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GATT Library | gb076mj1003 | Second session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment : Draft Charter. Article 37. General Exceptions to Chapter V. Amendment proposed by the Delegations of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg | United Nations Economic and Social Council, May 7, 1947 | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | 07/05/1947 | official documents | E/PC/T/W/47 and E/PC/T/W/23-81 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/gb076mj1003 | gb076mj1003_90050176.xml | GATT_153 | 70 | 498 | UNITED NATIONS
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ORIGINAL: FRENCH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
Article 37
General Exceptions to Chapter V
Amendment proposed by the Delegations of FRANCE,
BELGIUM, the NETHERLANDS and -LUXEMBOURG
.
Sub-paragraph (c) .
Rewording of French version which does not affect
the English text. |
GATT Library | qc659ps6273 | Second session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment : Draft Charter. Article 37. General Exceptions to Chapter V. Amendment proposed by the Delegations of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg | United Nations Economic and Social Council, May 7, 1947 | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | 07/05/1947 | official documents | E/PC/T/W.46 and E/PC/T/W/23-81 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/qc659ps6273 | qc659ps6273_90050175.xml | GATT_153 | 110 | 781 | UNITED NATIONS
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ORIGINAL: FRENCH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
Article 37
General Exceptions to Chapter V.
Amendment proposed by the Delegations of
FRANCE, BELGIUM, the NETHERLANDS and
LUXEMBOURG
Reword Article 37, sub-paragraph b), as follows:
"b) Necessary to protect human, animal or plant
life or health, if corresponding domestic safeguards
under similar conditions exist in the importing
countries".
Reason - restoration of the wording noted in the
Specific Comment, sub-paragraph b), and proposed by six
delegations at New York. This wording seems better.
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SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
Article 37
General Exceptions to Chapter V
Amendment proposed by the Delegations of
FRANCE, BELGIUM, the NETHERLANDS and
LUXEMBOURG
Article 37, sub-paragraph (g).
Rewording of French version which does not affect
the English text. |
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GATT Library | fg201tw2946 | Second session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment : Draft Charter. Article 39. Amendment proposed by the Delegation of Brazil | United Nations Economic and Social Council, May 9, 1947 | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | 09/05/1947 | official documents | E/PC/T/W.54 and E/PC/T/W/23-81 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/fg201tw2946 | fg201tw2946_90050183.xml | GATT_153 | 198 | 1,508 | UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES RESTRICTED
E/PC/T/W.54 9 May, 1947
ECONOMIC CONSEIL English
AND ECONOMIQUE Original: French.
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Chrrter
Article 39.
Amendment proposed by the Delegation of Brazil.
"The international combinations, agreements or other arrangements
between enterprises referred to in Article 39, sub-paragraph 2 (a)
shall, unless previously registered with the International Trade
Organisation, be presumed to have harmful effects. Registration
of such combinations, agreements or other arrangements shall be
accorded some degree of publicity, due regard being paid to the
legitimate interests of the enterprises concerned".
(The sub-paragraph 2 (a) of Article 39 referred to in the
text is that contained in the United States' Draft Charter sub-
mitted in London to which the above amendment is proposed.)
In addition to this amendment on combinations of enterprises
we have made reservations:
a) against the exclusion of services (such as
shipping, insurance, banking, etc.,) from
the purview of the Charter.
b) with regard to the application of the
provisions of the Charter to public
commercial enterprises (i.e. trading
agencies or governments or enterprises
for which there is effective public control). |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
DRAFT CHARTER
Article 4
Amendment proposed by the New Zealand
Delegation
"Realization of Full Employment and High and Stable Levels
of Effective Demand.
1. Each member shall take action designed to achieve and
maintain full and productive employment and high and stable
levels of effective demand within its own jurisdiction through
measures appropriate to its political, economic and social
institutions.
2. Measures to sustain employment and demand shall be
consistent with the purposes, and as far as practicable
with the provisions of this Charter. In the choice of
such measures members shall, where these are necessary to
realize the purpose of this Article, apply procedures to
balance visible and invisible imports and exports; and may
also as part of such procedures, determine classes and
quantities of imports where this is the only effective means
of carrying out the purpose of this Article.
3. In applying any measures to sustain employment and
demand, members shall seek to avoid creating balance of
payment difficulties for other members.
4. Any member who considers his interests adversely
affected by the measures employed by another may complain
to the organization whereupon the procedure prescribed in
Article 35 shall apply." |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
Article 6. - Amendment proposed
by Australian Delegation.
In the Report of the First Session of the Preparatory
Committee (Part II, Chapter 1,Section E, page 5), it was
recognised that a country could expert a deflationary pressure on
other countries if it was persistently buying from abroad and
investing abroad too little in relation to its exports.
Although it was agreed that in some circumstances the
countries experiencing unfavourable balances of payments might
themselves be partly responsible for the malad justments, it was
also agreed that the prime responsibility would normally lie with
the country having the favourable balance. The particular
measures which it should adopt (e.g. the stimulation of imports,
an increase in foreign investment etc.) would of course be
determined by the Government concerned.
In our view, the more important considerations which the
Article should express are :-
1. If a Member's persistently favourable balance of payments
involves other Members in difficulties, there should be
a clear obligation on the first Member to take appropriate
action designed to correct the situation.
2. Any detailed description of the type of action required
should not be set out, since the appropriate measures would
depend upon the circumstances of each case. In some cases
individual action solely by the country having a favourable
balance might be sufficient, in other cases consultation and
joint action with other Members or with the Organisation, the
Monetary Fund or the International Bank might be desirable.
3. It should be recognised that in some cases the disequilibrium
might be at least aggravated by factors within the control of
the countries experiencing balance of payments difficulties.
Insofar as this is so, therefore, Members with unfavourable
balances should also be under obligation to do what they can
to assist in correcting the disequilibrium.
4. To the extent that there are alternative ways of correcting
a disequilibrium in balaences of payments, Members should aim
to adopt measures which tend to expand world trade in
preference to those which tend to contract it. For example,
a country with a persistently favourable balance should aim,
if practicable, to take; action to increase imports rather than
to decrease exports.
Since there may be some doubt whether the present wording
clearly expresses these considerations, we suggest that the
Article should be amended to read as follows:
TIONS UNIES 2.
The removal of Malad justments in the Balance of Payments.
ARTICLE 6..
ddjustments in the Ealanc&6IY
ymeints.
Member is persisten
favourable, to
involves other
which handicap
avoiding trade
ents of a Member is persistently
degree that the disequilibrium
s in balance of payments difficulties
n maintaining employment or in
strictions -
(a) that Member shall take action designed to correct
the cuilibriumrium; and
(b) other Members affected shall take action appropriate
in the circumstances, in the light of their respective
capacities and responsibilities, designed to assist in
correcting the disequilib.ium,
Z. Action taken by Members in accordance with this Article
shall be thromeasuressure appropriate to their respective
political, economic and social institutions, and shbel bu
taken with due regard to desirabilitylity of avoiding any
unnecessary contraction of world trade.
.
. |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Draft Charter
Article I7
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE INDIAN
DELEGATION.
