed by their own nationals." |
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E/CONF.2/C.4/1/
CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Add. 5
ON DU 6 December 1947 ENGLISH
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH
FOURTH COMMITTE: RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
DRAFT CHARTER
MEXICO: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Article 44
"1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article, each
Member shaIl take appropriate measures individually or through the
Organization or in both ways, to prevent business practices affecting
international trade [(whether engaged in by private or public commercial
enterprises)] which restrain competition, limit access to markets, or
foster monopolistic control, whenever such practices have harmful effects
on the expansion of production or trade and interfere with the achievement
of any of the other objectives set forth in Article 1.
"2. Without limiting the generality of paragraph 1 of this Article,
and in order that [the Organization] [may decide] it may be decided
in a particular instance whether certain practices have or are about to
have any of the effects' described in paragraph 1 of this Article, the
Members agree that complaints regarding any of the practices listed in
paragraph 3 of this Article shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs
of this Article, be subject to investigation in accordance with the
procedure regarding complaints provided in Article 45 and 47, whenever
(a) Unaltered
(b) The practices are engaged in or are made effective by one or
more private [or public] commercial enterprises [or by a combination,
agreement or other arrangement between commercial enterprises,
whether between private commercial enterprises, between public
commercial enterprises, or between private and public commercial
enterprises;] and
(c) Unaltered.
"3. Unaltered.
(a) Unaltered.
(b) Unaltered.
(c) Unaltered.
(d) Unaltered.
(e) Unaltered.
/(f) Unaltered. E/CONF.2/C.4/1/Add.5
Page 2
(f) Unaltered.
(g) Any similar practices which the Organization may, subject ct to
tprovisions he ovparagraph ielr. of 4p0grph 4, from time to time decide are
ssrestrictive busine practices.
4. fI this Chapter the term "public commercial enterprises" means
(a) Trading agencies of governments, and
(b) Ent erprises mainly or wholly owned by public authority and
over which there is effective control by public authority,
including control of engagement in a practice listed in paragraph 3
of this Article.
The term "private commercial enterprisees" means all othr commercial
enterprises .7
"For the purposess of this Ch apter, the term monopolistic practices'
shall be understood to mean practices adopted or attempted by private
enterprises or by combinations. of privathee eenterprises, wthr of
producers, buyers or sellers. The term shall not include State
enterpprises or'nterorses of social interest or of interest to the
Stateoaeating under legal provisions of Member countries. Nor shall
this Chapter be regarded as including such of the practices asare
referred 'to therein which are authorized by the constitutional or basic
legiaation in force in Member countries and by enactments based on
such le slation." . . . . .
Article 45
"1. The Organization shall arrange, if it considers such action to be
justified ox.hejbsis Qf iform-tionsubmitted by the Members concerned,
for particula r Members to take part in a consultationrequested by any
affected Member which considers that in any particular instance a
practice exiustsafwtbar gged in by private or p~blic.commercial
enterpr ises whaich has or is about to hav. theeffct described in
paragraph 1 of Article 44. The Members invited to take part in a
consultation shall be chosen in equal number from each group Proposed
for this purpose by the parties affected by the dispute.
"2. A complaint may be. presented in writing to the Organization by
an8affected Member on its own behalf or by 'ny Member on behalf of
any affected person, enterprise or organization within that Member's
jurisdiction; rovided that in the case of a complaint against a
single public commercial enterprise acting independently, such
complaint may be presw enhted. only by a Member on its nbealf and only
after the Member has resorted to the procedure underparagraph 1 of
this Article .
/"3. Unaltered, E/CONF.2/C.4/1/Add.5
Page 3
"3 Unaltered.
`4. The Organization shall consider each complaint presented in
accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article. If the Organization deems
it appropriate it shall request Members concerned to furnish
supplementary information, for example, information from commercial
enterprises within their jurisdiction, after reviowing the relevant
information the Organization, after hearing the opinion of
the Members referred to in the final part of paragraph 1 of this
Article, [shall decide] shall form an opinion as to whether an
investigation is justified.
"5. [If the Organization decidas] If, in accordance with the foregoing
paragaraph, it is considered that an investigation is justified, it shall
notify all Members of the complaint, request any Member to furnish such
additional information relevant to the complaint as the Organization may
deem necessary, and shall conduct or arrange for hearings on the
complaint. Any Member, and any person, enterprise or organization on
whose behalf the complaint has been made, as well as the commercial
enterprises alleged to have engaged in the practice complained of, shallil
be afforded reasonable opportunity to be heard.
"6. The Organization shall review all information available and
0cide]7 ake recommendations based on the opinions presented by the
Members referred to in paragraph 1 as to whether the practices in
question have had, have or are about to have the effect described in
paragraph 1 of Article 44.
7. The Organization shall notify all Members of fits decision the
recommendations referred to in the previous paradraph and the reasons
therefor.
"8. [If the Organization decides] If it is found in any particular
case, other than those excluded in paragraph 4 of Article 44, the
practices complained of have had, have or are about to have the effect
described, in paragraph 1 of the above-mentioned Article 44, the
Organization shall request each Member [ concerned] declared to be
responsible to take every possible remedial action, and may also
recommend to [the] such Membe s [concerned] remedial measures to be
carried out in accordance with their respective laws and procedures.
"9. The Organization may request any Member [concerned] referred to
in paragraph 8 to report fully on the remedial action it has taken in
any particular case."
"10. Unaltered.
"13. Unaltered.
/Article 47 E/CONF. 2/C.4/1/Add.5.IACL
Page 4
Article 47
. Each Member shall .tke all possible measures, y legislation or
otherwise consistent with their standing legisl, tion within its
diction, thaq tDIjvaterand public[ pri ]commercial enterprises do not
in the futnure egage aiticen prcs which have the effect described in
papa ragrh1 ofcle 44 Arti, subject toprovisions of paragraph 4 of the
Article 44, and in addition it shall assist the Organiz ationin
preventing these practices, such assistance to be given in accordance
with the Member's system of law and economc organiz.ation"
"2.. Unal.tered
nalte"3. led.
4 . Unaltered.
"5 Unaltered.
"6. Unaltered.
Article 48
lee.
Article 50
Delete
Article 51 , -
" Unaltered. .. -
) Inter -gov.rmnal commodity agreements meeting ths
irenen of jChptr VI; Ana7
(b) Unaltered.
(c'rctices engapedn by Central Banks for the purpose of
regulatin,redit and monetary circulation, nd
(d) oiinGoernmentlms conected with the prvso fethe
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E/CONF.2/C.6/2/
CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Add.10
ON DU 5 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: SPANISH
SIXTH COMMITTEE: ORIGINATION
DRAFT CHARTER
MEXICO: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Chapter VII- The International Trade organization
Section A - Struoture, Funotions and Seat
Article 68 - Membership
Paragraph 1
Unchanged.