Paragraph 5.
line 6, delete "materially"
line 8, after the word "prevent"
insert the words "or retard".
SECONDE SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI DE
L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES.
Projet de Charte
Article I7
Amendements proposés par la Delégation
indienne.
Paragrphe 5.
ligne 7, supprimer "substantiel"
Ligne 9, ajouter à la fin du paragraphe
les mots "ou la retarde", |
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1 August, 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Articles 16 - 23 and 37
Revised text and Notes (subject to final approval
by Commission A).
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/142
page 2
ARTICLE 16
FREEDOM OF TRANSIT.
1. Goods (including baggage), and also vessels and other
means of transport, shall be deemed to be in transit across
the territory of a Member when the passage across such
territory with or without transhipment, warehousing, breaking
bulk, or change in the mode of transport, is only a portion
of a complete journey, beginning and terminating beyond the
frontier of the Member across whose territory the traffic
passes. Traffic of this nature is termed in this Article
"traffic in transit". The provisions of this Article shall
not apply to the operation of aircraft in transit, but shall
apply to air transit of goods and baggage.
2. There shall be freedom of transit through the Member
countries via the routes most convenient for International
transit for traffic in transit to or from other Member
countries. No distinction shall be made which is based on
the flag of vessels, the place of origin, departure, entry,
exit or destination, or on any circumstances relating to the
ownership of goods, or vessels or other means of transport.
Paragraph 1:
Note 1:
The Delegate for Chile declared that he maintained,
for the time being, the view that Article 16 should be
confined to goods only, in which case the words "and also
vessels and other moans of transport" should be deleted.
Note II:
The Preparatory Committee considered that the wording
of this paragraph is intended to cover transit from one point
to another in a given country across the territory of another
country. E/PC/T/142
page 3
3. Any Member may require that traffic in transit through
its territory be entered at the proper customs house, but,
except in cases of failure to comply with applicable customs
laws and regulations, such traffic coming from or going to
other Member countries shall not be subject to any unnecessary
delays or restrictions and shall be exempt from customs duties
and from all transit duties or other charges imposed in
respect of transit, except charges for transportation or
those commensurate with administrative experses entailed by
transit or with tho cost of services rendered.
4. All charges and regulations imposed by Merbers on
traffic in transit to or from other Member countries shall
be reasonable, having regard to the conditions of the traffic.
5. With respect to all charges, regulations, and formali-
ties in connection with transit, each Member shall accord
to traffic in transit to or front. any other Member country
treatment no less favourable than the treatment accorded
to traffic in transit to or front any third country.
Paragraph 5:
With regard to transport charges, the Preparatory
Committee understood that the principle of paragraph 5
refers to like products being transported on the same
route under like conditions. E/PC/T/142
page 4
6. Each Member shall accord to products which have been
in transit through any other Member country treatment no
less favourable than that which would have been accorded
to such products had they been transported from their place
or origin to their destination without going through such
other Merber country. Any Member shall, however, be free
to maintain its requirements of direct consignient
(expedition directe) existing on the day of the signature
of this Charter, in respect of any goods in regard to
which such direct consignment is a requisite condition of.
eligibility for entry of the goods at preferential rates
of duty, or has relation to the country's prescribed method
of valuation for duty purposes.
Paragraph 6:
The Preparatory Committee was in favour of the rotention
of this paragraph as adopted by the Drafting Committee,
subject to a reservation recorded by the French Delegate
when Article 14 was discussed. E/PC/T/142
page 5
ARTICLE 17
ANT I-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
1. No anti-dumping duty or charge shall be levied on
any product of any Member country imported into any other
Member country in excess of an amount equal to the margin
of dumping under which such product is being imported.
For the purposes of this Article, the margin of dumping shall
be understood to mean the amount by which the price of the
product exported from one country to another is less than
(a) the comparable price, in the ordinary course of commerce,
for the like product when destined for consumption in the
exporting country, or, in the absence of such domestic price,
is less than either (b) the highest comparable price for the
like product for export to any third country in the ordinary
course of commerce, or (c) the cost of production of the
product in the country of origin plus a reasonable addition
for selling cost and profit, with due allowance in each case
for differences in conditions and terms of sale, for
differences in taxation, and for other differences affecting
price comparability.
Note I : The Delegate for CUBA maintained for the time being
his criticism of the way of approach to the problem
of dumping by Article 17 which confines itself to
restricting the rights of Members affected by
dumping, whilst not condemning those practising it;
he would prefer to introduce the Article by an ex-
press statement of condemnation.
Note II : It was the understanding of the Preparatory Committee
that the obligations set forth in Article 17 would, as
in the case of all other obligations under Chapter V,
be subject to the provisions of Article 34.
Paragraph 1
The Preparatory Committee was of the opinion that
hidden dumping by associated houses (that is, the sale by the
importers at a price below that corresponding to the price in-
voiced by the exporter with which the importer is associated,
and also below tho price in the exporting country) would con-
stitute a form of price dumping. E/PC/T/142
page 6
2. No countervailing duty shall be levied on any product
of any Member country imported into another Member country in
excess of an amount equal to the estimated bounty or 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 sub-
sidy to the transportation of a particular product. The term
countervailing duty" shall be understood to mean a special duty
levied by the purpose of offsetting any bounty or subsidy be-
stowed, directly or indirectly, upon the manufacture, production
or exportation of any merchandise.
3. No product of any Member country imported into any other
Member country shall be subject to anti-dumping or counter-
vailing duty by reason of the exemption of such product from
duties or taxes born by the like product when consumed in
the country of origin or exportation, or by reason of the
refund of such duties or taxes.
Paragraph 2.
It was the understanding of thc Preparator, Committee
that multiple currency practices may in certain circumstances
constitute a subsidy to exports which could by met by counter-
vailing duties under paragraph 2 or may constitute a form of
dumping by means of a partial depreciation of a country's
currency which could be met by action under paragraphe of
this Article. By "multiple currency practices" is meant
practices by governments or sanctioned by governments. E/PC/T/142
page 7
4. No product of any Member country imported into any
other Member country shall be subject to both anti-dumping and
countervailing duties to compensate for the same situation of
dumping or export subsidization.
5. No Member shall levy any anti-dumping or countervailing
duty or charge on the importation of any product of another
Member country unless it determines that the effect of the
dumping or subsidization, as the case may be, is such as to
cause or threaten material injury to an established domestic
industry, or is such as to prevent or materially retard the
establishment of a domestic industry. The Organization is
authorised t waive the requirements of this paragraph so as
to permit a Member to levy an anti-dumping duty or counter-
vailing duty on thr importation of any product for thr purpose
of offsetting dumping or subsidization which causes or threatens
material injury to an industry in another Member country ex-
porting the product concerned to the importing Member country.
It is recognized that the importation of products exported under
a stabilization system; determined to have conformed to the
conditions prescribed in paragraph 3 of Article 30 would not
result in material injury under the terms of this paragraph.
Paragraph 5 :
Note I : The Delegations of Belgium, Czechoswalria,
France, Luxeburg and the Netherlands expressed the fear
that abuses might be committed under cover of the provisions
of paragraph 5 regarding the threat of injury, of which a
Stato might take advantage on the pretext that it intended
to establish some now domestic industry in the more or loss
distant future. The Committee considered that, if such
abuses were committed, the general provisions of the Charter
would be adequate to deal with the;-.
Note II . The reference to paragraph 3 of Article 30 was
adopted provisionally pending the final wording of that
provision as well as of paragraph 4 of Article 66. E/PC/T/142
page 8
6. No measures other than anti-dumping and counter-
vailing duties or charges shall be applied by any Member
for the purpose of offsetting dumping or subsidization.
Paragraph 6
The Preparatory Committee was not unanimous on
the addition of this paragraph. Its inclusion was
supported by twelve delegations and opposed by four. E/PC/T/142
page 9
ARTICLE 18
VALUATION FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES
1. The Members shall work toward the standardization, in
so far as practicable, of definitions of value and of
procedures for determining the value of products subject to
customs duties or other charges or restrictions based upon
or regulated in any manner by value. With a view to
furthering such co-operation, the Organization may investigate
and reconmend to Members such bases and methods for determin-
ing the value of products as would appear best suited to the
needs of commerce and most capable of general adoption.
2. The Members recognize the validity of the general
principles of tariff valuations set forth in the following
sub-paragraphs, and they undertake to give effect to such
principles, in respect of all products subject to duties,
charges or restrictions on importation and exportation based
upon or regulated in any manner by value, at the earliest
practicable date. Moreover, they shall, upon a request
by another Member, review the operation of any of their laws
or regulations relating to value for duty purposes in the
light of these principles. The Organization is authorized
to request from Members reports on steps taken by them in
pursuance of the provisions of this paragraph.
Paragraph 2:
The Preparatory Committee considercd the desirability
of replacing the words "at the earliest practicable date" by
a definite date or, alternatively, by a provision for a
specified limited period to be fixed later. The Committee
appreciated that it would not be possible for all Members to
five effect to these principles by a fixed time, but it was
nevertheless understood that a majority of the Members would
give effect to them at the time the Charter enters into force. E/PC/T/142
page 10
(a) (i) The value for duty purposes of imported merchandise
should be based on the actual value of the imported merchandise
on which duty is assessed or of like merchandise, and should
not be base on the value of merchandise of national origin
or on arbitrary or fictitious values.
(ii) "Actual value" should be the price at which, at a
time and place determined by the legislation of the country
of importation and in the ordinary course of trade, such or
like merchandise is sold or offered for sale under fully
competitive conditions. To the extent to which the price of
such or like merchandise is governed by the quantity in a
particular transaction, the price to be considered should
uniformly be related to either (a) comparable quantities,
or (b) quantities not less favourable to importers than those
in which the greater volume of the merchandise is sold in the
trade between the countries of exportation and importation.
(iii) When the actual value is not ascertainable in
accordance with (a) (ii), the value for duty purposes should
be based on the nearest ascertainable equivalent of such
value.
For Notes see next page.
- E/PC/T/142
page 11
Sub-paragrah 2(a):
Note I.
The Preparatory Committee considered that it would
be in conformity with Article 18 to presume that "actual
value" may be represented by the invoice price, plus any
non-included charges for legitimate costs which are proper
clements of "actual value" and plus any abnormal discount
or other reduction from. the ordinary competitive price.
Note II:
The Preparatory Committee deleted the words between
independent buyer and seller" which appeared after "course of
trade" in the report of the Sub-Committee on the understand-
ing, that the phrase "under fully competitive conditions"
should be held to covr the same concept. The Delegates
for India and the United Kingdom reserved thoir positions on
this point.
Note III:
The Preparatory Committec considered that the prescribed
standard of "ful'y competitive conditions" would permit
Members to exclude from consideration distributors' prices
which involve special discounts limited to exclusive agents.
Note IV:
The Preparatory Committee considered that the wording
of (i) and (ii) would permit a Member to assess duty
uniformly either (a) on the basis of a particular exporter's
prices of the imported merchandise, or (b) on the basis of
the general price level of like merchandise.
Note V:
The Deleeate of Chile reserved his position for the
time being. E/PC/T/142
page 12
(b) The value for duty purposes of any imported product
should not include the amount of any internal tax applicable
within the country of origin or export, from which the
imported product has been or will be relieved by means of
refund or made exempt.
(c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in sub-paragraph (c),
where it is necessary for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a)
for a Member to convert into its own currency a price
expressed in the currency of another country, the conversion
rate of exchange to be used should be based on the par
values of the currencies involved as established pursuant
to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary
Fund or by special exchange agreements entered into
pursuant to Article 29 of the Charter.
(ii) Where no such par value has been established,
the conversion rate shall reflect effectively the current
value of such currency in commercial transactions.
(iii) The Organization, in agreement with the Inter-
national Monetary Fund, shall formulate rules governing
the conversion by Members of any foreign currency in respect
of which multiple rates of exchange are maintained consistently
with the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary
Fund. Any Member may apply such rules in respect of such
currencies for the purposes of paragraph 2(a) of this
Article as an alternative to the use of par values. Until
such rules are adopted by the Organization, any Member may employ
in respect of any such foreign currency rules of conversion for
the purposes of paragraph 2(a) which are designed to reflect
effectively the value of such currency in commercial
transactions. E/PC/T/142
page 13
(iv) Nothing in sub-paragraph (c) shall be construed
to require any Member to alter the method of converting
currencies for Customs purposes which is applicable in its
territory on the day of the signature of this Charter in
such a manner as to increase generally the amounts of
duty payable.
Sub-pararraph 2(c):
The Preparatory Committee decided that the following
should appear in its Report as a comment on (iv):
"The alteration of a currency which is recognised by a
change in its established par value shall not be considered
a change in the method of converting currencies." E/PC/T/142
page 14
3. The bases and methods for determined the value of
products subject to uties or other charges or restrictions
based upon or regulated in any manner by value should be
stable and should be given sufficient publicity to enable
traders to estimate, with a reasonable degree of certainity,
the value for custons purposes.
Paragraph 3:
At the request of the Representative of the Inter-
national Monetary Fund the Preparatory Committee considered
whether there was any provision in Article 19 which could
be interpreted as prohibiting a Member from employing
multiple currency practices, or equivalent thereof, for
balance of payments purposes when the action of such member
is taken in accordanc., with the recommendations or approval
of the International Monetary Fund. The Committee was of
the opinion that, while Article 19 does not cover the use
of multiple rates of exchange as such, paragraphs 1 and
5 would condemn the use of exchange taxes or fees as a
device for implementing multiple currency practices; it
was clear, however, that if a Member is using multiple
currency exchange fees for balance of payments reasons with
the approval of the Fund, the provisions of paragraph 3 would
fully safeguard its position since that paragraph merely
requires that the fees be eliminated at the earliest
practicable date. E/PC/T/142
Page 15
ARTICLE 19.
FORMALITIES CONNECTED WITH IMPORTATION AND
IMPORTATION
1. The Members recognize that fees and charges, other than
duties, imposed by governmental authorities on or in connection
with importation or exportation should be limited in amount to
the approximate cost of services rendered and should not represent
an indirect protection to domestic products or a taxation of
imports or exports for fiscal purposes. They also recognize' the
need for reducing the number and diversity of such fees and charges,
for minimizing the incidence and complexity of import and export
formalities, and for decreasing and simplifying import and export
documentation requirements.