Paragraph 2
Delete the words "as amended up to the date of such acceptance"
Paragraph 3
Delete,
Paragrph 4
Delete.
Pararaph 5
Delete.
Article 69 - Functions
Sub-Paragraph.(c) (i)
Delete, as its provisions are covered by Articlpe 12.
Article 70-A -'Structure
"The Organization shall have a Conference, an Executive Board, a
Committee for Economic Development, a Tariff Committee, Commissions as
established under Article 79 and such other organs as may be required.
There shall also be a Director-General and Staff."
Article 70-B - Seat
"The seat of the Organization shall be established in .............
Section B - The Conference
Article 73
Amend paragraph l as follow
"1. The Conference shall meet at the seat of the Organization unless
the Exacutive/Board in exceptional circumstances decide otherwise In
/ragular E/CONF.2/C.6/2/Add.10
Page 2
regular annual sessions and such special sossions an may be convoked by
the Director-General at the request of the Executive Board or of a
majority of the Members."
Article 714 Powere and. Duties
Delete the words "subject to the provisione of Article 81".
Amend as follows:
"2. The Conference may assign to the Executive Board the exercise of
are power or the performance of any duty of the Organization, except
Such specific powers and duties as ase exprossly conferred or imposed
upon the Conference the Comittee for Economic Development or the
Tariff Committee by this Charter."
Paragraph 3
Delete Bub-paragraphs (a) and (b), so that the paragraph reads;'.
"3, In exceptional circmstances not elsewhere provided for in this
Charter, the Conference may waive an obligation imposed upon a Mebmber
by this Charter; provided that any such decision shall be approved by a
two-thirds majority of the votes cast, and that such maJority' shall
comprise more than half of the Members of the organization."
Paragraph 6
Amend as follows;
"6. The Conference shall approve the budget of the Orgnization and
shall apportion the expenditures of the Organization among the Members
in accordance with a scale of contributions to be fixed from time to
time by the Conference following such principles as may be applied by the
United National the contributions shall, however, be on a sliding, scale
corresponding to the national Income of the Members."
Delete, as the seat of the Organization is established in Artiole 70-B
added in this proposal.
Section C - The Executive Board
Article 75
Composition of the Ececutive Board
Paragraph 2
Amend as follows:
"2. The Conference shall make reeulations relating to paragraphs 1 (b),
(c) and (d) of this Article which shall provide for the mode of election,
the conditions under which groups under paragraph 1 (d) of this Article
/may be E/CONF.2/C.6/2/Add.10
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may be formed, the method of re-allocating seats when the number of
such seats is increassed under pargaph 7 of this Article, end other
related matters. In making such regulations the Conference shall
establish that each of the goups referred to in this paragraph shall
appoint its own representatives, by agreement among the countries
the group so as to secure proper rotation and geographical distribution,"
Paragraph 3
Amend as follows;
"The Members elected to the Executive Board shall be elected for
terms not exceeding three years.
Paragraph 7
Amend to read:.
"The number of Members on the Executive Board mey, upon a
recommendation of the Board, be increased by the Conference by a
two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting,"
Paragraph 8
Amend the last words to read as follows:
"8. ..,shall become effective upon its approval by the Conferenoe 2
a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting."
Paragraph 9
Amend this paragraph to road as follows:
"The provisions of this Article shall be subject to review by the
Conference every three years; but for the purpose of effecting Amendmente
there shall be required a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the
Members present and voting."1
Section D (b) - The Committee for Economic Development
Article 80 (b)
The Committee for Economic Development
(This section and Article are to be inserted under a separate proposal
submitted by the delegation of Mexico.)
Section E - The Tariff Committee
Article 81
The Tariff Committee
Insert a new Article reading as follows:
"Article 81
THE TARIFF COMMITEE
"l. There shall be a Tariff Comnittee which shall act on behalf of the
Organization in initiating the negotiations provided for under paragraph 1
of Article 17 and in the making of recommendations and determinations
/pursuant E/CONF.2/C.6/2/Add.10
Page 4
pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 17. The decisions or determinations
of the Tariff Committee may be appealed against before the Executive
Board and before the Conferencet
".2 The Tariff Committee shall coneist of these contracting parties to
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade referred to in paragraph 1 (d)
of Article 17. which are Membes of the Organization.
"3. Each Member of the Tariff Committee shall have one vote.
"4. For any Tariff Committee decision or determination a two-thirds
majority of the votes cast by the Members present and voting shall be
required.
".The Tariff Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure,
including provision for the election of its officer." |
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Add. 14
CONFERENCE CONFERENCE 6 December 1947
ON DU ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI
SIXTH COMMITEE: ORGANIZATION DRAFT CHARTER
MEXICO: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Artlcle 89 - Consultation between Members
If any Member should consider that any benefit accruing to it directly
or indirectly under this Charter is being nullified or impaired, or that the
attainment of any of the objectives set forth in Article 1 is being impeded,
as a result of
[(a) the failure of another Member to carry out its obligations under
this Charter, or]
[(b) the application by another Member of any measure, whether or not
it conflicts with the provisions of this Charter, or]
[(c)] the existence of any other situation,
the Member may, with a view to the satisfactory adjustment of the matter, make
written representations or proposals to the other Member or Members which it
considers to be concerned. Any Member thus approached shall give
sympathetic consideration to the representations or proposals made to it.
In any such case, the Members concerned shall keep the Director-General
Informed generally of any discussions undertaken."
Article 90 - Refarence to the Organization
"1. If the matter is not satisfactorily adjusted between the Members
within a reasonable time, [or if it falls within Article 89 (c)] it may
be referred to the Excecutive Board or, with the approval of the
Executive Board, directly to the Conference. The Executive Board or
the Conference, as the case may be, shall promptly investigate any
matter so referred and shall make recommendations to the Members which
it considers to be concerned or give a ruling on the matter, as appropriate.
It may in the course of such investigations consult with Members, with the
Committees or the Commissions of the Organization, the Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations and any intergovernmental organization, in
cases where it considers such consultation necessary.
"2. Unaltered.
"3. Unaltered.
/"4. If the Page 2
"4. If the Conference considers that the circumstances are serious
enough to justify such action, it may authorize [a Member or Members
to suspend the application to any other Member or Members] the Member
or Members affected to suspend the application to the Member or Members
causing the injury of such obligations or concessions under or pursuant
to this Charter as the Conference determines to be appropriate. If the
application to any Member of any obligation or concession is in fact
suspended, that Member shall then be free, not later than sixty days
after such action is taken, to advise the Director-General in writing of
its intention to withdraw from the Organization and ouch withdrawal shall
take affect upon the expiration of sixty days from the day on which written
notice of such withdrawal is received by the Director-General."
Article 95 - Amendments
"1. Unaltered.