2. The Organization is authorised to study and recommend to
Members specific Measures for the simplification and standard-
ization of customs formalities and techniques and for the
elimination of unnecessary customs requirements.
3. Members shall give effect to the principles; and objectives
of paragraph 1 of this Article at the earliest practicable date.
Moreover, they shall, upon request by another Member, review the
operation of any of their laws and regulations in the light of
these principles. The Organization is authorised to request from
Members reports on steps taken by them in pursuance of the
provisions of this paragraph.
4. Members shall not collect or otherwise enforce substantial
penalties for minor breaches of customs regulations or procedural
requirements. In particular, no penalty in respect of any omission
or mistake in customs documentation which is easily rectifiable and
obviously made without fraudulent intent or gross negligence shall
be greater than necessary to serve merely as a warning. E/PC/T/142
page 16
5. The provisions of this Article shall extend to fees,
charges, formalities and requirements imposed by governmental
authorities in connection with importation and exportation,
including those relating to :
(a) Consular transactions, such as consular
invoices and certificates;
(b) quantitative restrictions;
(c) Licensing;
(d) Exchange control;
(c) Statistical services;
(f) Documents, documentation and certification,
(g) Analysis and inspection; and
(h) .uarantine, sanitation and fumigation. E/PC/T/142
page 17
ARTICLE 20
`,.i:SOF ORICLE
1. The Members agree that in adopting and implementation laws and
regulations relating to marks of origin, the difficulties and incon-
veniences which such measures may cause to the commerce and industry
of exporting countries should be reduced to a minimum.
2. Each Member shall accord to the products of each other Member
country treatment with regard to marking requirements no less
favourable than the treatment accorded to like products of any
third country.
3. Whenever administratively precticable Members should permit re-
quired marks of origin to be imposed? at the time of importation.
4. The laws and regulations of Members relating to the marking of
imported products shall be such as to permit compliance without
seriously damaging the products, or materially reducing their value,
or unreasonably increasing their cost.
5. Members agree to work in co-operatioan through the Organization
towards the early climination of unneecssary requirements as to
marks of origin. The Organigation is authorized to study and
recommand to Members measuress directed to this end, including the
adoption of scheduled of general catagories of products in respect
of which marking requirements operate to restrict trade in a degree
disproportionate to any proper purpose to be served and which shall
not in any case be required to be marked to indicate their origin.
Pararagraph. 5:
The Preparatory Commiittee thought it desirable that the
discussion of this paragraph at meetings of the Working Party on
the Technical Articles, as well as at the Drafting Committee and
at its First Session, should be considered by the Organization
when studying the problem of "the early elimination of
unnecessary requirements as to marks of origin". Also the
Committee wished to emphasize the importance the word "early"
in this parapraph. E/PC/T/142
page 18
6. As a general rule no special duty or penalty should be
imposed by any Member for failure to comply with marking require-
ments pirior to importation unless corrective marking is unreasonably
delayed or deceptive marks have been affixed or the required
marking has been intentionally omitted.
7. The Members shall co-operate with each other and through
the Organization with a view to preventing the use of trade
names in such a manner as to misrepresent the true origin of a
product, to the detriment of the distinctive regional or geograph-
ical names of products of a Member country, which are protected
by the legislation of such country.
Each Member shall. accord full and sympathctic consideration
to such requests or representations as may be made by any other
Member regarding the application of the undertaking set forth in
the preceeding sentence to names of products which have been
communicated to it by the other Member.
The Organization may recommend a conference of interested
Numbers on this subject.
Paragraph 7:
The Delegate for Chile reserved his position as to the
version of this paragraph ponding receipt of further
instructions. E/PC/T/142
page 19
ARTICLE 21.
PUBLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRADE
REGULATIONS - ADVANCE NOTICE OF RESTRICTIVE
RÉGULATIONS.
1. Laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administra-
tive rulings of general application made effective by any
Member, pertaining to the classification or the valuation
of products for customs purposes, or to rates of duty,
taxes or other charges, or to requirements, restrictions
or prohibitions on imports or exports or on the transfer of
payments therefor, or affecting their sale, distribution,
transportation or insurance, of affecting their warehousing,
inspection, exhibition, processing, mixing or other use, shall
be published promptly in such a manner as to enable traders
and governments to become accuainted with them. Agreements
in force between the government or a governmental agency of
any Member country and the government or governmental agency
of any other county affecting international trade policy
shall also be published. Copies of such laws, regulations,
decisions, rulings and agreements shall be communicated
promptly to the Organization. This paragraph shall not
require any Member to disclose confideratial information which
would impede law enforcement, or otherwise be contrary to
the public interests or world prejudice the legitimate
business interests of particuIar enterprises, public or private.
2. No measure of general application taken by any Member
effecting an advance in a rate of import duty or other charge
under an established and uniform practice or imposing a new or
more burdensome requirement, restriction or prohibition on
imports, or on the transfer of the payments therefor, shall
be enforced before such measure has been legally published. E/PC/T/142.
page 20
3. (a) Each Member shall. administer in a uniform
impartial and reasonable manner all its laws, regulations,
decisions and rulings of the kind described in paragraph 1
of this Article. Moreover, Members shall maintain, or in-
stitute as soon as practicable, Judicial, arbitral or
administrative tribunals or procedures for the purpose inter
alia, of the prompt review and correction of administrative
action relating to customs maters. Such tribunals or
procedures shall be independent of the agencies entrusted
with administrative enforcement and their decision shall
be implemented by and shall govern the practice of such
agencies unless an appeal is lodged with a court or tribunal
of superior jurisdiction within the time prescribed for
appeals to be lodged by importance provided that the central
administration of such agency may take steps to obtain a
review of the matter in another proceedings if there is good
cause to believe that the decision is inconsistent with
established principles of law or the actual facts.
(b) The provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this
paragraph shall not require the elimination or substitution
of procedures in force in a Member country on the day of the
signature of this Charter which in fact provide for an objective
review of administrative action even though such procedures
are not fully or formally independent of the agencies
entrusted with administrative enforcement. Any Member
employing such ,procedures shall, upon request, furnish the
Organization will full information thereon in order that the
Organizations may determine whether such procedures conform
to the requirements of this sub-paragraph. E/PC/T/142
page 21
ARTICLE 22.
INFORMATION, STATISTICS AND TRADE TERMINOLOGY.
1. The Members shall communicate to the Organization or
to such agency as may be designated for the purpose by the
Organization as promptly and in as much detail as is reasonably
practicable:
(a) Statistics of their external trade in goods
(including imports, exports and, where applicable, re-exports,
transit and transhipment and goods in warehouse or in bond);
(b) Statistics of governmental revenue from import and
export duties and other taxes on goods moving in international
trade and, in so far as readily ascertainable, of subsidy
payments affecting such trade.
2. So far as possible, the statistics referred to in (a)
and (b) of paragraph 1 shall be related to tariff classifications
and be in such form as to reveal the operation of any restrictions
on importation or exportation which are based on or regulated in
any manner by quantity or value, or by amounts of exchange made
available.