"2. Any amendment to this Charter which involves a change in the
obligations assumed by Members shall, after receiving the approval
of the Conference, become effective for each Member accepting the
amendment, upon acceptance on the part of two-thirds of the Members
and thereafter for each remaining Member on acceptance by it, [The
Conference may at any time determine that any amendment under this
paragraph is of such a nature that all Members which have not accepted
it within a period specified by the Conference shall be required to
withdraw from the Organization; Provided that the Conference may, by
the affirmative votes of two-thirds of the Members present and voting,
determine the conditions under which this requirement shall be waived
with respect to any such Member.] A Member not accepting an amendment
shall be free to withdraw from the Organization, and such withdrawal
shall be effective upon the expiration of [six months] sixty days
from the day on which written notice of such withdrawal is received
by the Director-General.
Article 28 - Entry into Fcrco and Registration
"1. Unaltered.
"2. This Charter shall enter into force on the sixtieth day following
the day on which the number of governments represented at the
United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment which have deposited
instruments of acceptance pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article
[shall reach twenty] shall reach at least half of the number of countries
which were invited to, and took part in, that Conference, and the
instrument of acceptance of each other accepting government shall take
effect on the sixtieth day following the day on which it is deposited;
[Provided E/CONF.2/C.6/2/Add.14
Page 3
[Provided that, if this Charter shall not have entered into force by
....... 194.., any of the governments applying the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade dated ...... 194.., together with any other
governments represented at the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Employment, may, upon conditions to be agreed between them, bring this
Charter into force.] Any instrument of acceptance deposited with the
Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be taken as covering
[both procedures] the procedure for bringing this Charter into force,
unless it expressly provides to the contrary or is withdrawn before the
entry into force of this Charter.
"3. Unaltered.
Article 99 - Territorial Application
"1. Unaltered,
"2. Unaltered,
"3. Each Member shall take all necessary measures to assure observance
of the provisions of this Charter by the regional and local governments
and authorities within its territory and shall be responsible for any
act or omission to act contrary to the provisions of this Charter on
the part of any such governments or authorities." |
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ON DU E/CONF.2/11/Add.31
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI 3 December 1947
ORIGINAL: SPANISH
DRAFT CHARTER
MEXICO: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
CONSIDERING that Article 6, paragraph 1 (b) of the Charter lays down
in a very General form, an obligation to participate in consultations
with a view to action in the field of employment policy; and
That the Article as it is worded might in certain circumstances lead
to the adoption of measures likely to detract from the rights legitimately
gained by workers under the domestic legislation of individual Member
countries or to impair the principles adopted and expressed in declarations,
international conventions or by the International Labour Organization; and
That the scope of the measures which may be adopted under the previous
paragraph should in consequence be defined, as is moreover suggested in
Chapter I, Section G, paragraph 2 of the Report of the First Session of
the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Employment, .
The delegation oMf exico to the United Nations Conferencon e aTerd
and Employment has the honour to propose the addition of the following at
ertnd of paragraph 1(b) of Article 6, Chapter II of thDe ra ftCharter:
"... Provided that there is no attempt to impair the rights
ready a.luired by,:wrkers or the rights embodied in tet
Declaration of Philadelphia and in any otheraa greemento r
convention setting forth safeguards for human right isn the
CONISDERING that among the puropess set forth in th eDraf tCahrter,
uemitt d .or ,he cocsideration of the Conference on Trade and Employment,
is the determination of the United Nations to promote peaceful and friendly
relations among nations and the intention of the States party to the
Charter to undertake to co-operate with one another in the fields of trade
and employment, particularly for the attainment of higher standards of
living, full employment for all and conditions of economic and social
progress and development, envisaged in Article 55 (a) of the United Nations
Charter; and
/That one of the E/CONF. 2/11/Add. 31
Page 2
That one of the means of achieving these objectives is the expansion
of international trade and that such expansion of trade might prevent the
attainment of other aims pursued and also of the general purposes implicit
in the Draft Charter in the field of employment, if it caused a decline in
a country's domestic demand for its national products, since in certain
circumstances the Charter authorizes the adoption of transitional measures
to deal with temporary difficulties and such measures might run counter to
the maintenance of satisfactory conditions of labour and international
prospority; and
That, to avoid any conflict which might prevent the realization of
any of the objectives already set forth and might prevent the acceptance
of the basic principles of the Draft Charter, there is need for a definite
ruling to enable such conflict to be resolved and to prevent the main
objective from being lost, in respect of any measure considered appropriate
to meet the immediate purposes of the Draft Charter,
The delegation of Mexico has the honour to propose the addition of
the following article to Chapter II "Employment and Economic Activity", of
the Draft Charter of the International Trade Organization:
"No measure adopted to promote international trade may be
such as to cause a decline in employment or in the real wages or
standards of living of the workers in a country to a level below "
that prevailing before the adoption of the measure. in the event
of the adoption of any such measure, the country affected or likely
to be affected by the measure, may, after giving notice to the
Organization, take such steps as it deems appropriate to avoid
unemployment or under-employment."
CONSIDERING that Article 4 of the Charter is worded in a way which does
not specifically mention the grounds on which it is based and, which are
stated in the Report of the First Session of the Preparatory Committee of
the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, and that its purpose
is, it may be inferred, to prevent the industry of one country from being
injured by measures adopted in other countries which may be able to underout
it because of their maintenance of unfair labour standards; and
CONSIDERING that the position should first be clearly defined in order
to prevent such unfair competition,
The delegation of Mexico has the honour to propose the following
amendment to Article 4 , Chapter II, of the Draft Charter of the International
Trade Organization:
/"Each Member, Page 3 E/CONF.2/11/Add.31
"Each Member, recognizing that all countries have a common
interest in the achievement and maintenance of fair labour standards
related to productivity, shall take whatever action may be appropriate
and feasible to eliminate sub-standard conditions of labour in its
territory and to avoid any action likely to injure the production
for export of a Member country by the maintenance, in its territory of
unfair conditions of labour." |
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Add. 43
6 December 1947
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL: SPANISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
MEXICO: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Article 17 - Reduction of Tariffs and Elimination of Preferences
"1. Each Member shall, upon the request of the Organization, enter
into and carry out with such other Members as the Organization may
specify, negotiations directed to the conclusion of agreements on a
mutually advantageous basis in respect of tariffs and other charges
on imports and exports and to the elimination of the preferences
referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 16 in order to secure the
maximum expansion of international trade on a permanent basis,
consistent with the sound economic development of the undeveloped
countries, and to eliminate unwarranted restrictions. These
negotiations shall proceed in accordance with the following rules:
(a)
(i) Unaltered.
(ii) Unaltered.
(iii) Unaltered.
(iv) Unaltered.
(a bis)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
As preliminary measure to such negotiations,
countries shall equalize their tariffs, so that
negotiations may be entered into under tariff
conditions of genuine similarity.
The industrialized countries shall accord
appropriate advantages to countries at en early
stage of industrial development, is such a way as
to afford effective compensation for the existing
economic disequilibrium in this respect.