3. The Members shall publish regularly and as promptly as
possible the statistics referred to in paragraph 1 of this
Article.
4. The Members shall give careful consideration to any
recommendations which the Organization may make to them with
a view to improvement of the statistical information furnished
under paragraph 1 of this Article.
5. The Members shall make available to the Organization, at
its request and in so far as reasonably practicable, such other
statistical information as the Organization may deem necessary E/PC/.T/142
page 22
to enable it to fulfil its functions, provided that such
information is not being furnished to other inter-governmental
organizations from which the Organization can obtain the
required information.
6. The Organization shall act as a centre for the collection,
exchange and publication of statistical information of the kind
referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The Organization
may, in collaboration with the Economic and Social Council of
the United Nations and its Commissions, and with any other
interested international organization, engage in studies with
a view to bringing about improvements in the methods of
collecting, analyzing and publishing economic statistics and
may promote the international comparability of such statistics,
including the possible international adoption of standard
tariff and commodity classifications.
7. The Organization may also, in co-operation with the other
organizations referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article, study
the question of adopting standards, nomenclatures, terms and
forms to be used in international trade and in the official
documents and statistics of Members relevant thereto, and may
promote the general acceptance by Members of such standards,
nomenclatures, terms and forms as may be recommended. E/PC/T/142
page 23
ARTICLE 23
BOYCOTTS
No Member shall encourage, support or participate
in boycotts or other campaigns which are designed to dis-
courage, directly or indirectly, the consumption within
its territory of products of any specific Member country
or countries on grounds of origin, or the sale of products
for consumption within other Member countrie on grounds of
destination.
Article 23:
The Delegates for Lebanon-Syria reserved their position
on this Article. E/PC/T/142
page 24
ARTICLE 37
GENERAL EXCEPTIONS TO CHAPTER V
Subject to the requirement that such measures are not
applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary
or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where the
same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on inter-
national trade, nothing in Chapter V shall be construed to
prevent the adoption or enforcement by any Member of measures:
I. (a) Necessary to protect public morals;
(b) Necessary to protect human, animal or plant life
or health;
Note I:
The Delegate for India maintained his suggestion that a
Member should be allowed temporarily to discriminate against
the trade of another Member when this is the only effective
measure open to it to retaliate against discrimination
practised by that Member in matters outside the purview of
the Organization, pending a settlement of the issue through
the United Nations.
Note II:
The Delegate for the Netherlands proposed that the
following sub-paragraph should be inserted in Part I: "Necessary
to protect the rights of the grower who improves plants of
commercial use by selection or other scientific method."
Part I sub-paragraphs (a) and (b):
The Delegate for Norway re-stated the view put forward
by his Delegation that the taxation and the price policy of
its State liquor and wine monopoly was covered by sub-
paragraphs (a) and (b), and said that he wished to maintain
this note pending a decision on the wording of paragraph 4
of Article 32. E/PC/T/142
page 25
(c) Relating to the importation or exportation of
gold or silver;
(d) Necessary to secure compliance with laws or
regulations which are not inconsistent with the
provisions of Chapter V, such as those relating
to customs enforcement, the enforcement of
monopolies operated under Section E of this
Chaptor, the protection of patents, trade marks
and copyrights, and the prevention of deceptive
practices;
(e) Relating to the products of prison labour;
(f) Imposed for the protection of national treasures
of artistic, historic or archaeological value;
(g) Relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural
resources if such measures are made effective in
conjunction with restrictions on domestic production
or consumption; or
(h) Undertaken in pursuance of obligations under inter-
governmental commodity agreements concluded in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII.
Sub-paragraphs (c) and (d):
It was noted by the Commission that these sub-paragraphs
may require further consideration after decisions are reached on
Articles 25 - 29.
Sub-paragrarh (d):
The Commission considered that the reference to Section E
of Chapter V will require review after the adoption of the final
text of that Section.
Sub-paragraph (g):
The Delegate for India maintained provisionally his
suggestion that the words following upon "natural resources"
should be deleted. E/PC/T/142
page 26
II. (a) Essential to the equitable distribution among the
several consuming countries of products in short
supply, whether such products are owned by private
interests or by the Government of any Member;
(b) Essential to the control of prices by a Member country
undergoing shortages subsequent to the war; or
(c) Essential to the orderly liquidation of temporary
surpluses of stocks owned or controlled by the
government of any Member, or of industries developed
in any Member country owing to the exigencies of
the war which it would be uneconomic to maintain in
normal conditions; provided that such measures
shall not be instituted by any Member after the
day on which this Charter enters into force except
after consultation with other interested Members
with, a view to appropriate international action.
Measures instituted or maintained under Part II which are
inconsistent with the other provisions of Chapter V shall be
removed as soon as the conditions giving rise to them have ceased,
and in any event not later than 1 January 1951, provided that
this period may, with the concurrence of the Organization, be
extended in respect of the application of any particular measure
to any particular product by any particular Member for such
further periods as the Organization may specify. |
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21 June 1947.
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL Original: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
.ARTICLES 26 and 28.
Amendments proposed by the United Kingdom Delegation.
ARTICLE 26, paragraph 2.
Sub-paragraph (c): delete this sub-paragraph and sub-
stitute the following:-
"Members shall not apply the restrictions in such
a manner as to exclude the importation from other
Members of any description of goods in minimum
commercial quantities, provided that during a
transitional period to be determined by the Organ-
isation, this obligation shall not extend to any
description of goods in respect of which domestic
production to meet domestic demand is, for the time
being, severely restricted by Governmental action."
ARTICLE 28
The United Kingdom Delegation will wish to raise cetain
points in connection with this Atrticle.
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DEUXIEME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI
DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
Projet de Charte
ARTICLES 26 et 28
Amendements proposes par la Délégation du Royaume-Uni
ARTICLE 26, paragraphe 2.
Alinéa (c) : Remplacer cet alinéa par le texte suivant
"Les Membres n'appliqueront pas les restrictions de
manière à exclure l'importation, en quantités commer-
ciales minima d'une catégorie quelconque de marchan-
dises en provenance d'autres Etats membres, sous
réserve que pendant une péricde de transition que
déterminera l'Organisation, cette obligation ne
s'appliquera pas à une catégorie quelconque de mar-
chandises dont la production nationale destinée à
satisfaire la demande intérieure est, pour le moment,
rigoureusement limitée par des mesures gouvernementales."
ARTICLE 20
La Délégation du Royaume-Uni désirera formuler certaines
observations au sujet de cet article.
.NITED NATIONS
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SOCIAI COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
CHAPTER 4 AND RELATED PARTS OF CHAPTER 8
Amendments Proposed by the Australian
Delegation
The words in square brackets are proposed for deletion. The
words underlined are proposed for addition.
ARTICLE 10
Development of Domestic Resources and
Productivity
Recognising that all countries have a common interest
in the productive use of the world's human and material resources,
Members within their respective jurisdictionss, and the Organisation
generally, shall take action designed progressively to develop
industrial and other economic resources and to raise standards of
productivity [Within their jurisdictions] through measures
compatible with the other provisions of this Charter.