Creditor countries shall be requrirtd to grant to
debtor countries advantages proportional to the
degree of indebtedness of the latter, whether
current or long-term.
/(iv) Countries
. E/CONF .2/C.3/1/Add.43
Page 2
(iv) Countries having specific tariffs, required to
negotiate with countries whose tariffs are wholly
or partly ad valorem, may use the tariffs obtained
by reverting to the ad valorem equivalent in terms
of 1939 prices as the basic level for negotiations.
(b) Unaltered.
(c) Unaltered.
(c bis) Agreements shall be revised at the request of any
Member provided that world economic conditions or the economic
position of the Members concerned Justify such revision....
U~ altered 2. Unaltered.. .-
.aiteed.
A1rii :8 - :
Addaragizng aartgrathe endof peVaph 2:
i'he Or&z,attwon hallU hoeve, upon the request of any Member,
iveowinvestiatie ther succdifferential transpchortation Qrges
ct oie discriminatory mtre onatentmn gunds of the origin of
the cP."rodut
eDearatroptx gth3, 4 andi . ~--'
Article 20
Amend sub-paragraph 2 (a) as follows:
"(a export probbittos aror restrictions' tmpori ly aplied to
preven or relieve critiscal shortages-of foodauffs or'other products
e ent.a t the exporting country or- inended to- enure the supply
of raw materials to industry or to prevent the export of products
ehoj i~=t is -saticed under Article 21 and other relevant
provision."
Agramd scub-parallph :(o)as foJLs;
"(c) import restriyctions on an agricultural or fisheries product
otal r podrte 'ganythoe icoomi f he cmourtntry, itpot in say
foram,y necesar to the enforcementnm of goverental measure which
operate:" ;-
(ragraph rematinder of paunalered)
Article 22 - -
Aednd spazph 2; subpara.pE (& a fllos: - -
uo"(d) in casates in hIha -otis allociaedmong supplying countries,
the sMremberns applsyeking te reSfctiobmay 8bagreement with respect
to the alloce qaottion of shared in thua with all other Members
havn a-sustemtil nterest in rsdupp lyicng the p:oluctooerned
/In cases in which E/CONF .2/C .3/1/Add.43
Page 3
In cases in which this method is not reasonably practicable, the
Member concerned shall allot to Member countries having a
substantial interest in supplying the product, shares to be
determined in accordance with the production capacity in respect
of the item concerned, of the countries interested in filling the
quota. No conditions or formalities shall be imposed which would
prevent any Member from utilizing fully the share of any such total
quantity or value which has been allotted to it, subject to
importation being made within any prescribed period to which the
quota may relate."
Amend paragraph 4 as follows:
"4. With regard to restrictions applied in accordance with
paragraph 2 (d) of this Article or under paragraph 2 (c) of
Article 20, the allocation of the quota for any product and the
appraisal of any special factors affecting the trade in the product
shall be made by the Member applying the restriction or fixing the
quota. Provided that such Member...." (remainder of paragraph
unaltered).
Article 23
Amend paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a), as follows:
"1. (a) The Members recognize that when a substantial and
widespread disequilibrium prevails in international trade and
payments a Member applying restrictions under Article 21may be
able to increase its imports from certain sources, or effectively
ensure its development or recovery, without unduly depleting its
monetary reserves, if permitted to depart from the provisions of
Article 22. The Members also recognize the need for close limitation
of such departures so as not to handicap achievement of multilateral
international trade."
Amend the last sentence of Paragraph 3, sub-paragraph (c) as follows:
(c) ... If, as a result of any such review, the Organization
determines that no such disequilibrium exists, and that there is
no danger that such disequilibrium will recur when the restrictions
imposed are removed, the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article
shall be suspended, and all actions authorized thereunder shall
cease six months after such determination."
Article 24
A further paragraph should be added, as follows:
"Countries not having adopted the system of exchange control,
may apply appropriate and reasonable restrictive measures in order
to bring their position into line with that of countries where an
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exchange control system exists; provided that no agreements on
payments are concluded with such countries."
Article 30
Delete paragraph 2.
Article 33
The following new paragraph should be inserted as paragraph 1:
"1. Members condemn the practice of dumping in all its possible
forms and aspects, and authorize affected countries to adopt the
necessary measures to combat it, and also to enact appropriate
domestic legislation against this practice.
No Member shall encourage, support or participate in campaigns
designed to initiate or develop the practice of dumping."
Delete paragraph 1.
Delete paragraph 6.
Article 39
The following should be added: . -
"Campaigns desired to increase domestic consumption of the
articles produced in any country shall not be considered as indirect
action to scourgeeconsotoero the products of -any thre
Member.' |
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ON DU ENGLISH 6 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL SPANISH
FIFTH COMMITTEE: INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY AGREEMENTS
DRAFT CHARTER
MEXICO: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Article 54 (b)
Add the following at the end of the sub-paragraph:
"..and. to promotes as far as possible the processing of such
resources in the countries in which they are produced."
(c) Replace the present text by the following:
"(c) To moderate pronounced fluctuations in the price of a primary
commodity with a view to achieving a reasonable degree of stability
on a basis of prices fair to consumers and remunerative to
producers having regard to the desirability of securing long-term
equilibrium between the forces of supply and demand. To this end
the Organization shall co-operate with and country producing such
resources which may request it to do so, in order to achieve the
maximum degree of efficiency in the production of such commodities.
In the case of a commodity which is to underge processing, due regard
shall be taken in calculating a price regarded as fair to consumers,
to the price of the finished article in whose manufacture the
commodity ditq in Question is employed."
Article 58
Pargraph 6
eplace the present text by the following:
"The Members undertake not to enter into any newm comodity
control agreement, unless it has been concluded at a conference
called in accordance with Article 56 or on the basis of
recommendation made by such a conference, or in accordance with
recommendations made by a study group when, in the opinion of the
Organization, the recommendations of such study group may be applied
without requiring the convening of a conference,"
"If, in an exceptional case, there has been unreasonable delay,
in the proceedings of the study group or of them comodity conference,
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or trade in, a particular primary commodity, may proceed by direct
negotiations to the conclusion of an agreement, provided that it
conforms to the other provisions of this Chapter. The agreement
shall in any case be provisional pending the completion of the work
of the study group or conference and the approval by the Members
concerned of the conclusions reached." |
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ON DU Add.25 5 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE LEMPLOI ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERCIAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
NETHERLANDS: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Insert a new paragraph after paragraph (1) and renumber paragraphs (2)
and (3) accordingly.
2. A system for the stabilization of the domestic price or of the-
return of domestic producers of a primary commodity, independently
of the movement of import prices, which results at times in the sale
of the product to buyers in the domestic market higher than the
comparable landed cost for the imported product, shall be considered
as case under Article 25, even when it is detemined:
(a) that the system has also resulted in the sale of the
product to buyers, in the domestic market at a price lower than
the comparable landed cost for the imported product, and
(b) that the system is so operated, either because of the
effective regulation of production or otherwise, as not to reduce
imports unduly or otherwise, seriously prejudice the interests
of other Members.
Explanatory Remarks
1. Many Governments have pledged themselves to some kind of domestic price
stabilization arrangements for agricultural products. The objective .of such
arrangements have been recognized on dilferent occasions, especially within
the framework and organization of F.A..O., to be to the interest of both
consumers and producers, provided the price range of the stabilization, scheme
is "reasonable and fair".
2. The proposed ITO charter has the duty to safeguard the interests of
Members in case such price stabilization schemes are put into action.
3. In the case of a country, producing more than its requirements for
domestic consumption, leaving an export surplus of such commodity, the
provisions of Article 27, together with Article 31, 1 (a), Article 33 (5)
and Article 43 I, (i) give sufficient scope for the operation of a price.
stabilization scheme.
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4. In the case of a country producing less than its requirements for
domestic consumption, importing the balance of such commodity, the provisions
are less coherent and there seems to be a definite gap in those provisions,
presumably because the approach to this problem has been made at the
sessions of the Preparatory Committee in different committees dealing with
different sections of the Charter and therefore an analysis of these
provisions seems necessary.
5. A distinction has been made in the Charter between monopolized or
state-trading in imported agricultural commodities and private trade.
Where state-trading is involved, Article 31, 1 (b), in connection with
Article 31, 2 (b) and the second proviso in Article 31 (4) give scope for
a domestic price stabilization arrangement.
6. There is in this Article a balance between the right of a nation to
stabilize domestic prices of agricultural products and the obligation to
negotiate with other interested Members to prevent undue limitation of
imports and to come to an agreement with countries parties to the
negotiation.
7. As to giving public notice of the arrangements of such price
stabilization schemes, Article 31 (3) provides for publication of the
maximum import duty which will be applied in respect of the product
concerned.
8. When the importing country has no state-trading system for the
importation of the product concerned, the Charter has far less provision
to safeguard national interests and: prevent at the same time prejudice
to the interests of members nations.
9. In case of a "burdensome surplus" as considered in Article 59, there
is possibility of a price stabilization in the framework of an
inter-governmental commodity control agreement, or, if such agreement cannot
be reached, by the application of Article 20, 2 (c).
10. However, many nations want to establish price stabilization schemes
before any such burdensome surplus comes into existence and as a matter of
fact in the present period of scarcity stabilize domestic prices by
subsidies on the importation of basic foodstuffs. This type of subsidy
is consistent with all the provisions of the Charter, but there are no
provisions in case the trend of world market prices comes below the
stabilized price range for domestic production.
11. Evidently, at the same moment where the world market price drops
below the floor of this price range, a subsidy to domestic producers is
involved. But it would be an undue burden on these producers who missed
the previous higher world market prices, to be forced all at once to
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quantitative restrictions of production and such policy would hamper the
generally accepted principles of an expanding world production and consumption.
12. On the other hand, it is highly desirable that the Organization should
be kept informed from the begmning abott the nature and the operation of
any such price stabilization scheme and that any Member, applying such
system, should be prepared to discuss the possibility of limiting the
subsidization. Such consultations might, according to Article 27 (2),
lead to the conclusion that "special difficulties under Chapter VI" are
the root cause of the problem, or they might simply lead to an ageeent
on quantities to be imported or produced or on the maximum import duty to
be applied.
13. In any such case it will be necessary to have the facts about the nature
and the operation of the scheme. The proposed amendment defines the basic
requirements of a sound and unharmful price stabilization scheme, viz.
domestic prices at times below and at times above world market prices and
safeguards against serious prejudice to the interests of other Members.
14. It might be added that Article 25 already has a provision for
subsidies which operate directly or lndirectly to reduce imports of the
product concerned in general, but that Article 27 lacks the provisions for
special treatment of an imported primary commodity. It must further be
noted that, if the measures provided for in Chapter VI have not succeeded
in the case of importation of am agricultural commodity the rule of
Article 20, (2), (c) still stands to safeguard the interests of expoters
of that commodity. |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
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DRAFT CHARTER
NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION: AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 30
The delegation of New Zealand desires to notify withdrawal of its
proposed amendments to Article 30 contained in items 4 and 11 of
document E/CONF.2/C.3/9. |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL:ENGLISH
DRAFT CHARTER
NEW ZEALAND: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 37 PARAGRAPH 3 (c)
Delete from the end of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 3 of Article 37
the following words:
"and those of sub-paragraph (b)".
Explanatory Note:
The above amendment is to bring the provision in the Charter into
line with the corresponding provision included in Article X of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
The reference in question to sub-paragraph (b) was made inadvertently,
the original intention having been to refer to sub-paragraph (a) in
conformity with the decision of the subcommittee which dealt with the
matter at the Second Session of the Preparatory Comittee.
Attention to the position was called by the Legal Drafting Committee
of the Trade Agreements Committee when considering the corresponding
provision to be included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,
Upon consideration by the Trade Agreements Committee it was decided that
since sub-paragraph (a) sets out a general principle to which all members
must subscribe there is no purpose in making reference to it in sub-paragraph
(c) and the words "and those of sub-paragraph (b)" were accordingly deleted
from the provision included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. |
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ONDUOIIA=I1
TRAE ATND EMPLOYMOENT COMMERCE ErDE L'EMPL0 GINAL sunise
THIRD COLTrT CMMERCIAL POLICY
CAXTER;
NEW Z AND: PROPOSED ABUTS
Article 24
Delete the e of paragraph 2 with the exception of the first
sentence.
Article 30 - pararaph 1 (b)
In line 6, after "including", insert the following words:
"old-established connections, security of market, ..."
Paragrah 1
Insert new sub-paragraph (d) as follows:
"Wherever enterpricse is referred to in this Artile it shall be
understood to include Marketing Boards, Commissions, or similar
organizations.