ARTICLE 11
Plans for Economic Development
1. Members shall co-operate with one another, with the
Organisation and with the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations and apprepriate inter-governmental organisations
in promoting industrial and general economic development.
It is suggested that the amendments to Articles 10
and 11 are desirable in order to make clear the
role which the Organisation should undertake in
promoting development.
.
. E/PC/T/W/127
page 2.
ARTICLE 12
2. Each Member, in its treatment of other Members and of
business entities or persons within the jurisdiction of other
Members which supply it with facilities for its industrial and
general economic development] into the jurisdiction of which
facilities of the kind specified in paragraph 1 are supplied from
sources in the jurisdiction of other mombers, shall not only carry
out all relevant international obligations to which it may be
subject or which it may undertake pursuant to cub-paragraph (c)
of Article 61 or otherwise, but shall also in general take no
unreasonable action injurious to any related interest of [such
other Members, business antities or persons] another Member
or a particular business entity or parson within the jurisdiction
of another Member, where such other Member, business entity or
person respectively is supplying the facilities.
It is suggested that this paragraph should be re-worded
as above, in order to clarify the Intention of the
paragraph.
ARTICLE 13
2(a). (1) If a member, in the interests of its programme of
economic development, considers it desirable to adopt any
pretective, measure which would conflict with any other provision
of this Charter, or with any obligation which the member or
members has assumed through negotiations with any other Member
or Members pursuant to Chapter 5, such Member shall notify
the Organisation accordingly and shall transmit to the Organisa-
tion a written statement of the considerations in support of the
adoption of the proposed measure.
(2) The Organisation shall promptly inform those [inform those Members
whose trade would be substantially affected by the proposed
measure and afford them an opportunity of presenting, their views]
transmit the representations made therein to all other members.
(3) Any membre which considers that its trade would be
substantially affected by the proposed measure shall transmit its
views to the Organisation within such period as may be preseribed.
(4) The Organisation shall then promptly examine the
proposed measure in the light of this chapter and of other relevan
provisions of the Charter and in making its examination shall have
regard to -
(i) the considerations presented by the applicant member,
(ii) the views presented by members which consider that
their trade would be substantially affected by the
proposed measure, and,
(iii) such criteria as to productivity and other factors
as [it] the organisation may establish taking into
account the stage of economic development or
reconstruction of the applicant Mamber. E/PC/T/W/127
page 3
(5) At the earliest opportunity the Organisation
shall determine whether or not it concurs in the proposed
measure or any modification thereof and shall, thereupon,
advise members concerned of its determination.
2(b) (1) If, as a result of its determination pursuant
to sub-paragraph (a) (5) of this Article, the Organisation
concurs in any measure which would be inconsistent with
any obligation that the applicant Member has assumed
through nogotiations with any other member or members
pursuant to Chapter 5, or which would tand to nullify
or impair the benefit to such other member or members of
any such obligation, the Organisation shall sponsor and
assist in negotiations between the applicant Member and
the other member or members which would be substantially
affected, with a view to obtaining substantial agreement.
(2) Members undertake that they will commence the
negotiations provided for in sub-paragraph (b)(l) of this
Article, within such period as the Organisation may pres-
cribe and that they will ther after, unless the Organisa-
tion otherwise approves proceed continuously with such
negotiations with a view to reaching substantial agree-
ment as early as practicable.
(3) Upon [such] substantial agreement being reached
the Organisation may release the applicant Member from
the obligation [in question] referred to in sub-paragraph
(b) (1) of this Article or from any other relevant
obligation under this Charter subject to such limitations
as may have been agreed upon in the negotiations between
the members concerned or such further limitations as the
Organisation may impose.
2(c) If, as a result of its examination pursuant to
sub-paragraph (a) (4) of this Article the Organisation
concurs in any measure, other than those provided for in
sub-paragraph (b) (1) of this Article, which would be
inconsistent with any other provision of this Charter,
the Organisation may release the applicant Member from
any obligation under such provision subject to such
limitations as the Organisation may impose.
3. For the purposes of this Article, the Organisation
shall determine procedures so that any submission made
by a Member under this Article shall be examined
expeditiously with a view te a determination being
reached and such release as may be appropriate being
granted as early as possible.
The purpose of the amendments to Article 13
proposed above is to ensure that applications
under this Article will be dealt with
expeditiously. E/PC/ /W/12
paga 4
ARTICIE 13A
Where a member is, at the time of joining the Organization,
using any protective measure which conflicts with the provisions
of the Charter or with any obligation which the Mumbar may assume
through negotiations with any other Member or Members, the Member
shall not, during a period of twelve months of joining the
Organization, be required to abandon the use of such measure,
unless the Orgaization, by reason of special circumstances,
otherwise determines. Provided, that if a Member who at the
time of joining the Organization is usine any protective measure
of the kind described in this Article desires to continue to use
such measure beyond a period of twelve months of joining the
Organization, the Member shall, within months of joining the
Organization, notify the Organization accordingly and, at the
same time, transmit to the Organization a statement of the
considerations in support of continuance of the measure. On
receipt of the notification, the Organization shall deal with the
matter in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 as if the
Protective measure the use of which it is desired to continue,
was ons which the Member desired to adopt in the interests of its
programme of economic development, provided that. in determining
what release, if any should be granted to the applicant Member,
the Organization shall take into account the need of' the Member
to provide for an orderly transition where one masure of pro-
tection requires to be replaced by a different or modified measure
of protection.
The purpose of this new Article is to provide an interim
period to enable the view of the Organization to be
obtained as to continuance, modification or abandonment
of protective measures conflicting with the Charter in
operation when a member first joins I.T.O.
ARTICLE 66
9. The Conference shall determine procedures required by
Chapter 4 except that it my prescribe that such procedures may be
modified by the Executive Board or by the Director-General in
certain circumstances.
The purpose of this amendmet is first to make provision
for determination of procedures required under Chapter
4 and secondly to provide that there may be maximum
flexibility regarding the operation of such procedures.
ARTICLE 72
ESTALISHMENT.
The Conference shall establish a Commission on Commercial
Policy, a Commission on Business Practices, and a Commodity
Commission and a Commission on Economic Develepment and may
establish such other commissions as may be required. The
Commission shall be responsible to the Executive Board.
ARTICLE 77A
Functions of the Commission on Economic Development
The Commission on Economic Development shall have the
following functions -
(a) to advise and make recommendations to the Executive
Board on all matters relevant to the operation of
Chapter 4.
(b) to develop and recommend to the Executive Board policies
and pregrammes for the arrving out of the functions and
responsibilities of the Organization specified in
Chapter 4. |
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SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Draft Charter
Chapter III
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE CUBAN DELEGATION
Redraf t the title of Chapter III as follows:
DEMAND, PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYLMENT
Article 3
Add a new paragraph at the beginning of article 3 as follows:
1. (a) The members recognize the interdependence of demand,
production and employment in the achievement and maintenance of
economic stability.
(b) The members recognize that the achievement and maintenance
of large and growing demand, high and stable production and
useful employment opportunity are the responsibility not
exclusively of Governments but of all sections of society acting
in cooperation.
Comment
A realistic approach to the economic problems requires that
demand be given the first place and that at the same time the
interdependence of demand, production and employment which
stimulate each other should be recognized.
second principle which should be included in this Chapter
is the recognition of the common responsibility of all those who
represent the economic activities which bring about demand,
production and employment.
Article 3, paragraph 1
Paragraph 1 should be renumbered paragraph 2
Article 3, paragraph 2 (to be renumbered 3)
Redraft as follows:
Members agree that while the achievement and maintenance
of high and stable production and useful employment opportunities, E/PC/T/W/95
page 2.
based upon a large and growing demand, must depend primarily on
domestic measures, such measures should be assisted, and, so
far as possible, supplemented by international action, as
stipulated in the Charter or to be agreed upon and to be carried
out under the sponsorship of the Economic and Social Council of
the United Nations, in collaboration with the appropriate inter-
governmental organizations acting within their respective spheres
and consistently with the terms and purposes of their basic
instruments.
Members furthermore agree that the regular interchange of
information and views among members with respect to possible
cooperation is indispensable and should be facilitated by the
Organization.
Article 4 .
The Cuban Delegation desires to support the amendment of
the Delegation of the United States (E/PC/T/W/86), but suggests
that in paragraph 2 the words "seek to", before the word "avoid"
should be deleted.
Comment
Members should not merely seek to avoid measures which are
known beforehand to have the effect of creating balance of
payment difficulties for other members, but should undertake to
avoid them. This view is in accordance with the intention of
the Drafting Committee to "set forth an undertaking" (See
comment (11) to Article 5, paragraph 1, on page 6 of the Report).
Article 5
Insert after the words "a common interest in the" (line 2),
the words "achievement and" ...
Comment
In accordance with the purposes of the Charter, the
achievement of fair labor standards is no less essential than
the maintenance of such standards. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 23 May 1947.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Chapter IV
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE CUBAN DELEGATION:
1. Article 11
Insert in the first sentence of paragraph 2, after
the words "provision of such assistance", the words
"specially as for the ways and means of financing said
plans".
2. Article 12
Paragraph 1
(a) Delete the word "unreasonable" before and the
word "that'' after the word "impediments".
(b) Insert after the word "impediments" the words
"which are not necessary for their own economic
or employment needs, but".
Paragraph 2
(a) Delete the word "unreasonable".
(b) Insert after the word "action" the words
"which is not necessary for its own economic
or employment needs, but".
Paragraph 3
Should be deleted.
Article 13
The Cuban Delegation reserves a suggestion as for
the formulation of this Article or the transfer of
corresponding provisions to an Article to be inserted
after Article 26. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL : ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION 0F THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
CHAPTER V
ARTICLE 30 - SUBSIDIES
Amendment proposed by the Canadian
Delegation
The Canadian Delegation reserved its position in regard
to sub-paragraph 4 (b) of Article 30 at the First' Session of the
Preparatory Committee (Report of Preparatory Committee E/PC/T/33;
page 17), and at the Drafting Committee (D.C. Report E/PC/T/34;
page 27). The Canadian Delegation proposes that this sub-paragraph
be deleted.
DEUXIEWE SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI DE
L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
PROJET DE CHARTE
CHAPITRE V
ARTICLE 30 - SUBVENTIONS
Amendement proposé par la délégation
du Canada
La délégation du Canada a rTservé son attitude à l'égard de
l'alinéa (b) du paragraphe 4 de l'Article 30, lors de la premiFere
session de la Commission préparatoire (Rapport de la Commission
préparatoire E/PC/T/33, apge 18), ainsi qu'au Comité de rédaction
(Rapport du C.R. E/PC/T/34, page 29). La délégation du Canada
propose de spereimer l!alinéa en question. |
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May 24, 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
CHAPTER VI
Articles 39, 40, 42 and 45
Amendments proposed by, the Canadian Delegation
Article 39
Paragraph 1:
Amend this paragraph by deleting the words in brackets
and adding the words underlined:
1. Members shall take appropriate measures, individually
or through the Organization or in both ways, to prevent business
practices affecting International trade [which restrain competi-
tion] whenever such practices(¦)
(a) limit access to market [or] foster monopolistic
control or otherwise restrain competition in international trade
[whenever such practices] and
(b) have or are about to have(²) harmful effects on the
expansion of production [and] or(¦) trade [and the maintenance
in all countries of high levels of real income](4)or [impair]
interfere with the realization of(5) any of the purposes of the
Organization as set forth in Article 1; and
[(a)] (c) [they] are engaged in or are made effective by
one or more public or private commercial enterprises or by a
combination, agreement or other arrangement between commercial
enterprises, whether between private commercial enterprises,
between public commercial enterprises, (i.e., trading agencies E/PC/T/W/126.
Page 2.
of governments or enterprises in which there is effective public
control), or between private and public commercial enterprises;
and if such commercial enterprises, individually or collectively,
[possess effective control of] substantially control or influence
trade among [a number of] two or more countries in one or more
products.
Paragraph 2:
Amend this paragraph by deleting the words in brackets
and adding the words underlined:
[3.] 2. The practices referred to in paragraph [2]
1(a)[are as follows] shall include the following:(6)
(a) . .
(b) . .
(c) . .
(d) . . .
(e) . . .
(f) . .
[2.] 3. [Without limiting the generality of paragraph 1
of this Article, the practices listed in paragraph 3 below]
Any practices which are alleged, under Article 40, to be as
described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be subject
to investigation in accordance with the procedure [with reseoot
to] regarding complaints provided [by the relevant Articles of]
for in this Chapter, [if the Organization considers them to have
or to be about to have any of the harmful effects enumerated]
in order that the Organization may determine, in any particular
instance, whether these or related practices are as described(7)
in [paragraph 1 of] this Article [ whenever].
Paragraph 2(a) and 2(b):
Delete these subparagraphs, which are incorporated in
paragraph 1(c). E/PC/T/W/126.
page 3.
Article 39 (contd)
COMMENT:
(1) The following three lettered subparagraphs bring
together, and indicate more clearly, the conditions which
must exist before any practice is subject to investigation.
Under (a) the practice must be of certain types, which include
those listed in par 2(2); under (b) it must have certain
effects; and under (c) it must be engaged in by a certain
type of commercial enterprise having a certain measure of
control or influence in international trade.
(2) This provision for-preventive activity on the
part of ITO has been agreed upon, and is included in several
of the Articles. It was inadvertently omitted from this
first paragraph. It is suggested that it would be sufficient
to insert the phrase in this paragraph, and amendments pro-
posed hereunder would make it unnecessary to repeat the words
"have or are about to have the effect" where they now appear
in several Articles.
(3) It is suggested that the word "or" be substituted
for "and" because an. agreement to engage in restrictive
practices may relate only to marketing or trade activities.
It should not be necessary to prove that they affect both
production and trade.
(4) It is not necessary to single out this particular
purpose for reference here because it is included in the
last phrase of the paragraph, "any of the purposes of the
Organization as set forth in Article 1".
(5) It is suggested that the phrase interferee with
the realization of would be more accurate then the word
"Iimpair", since it is not the purpose which is impaired but
the realization of the purpose which is interfered with.