Article 30
Add a new paragraph 3 as follows:
"3 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 20,
a Member government may enter into a contract with another country for
the sale of the whole or a substantial proportion of the Member's
exportable surplus of a particular commodity or commodities; and such
contract shall not be considered discriminatory
(a) if the proportion o the exportable surplus thus sold is not
significantly greater than the corresponding proportion sold
during a previous representative period, due account being taken
of any special factors which may have affected or may be affecting
the trade in the product; or
(b) if the contract is designed to assist a country whose
economy is suffering from the disruption caused by war". |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
FIRST COMMITTEE :EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
DRAFT CHARTER
NORWAY: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 3, paragraph 1
The paragraph to read as follows:
"Each Member shall take action designed to achieve and maintain
fiull and productive employment and large and steadily growing demand
and to prevent wide fluctuations in the general level of dead or
prices within its own territory through measures appropriate to its
political, economic and social Institutions." |
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RIOTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICESGusM Coch~r: PM1ayrV BgsCTICES
EWT CER
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Article 44
Paragraphs 1 and 2 to read as follows:
1. Each Member shall take appropriaiIte measures, indidually or
through the Organiwayszation or in both , to prevent business
practices affecting international trade (whether engaged in by
private or public commercial enterprises) which restrain
competition, limit access to markets or foster monopolistic
control whenever
(M such practices are engaged in or made effective by one
or more private or public commercial enterprises or by a
combination, agreement or other arrangement between commercial
enterprises, whether between private commercial enterprises,
between public commercial enterprises or between private and
public commercial enterprises when such commercial enterprises,
individually or collectively, possess effective control of
trade between two or more countries in one or more products, and
(b the practices have harmful effects on the &-insion of
production or trade and interfere with the achievement of any
of the other objectives set forth in Article 1.
2. Without limiting the generality of paragraph 1 of this Article,
and in order that the Organization may decide in a particular instance
'whether certain practices have or are about to have any of the effects
described in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Members agree that
complaints regarding any of the practices listed in paragraph 3 of
this Article shall be subject to investigation in accordance with the
procedure ;iarding complaints provided in Articles 45 and 47,
whenever such complaint is presented to the Organization; |
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SIXTH COMMITTEE: ORGANIZATION
DRAFT CHARTER
NORWAY: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 1
Article 1, paragraph 2 should read:
"2. To foster and, on request, to assist" etc.
The final paragraph of the same Article should read:
"Accordingly thoy hereby establish the International Trade and
Employment Organization through" etc.
The words underlined to be added. |
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COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI 9 December 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
FIRST COMMITTEE: EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
DRAFT CHARTER
NORWAY: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 7
The following paragraph to be added:
"In order to assist the Governments in their endeavour to achieve
higher standards of living, full employment and conditions of economic
and social progress the Governments may apply systems of regulation
and stabilization with the aim of controlling prices in the home
market, thereby preventing a harmful inflationary development,
provided that the measures introduced are no more restrictive on
international trade than measures otherwise permissible under the
Charter." |
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TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
FIFTH COMMITTEE: INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY AGREEMENTS
DRAFT CHARTER
NORWAY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Article 67, paragraph 1 (c)
To read as follows:
"(c) to those provisions of any inter-governmental commodity
agreement which are necessary for the protection of public morals
or of human, animal or plant life or health, or for the conservation
of fisheries and wildlife resources; Provided that such agreements
are not used to accomplish results inconsistent with the objectives of
[Chapter V or Chapter VI] this Chapter and are given full publicity
accordance with the provisions of Article 57 (e)."
The words in brackets to be deleted and the words underlined to be added. |
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ON DU 6 December 1947
TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI
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DRAFT CHARTER
vORWAY: PROPOSED AMMENENDMENTS
Article 17
A new paragraph 4 to be added, reading as follows:
"The provisions of this Article shall not prevent Memb?rs
from concluding new, or maintaining existing, bilateral tariff
agreements which are not incorporated in the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade, provided that such agreements are consistent
with the relevant principes of this Article and that the
concessions made by a Me?ber under such agreements "are generalized
to all Members in accordance with Article 16."
Article 18
A new paragraph 5 is proposed, reading as f'ollous
"5. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall not
apply to laws, regulations and requirements which
(a) have' the purpose of standardizing products in
order to improve the:quality or to reduce costs of
production, or
(b) have the purpose of facilitating an improved
organization of internal industry,
Provided they have no harmful effect on the expansion of international
trade,"
The old paragraph 5 to be renumbered 6.
Article 18 A
Insert a new Article 18 A as follows:
"The products of any Member country exported to any other
Member country shall not be subject to any measure imposed by
either the exporting or the importing country requiring such
exportes to be financed, shipped or insured by enterprises
of any prescribed nationality."
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Article 20
Paragraph 2 (c) to read as follows:
"(c) import restrictions on any agricultural [or fisheries] product,
imported in any forms necessary to the enforcement of governmental
measures which operate:"
The words in brackets to be deleted,
Article 20. 2 (c) (iii)
Paragraph 2 (c) (iii) to read as f ollows:
"(iii) to restrict the quantities permitted to be produced of any
animal product the production of which is directly dependent,
or [main] partly, on the imported commodity if the domestic
production of that commodity is relatively negligible."
The word in brackets to be deleted and the word underlined to be
added.
Article 23, 1 (b) (i) to read as follows:
"(i) levels of delivered prices for products so imported in relation
to prices of products exported in accordance with this Article
are not established ......."
The words underlined to be added.
Article 38
Information, Statistics and Trade Terminology
1. The Members shall communicate the statistics of their external trade As
promptly and in as much detail as is reasonably practical to the Organization,
or to such agency as may be agreed upon by the Organization in consultation
with the appropriate organs of the United Nations.
2. Members shall publish regularly and as promptly as possible the statistics
of their external trade.
3. Members shall give careful consideration to any recommendation which the
Organization and other appropriate organs of the United Nations may make with
a view to improving the statistical information furnished regarding their
external trade,
4. The Organization shall obtain such other statistical information as it
may require for its operations through the statistical services of the
United Nations and the Specialized Agencies in accordance with the agreements
negotiated with the United Nations under Article 84 of thia Charter.
5. The Organization, taking into account the needs of all international
agencies and in order to avoid all unnecessary duplication shall arrange in
consultation with the appropriate organs of the United Nations, for the
collection, exchange and publication of such statistics of external trade as
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are appropriate to the needs of international agencies.
6. The Organization, in co-operation with the organs of the United Nations
may study the question of adopting standards, nomenclature, terms and forms
to be used in international trade and in the official documents and statistics
of Members relating thereto, and on the basis of ageements reached with the
appropriate organs of the United Nations may recommend the general acceptance
by Members of such standards, nomenclatures, terms and forms.
Article 43, II, the last paragraph:
"Measures instituted or maintained under paragraph II of this Article
which are inconsistent with the other provisions of this Chapter shall be
removed [as soon as the conditions giving rise to them have ceased., and
in any event not later than 1 January 1951] within a time limit to be
fixed by the Organization; Provided that....."
The words in brackets to be deleted and the words underlined to be
added. |
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DRAFT CHAPTER
OBSERVATIONS AND RESERVATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE
DELEGATION OF ECUADOR
Chapter V - Restricted Business Practices
In Ecuador the Government has been obliged, during the post few years,
to established a State agency which, although independent, is one of the
ancillary departments of the Ministry of Economy. The purpose of the
Directorate-General of Food, as it is called, is to avoid speculation on
foodstuffs of vital importance to the people of Ecuador, and to keep down
prices. The agency has power at any time to enter the market and make direct
purchases or imports, when prices on the domestic market make such action
advisable in order to adjust retail prices to those prevailing on the
international market, thus eliminating the excessive profit margins imposed by
food traders when any foodstuffs are in short supply. Under the law and in
accordance with the practice usual in such cases, imports made by this agency
are exempted from the payment of customs import duties, and the other charges
levied on similar articles introduced by Ecuadorian traders. It cannot be
denied that this, if not a monopoly, is a privilege justified by the purpose
which the agency is designed to serve and might be considered as a breach of
the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 44 of the Charter.
It should also be noted that under the provisions of the Municipal
Government Law in Ecuador, municipalities are required to undertake social
welfare work, including the establishment of food shops, which also enjoy
the advantage of full exemption and freedom from custom. duties and other
charges. Those activities are such a fundamental feature of our particular
State organization that we hope that the memorandum we are submitting may
serve as the basis of an explanatory amendment. If however, this should
not be accepted by the other countries participating in the Conference, we
must now enter a reservation on this matter on behalf of our Government in
connection with the provisions of Article 44.
As regards monopoly, and particularly in connection with the provisions
of Article 49 of the Charter, it must be stated that in Ecuador, as in
almost all countries, the production, importation and sale of selt, alcohol
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and tobacco are State monopolies, constituting one of the moot important
items of revenue in our national budget. We therefore, consider, that
the maintenance of such monopolies is vital to our fiscal system and that
the fact that such articles are traditionally the subject of monopolies
in almost all countries excludes them from the provisions of the Charter.
Should this not be the case, however, we request that an appropriate
amendment be introduced. If this be accepted, we would gladly undertake
to draft it. If our proposal is not accepted, we must enter a reservation
on behalf of our Government on this point also.
Under Ecuadorian legislation, the telecommunications and postal
service have, since Ecuador became a State, been State services, although
in specific cases private undertakings, such as the cable companies,
have been allowed to undertake such services under special contract and
in return for such compensation as the Government deemed appropriate.
We could not, therefore, accept an interpretation of the scope of Article 50
of the Charter depriving the State of Ecuador of the right which it now has,
and has always had, to control and own the telecommunications service, and
consequently to retain it as a State monopoly. While the attitude of our
Government must be one of reserve, the extension to other private undertakings
or companies of privileges similar to those which are granted or may be
granted to the telecommunications service might, perhaps, be acceptable. |
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Article 75 Alternative A paragraph (1) (a)
For "India" read "India and Pakistan",
Reason
Throughout the Draft Charter "India" is understood to mean "India"
before partition. Attention is invited to Iege 59 of the Draft Charter
where India is grouped with other Empire Countries under Annex A and to
Appendix on page 65 where "India" is understood to mean "India" before
partition. Since the preparation of the Draft Charter "British India"
has been divided into two independent and sovereign Dominions and it
is but logicel that this amendment is incorparated under Article 75.
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Articlo 20, paragraph 2 (b)
In the second line after the words "necessary to" add "safeguard
the equilibrium of its economy or",
Reason
A Member must have the right to safeguard the dissipation of its
Foreign Exchange and me##gre resources and. allow the import of only
such merchandise as is necessary to meet the requirements of its
nationals according to the economic plan of its Government. It may
be montionod hero that the Charter envisages planning by Members in
order to achieve the aims set out in Article 2, and a Member in the
special circumstances of its economy may havo to resort to quantitative
restrictions on imports and exports.
(This Article appered by error in document E/CONF.2/C.2/6/Add.2) |
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Article 20, paragraph 2 (b) as set forth in document E/CONF.2/C.3/l/Add.9
TROISIFME COMMlSSION : POLITIQUE COMMERCIALE
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La dTlTgation-du Pakistan dTsire retirer sa proposition d'amendement
au paragraph 2 (b) do l'article 20, proposition qui figure dans le
document E/CONF. 2/C. 3/l/Add.9 |
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Article 68
Paragraph 2
The following phrase "whose membership has been approved by the
Conference" should be deleted.
Article 73
Paragraph 1
Present wording: should read:
..of a majority of the Members. ... of one third of the Members.
Article 81
Paragraph 1
The following "and determinations" should be deleted.
Paragraph 2
Substitute for present paragraph the following:
"The Tariff Committee shall consist of fifteen Members of the
Organization, elected by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the
Members present and voting. Three of the Members of the Committee
shall be replaced each year, so that each Member will be in the Committee
for five years",
Paragraph 3
Should read:
"Each Member of the Tariff Committee shall have one vote".
Paragraph 4
Should read:
"The decisions of the Committee shall be taken by an affirmative
vote of eight Members",
Article 83
Present wording: should read
The Director-General shall The Executive Board of the
have authority to appoint Organization shall appoint one or
Deputy Directors-General in more Deputy-Directors-General,
accordance with regulations according to the needs of the
approved by the Conference. Organization, and at the proposal of
the Director General. /Article 88 E/CONF.2/C.6/2/Add.6
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Article 88
Add at the end of present wording the following:
"This authority should be approved by a majority of two-thirds of
the votes cast".
Article 92
Present wordin should read
...the English and French text... ...the English, French and
Spanish text.
Article 96
To the present text the following sub-paragraph should be added:
This stipulation does not exclude the right of amending any of the
provisions of the Charter by means of the procedure indicated in
Article 95. |
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A new paragraph 2 should be inserted as follows:
"The Organization shall preferably conduct its action in a manner
tending to promote the regulation machinery provided for by the Charter
in order, under satisfactory market and price conditions, to direct the
placement of the international trade balance during such periods in
which maladjustments within the balance of payments extend in an
increasing manner and, in the judgment of the Organization, threaten
world general economy,"
Present paragraph 2 should then become paragraph 3. |
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Delete sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 2 of Article 16 which reads:
"Preferences in force exclusively between the United States of America
and the Republic of Cuba".
Immediately after sub-paragraph (b) of paragrah (1), Article17,
insert two new Paragraphs as follows:
(c) the readjustment of custom duties by countries using specific
rates on their tariffs in order to compensate for a substantial
, In, ;,,,' CEt
depreciation of their currenciesa will not bae considered as n increase
of their tariffs;
(d) due consideration shwall be givewn to Article 13 hich recognizes
to devastated and under-developed countries the right to establish
or maintain protective tariffs under appropriate circumstances.
)Sub-paragraph (af the proposed Charter should then become
sub-paragraph (e).
Paragraph 2 of Article 17 should read as follows:
If any Member considers that any other Member has failed to
ifulfill its oblgationsh 1 under Paragrap of this Article, such
Member ma refgr the magtnter to the Orbization, which a ter
iy tnvestigationm itbhe Tariff Comder trtee created unAicle 81 shall
make appropriate recommendations to the Membersf concerned. I the
Tariff Committee finds at the Member has failed, without sufficient
Jstifcation, having regard to its economic position and the
provisions of the Charter as a whole, to carry out negotiations
Wthin a reasonable perioid of time, I accordance with the requirements
of Pariagraph 1 iof this Artcle, theTariff aComittee shll rule that
shasuch Member failed to carry out its obligations under the Charter;
and thme Tariff Cll omittee shapre ExecutivesenBot to the ard of
the Oommseno ommendations it nrec f thnei exof teson the benefits
Tih shall be withheld from that Member by the Organization. The
porntiae of such withheld benefits shalilbe in propoirnt oto the
mdaage inflicted upon the oth erMembeior, e beMmrsThe . ard ExeBcardutive o
shall rule on E/CONF.2/11/Add. 22
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will have been taken may apply to the provision of Chapter VIII.
Paragraph 3 of the same article should then be deleted.
The delegation of Peru proposes to add a sub-paragraph (b) to
Paragraph 1 of Article 18, as follows:
(b) As an exception to the provisions of Paragraph (1) of Article 18,
and with a view of carrying out proposals of the Charter exposed in
Article 8, any enterprise may be exempt from internal taxes, for a
period of .....years, when created for the establishment of economically
sound industries, in undeveloped countries.
The delegation of Peru proposes to entirely delete sub-paragraph (c)
of Paragraph 2 of Article 20.
Paragraph 3 should then come immediately after the end of
sub-paragraph (b) of Paragraph 2.
In Paragraph 1 of Article 81 the words "and determinations" should be
deleted. |
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Article 56
A third paragraph should be added to Article 56 as follows:
3 . When accepting the invitation of the Organization to participate
in an inter-governmental conference in order to discuss methods designed
to meet the special difficulties existing with respect to a certain
commodity any Member shall commit itself not to keep in force the
unilateral method it may have previously adopted to solve the aforesaid
difficulties, particularly those methods which are opposed to the
principles set forth in Chapter IV of the Charter. |
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Article 2
Reword paragraph 2 as follows:
"2. The Members recognize that, while the avoidance of unemployment
or under-employment must depend partly on domestic measures, such
measures should be supplemented by concerted action, and in particular
by international investment, under the sponsorship of the Economic and
Social Council of the United Nations in collaboration with the
appropriate inter-governmental organizations."
Article 4
In lines 6 and 7 of the text, delete the following words;
"in production for export and generally" |
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Article 40
Paragraph 1 (a)
Text of the Charter
"If, as a result of unforeseen
developments and of the effect of the
obligations incurred by a Member under
or pursuant to this Chapter, including
tariff concessions, any product is
being.........
Proposed Text
If, as a result of unforeseen
developments and of the effect of the
tariff concessions, any product is
being ........ |
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Article 16
Delete paragraphs 2 and 3 and substitute therefor the following:
"2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply
to any preferences existing on 10 April 1947 and the margin of
preference on any product in respect of which a preference is
permitted shall not exceed the maximum margin provided for under
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or any subsequent
operative agreement resulting from negotiations under Article 17,
or if not provided for under such agreements, the margin existing
either on 10 April 1947 or on such earlier date as may have been
established for a Member as a basis for negotiating the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, at the option of such Member".
The delegation of the Philippines suscribes to the idea that, whenever;
possible, the provisions of the TOl Charter should be simple and brief, if
such sipmlicity and brevity do not sacrifice the clearness and
icnlusievness of the subject-matter. The proposed amendment is intended
to achieve that objective. Article 17.
Between the words "the" and "elimination" in the first sentence,
sixth and seventh lines, of paragraph 1, add:
"gradual"...
Article 33
The whole Articles should be re -arranged in the following order:
"Paragraphs 5, 3, 4, 6, 1 and 2 ."
The seqence, under the above re -arrangmenet, is considered proper and
convenient. |
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Article 54 (c)
After the word "fair" on the fourth line, strike out the phase
"to consumers and reminsrative to efficient producers" and, in lieu
thereof, insert the following:
"to producers and consumers alike"...
This proposed a amendment is intended to avoid the use of the term
efficient producers.
Article 57 (c)
Strike out the remaining words after the "comma" on the eighth
line beginning with the word "due" and, in lieu threof, insert the
following
"as long as non-participants do not adopt any measures or policies
that will frustrate and nullify the attainment of the objectives of
the agreement to the disadvantage of the participating countries".
It is believed. that the proposed amendment would strengthen the
protection afforded by the paragraph to participating countries igainstaea$DBt
th possibiflity oethe non-participants taking advantages of their
position as non-members of the agreement to promote their intertests a
the expense of the member countries. |
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Article 2
Renumber the present paragraphs 2 and 3 to 3 and 4, respectively, and
insert the following as paragraph 2;
"2. The Members recognize that, due to beyond their
control, the avoidance of unemployment or under-employment may
be frustrated. Since it is the aim and objective of the Organization
to foster an economic equilibrium which will insure the welfare
of the people under adverse conditions, the Members shall encourage
the adoption of social security measures that will provide
comparative stability to labour,"
The Philippine Delegation feels that a general commitment by
Members as to their moral obligation of insuring the stability and
security of labour is one objective that in our opinion, Would improve.
the conditions of labour and the relations between Capital and Iabour.
Article
Delete the last sentence of paragraph 2.
It is believed that the meaning of the last sentence of paragraph
2, the deletion of which is proposed, is ambiguous. Moreover, its scope
is very broad. No Member should assume an obligation, the nature of
Which is undetermined. |
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Article 57 (c)
In the third line of the explanation, delete the word. "advantages"
and substitute the word "'advantage".' |
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The delegation of the Philippines wishes to withdraw their
amendment to Article 16 as set forth in document E/CONF.2/C.3/1/Add.34. |
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The delegation of the Philippines wishes to withdraw their
amendment to Article 3 as set forth in document E/CONF.2/C.1/3/Add.4. |
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Chapter IV
Add the following as Annex E to paragraph 2 (b) of Article 16:
"List of Portuguese territories referred to in paragraph 2 (b) of
Article 16:
Portugal and the Islands of the Azores and Madeira
The Cape Verde Islands
Portuguese Guinea
San Tome and Principe Islands and dependencies
Saint Jean Baptiste d'Ajuda
Cabinda
Angola
Mozambique
Portuguese India and dependencies
Macao and dependencies
Portuguese Timor and dependencies.
NOTE: This proposal replaces that made in document E/CONF.2/C.3/1/Add. 35 |
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E/CONF.2/C .3/1/Add.35
6 December 1947 ENGLISH
ORIGINAL: FRENCH
THIRD COMMITTEE: COMMERICAL POLICY
DRAFT CHARTER
PORTUGAL: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Article 16
Add the following as Annex to paragraph 2 (b) of Article 16:
"List of Portuguese territories referred to in paragraph 2 (b) of
Article 16:
Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira Islands
The Caps Verde Islands
Portuguese Guinea
San TomT and Principe Islands
Angola
Mozambique
Portuguese territories in India
Macao
Portuguese Timor." |
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