(6) This phrase would make unnecessary the use of
the legalistic phrase "Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing" in paragraph 2, and make it clear that the
practices listed as examples at the end of the paragraph
are not to be regarded as necessarily harmful but that they,
as well as the practices described in more comprehensive
terms in par. 1, are subject to investigation to determine
their nature and their actual or probable effects.
(7) The wording underlined has been suggested by the
United States. As the Canadian delegation feels that this
change is most desirable and relates to the other amendments
proposed herein by Canada, the suggestion has been incorpor-
ated in this document. The amendment is obviously necessary
since under the present wording (between square brackets) the
Organization would, have to reach a conclusion as to the
effects of the practices before it could make an investigation. E/PC/T/W/12 6
page 4.
Paragraph 1(a):
In lines 5 and 6, substitute the word "as" for the words
which have or are about to have the effect"(¦).
In line 6, delete the words "paragraph 1 of"(¦)
Paragraph 1(b):
In lines 6 and 7, substitute the word "as" for the words
"which have or are about to have the effect".
In line 7, delete the words "paragraph 1 of".
Paragraph 1(c):
In line 3, Insert comma ater necessary" and delete
comma after "including".
Paragraph 1(e):
In line 3, substitute the words "are as" for the words
"have or are about to have the effect".
In line 4 , delete the words "paragraph 1 of".
Paragraph 2(a):
In lines 3 and 4, substitute the words "are as" for the
words "have had [or are about to have] the effect".
In lino 4, delete the words "paragraph 1 of".
COMMENT:
(1) The phrase which have or are about to have the
effect" or "which have the effect" is repeated over and
over again throughout the Chapter. The one word "as"
is a. satisfactory substitute and avoids constant repetition
of the long phrase. Moreover it has the advantage of
referring to the nature of the practices as well as to
their efffects.
(2) To get the full description of the practices
in question one should read Article 39 as a whole, not
merely paragraph 1. E/PC/T/W/126
page 5.
Article 42
Paragraph 1(a):
In lines 4 and 5, delete the words "which have the
effect".
In line 5, delete the words "parargraph 1 of".
In line 9, substitute "determine" for "determined".
In lines 13 and 14, substitute the words "finds are
as" for the words "find to have had [or to be about to have]
the effect".
In line 15, delete the words "paragraph 1 of".
Paragraph 2(a):
In line 5, substitute the words "are as" for the words
"have the effect".
In lines 5 and 6, delete the words "paragraph 1 of".
Paragraph 2(b):
In line 4, substitute the words "are as" for the words
have the effect".
In line 5, delete the words "paragraph 1 of".
Paragraph 2(d):
In line 7, substitute the words "inform the Organization
of" for the words "explain to the Organization".
.
Article 45
Paragraph 2:
In lines 6 and 7, substitute the words "appear to the
Organization to be practices as" for the words "may have the
effect".
In line 7, delete the words paragraph 1 of". |
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SECOND SESSIONTHE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE IT OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
eraft Charl;e
Chapter VII
The Delegation of the United States of
Murioa submits the following proposals
for amendment of Chapter VII of the
Draft Charter.
Chapter VII
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMODITY ARRANGEMENTS
Section Ag Inmentalvcommodity cormodity arrangements in
general.
Article 46
Difficulties relating to primary commodities
The Members recognize that the conditions under which some
relationship between production and consumption of some primary
commodities are produced, exchanged and consumed are such that
international trade in those commodities may be affected by
ffy present special difficulties, such as the persistence
of / hese special difficulties are different in character from
thmanufacturedagoodscpresent genegsûult ;unrally. They arise
out of such condthgdisequilibrium.soqueeira between production
and consueption, tho accumulation of burdensome stocks and
pronounced fluctuations iwhich do not hi., do no characterize
in manufactured goodscture d p, and that such difficulties may
have 5hey may havadverseueffectsls ef'Xffc on the interests
of producers and consumers, as well as widespread reper-
cussions tjeppardize the general policynera1po1iv
copardizing general policies of economic expansion. They
alr e difficulties may, at times, necessitatessitate
exceptional treatment of the internationel trad; in such
tied and i, -end thatreatment may be provided -rovido through
overnmental commodity arrangements conclude int .5 colude in
h the provisions of this Chapter.f this Ohaptor
TIONS UIOES E/PC/T/W/153
page 2
Comment: The proposed changes are primarily editorial.
It is thought that they somewhat clarify the statement.
The words "international trade" are added to make clear
that the special difficulties envisaged affect such
trade. Some of the thought of the introductory lines
of Article 47 is brought forward to the last sentence
of this Article.
Article 47
Objectives of inter-governmental commodity arrangements
Inter-governmental commodity arrangements may be employed
to achieve /enable countries to overcome the special difficulties
referred to in Article 46 without resorting to action
inconsistent with the purposes of this Charter, by achievinng
the following objectives:
Comment: The simpler form is made possible in view of
the- revisions proposed for Article 46.
(a)
(b)
(c) to moderate pronounced fluctuations in the price of
a primary commodity above and below a J h_7 level which is
remunerative to efficient producers and fair to consumers and
which approaches which expresses the long-term equilibrium
between the forces of supply and demand in order to achieve
a reasonable degree of stability on the basis of remunerative
prices to efficient producers without unfairness to consumers;
Comment: Since the words bracketed in the New York
Draft of this subparagraph were supported by a number
of delegations, tha U.S. delegation withdraws its
objections and proposes the editorial changes indicated.
(d)
(e) to provide for expansion in the production of a
primary commodity which is in such short supply as seriously
to prejudice the interests of consumurs.
Comment: Since Article 59 exempts from Chapter VII
arrangements relating to the equitable distribution of
commodities in short supply, an objective related to
such an arrangement does not appropriately belong in
Article 47. E/PC/T/W/153
page 3
Article 48
Special commodity studies
1. Any Member substantially interested in the production
or consumption of, or trade in, a particular primary commodity
shall be entitled, if it considers that international trade
in the commodity is, or is likly to be, affected by spacial
difficulties of the type referred to in Article 46, exist or
are expected to arise regarding the commodity to ask that a
study of the that commodity be made.
2.
3.
Comment: This change is consequent upon the change
proposed for Article 46. It is not intended to affect
the substance of tho paragraph,
Article 49
Commodity Conferences
Comment: The word at the end of the third line should
be "problem", not "problems", as in paragraph 3 of the
preceding Article.
Article 50
Article 51
General principles of inter-governmental commodity
arrangements
Members undertake to adhere to the following principles
governing the operation of all types of inter-governmental
commodity arrangements:
(a)
(b)
(c) under such arrangements participating countries shall
arrange for equitable treatment as between non-participating
Members and participating countries affording advantages
commensurate with obligations accepted by non-participating
Members;
Comment: The clause proposed for deletion does not
alter the sense of the preceding material. Its
inclusion may. therefore, lead to confusion. E/PC/T/W/153
page 4
SECTION B. INTER-GOVERMENTAL COMMODITY ARRANGEMENTS
INVOLVING THE REGULATION OF PRODUCTION,
TRADE OR PRICES.
Article 52
Circumstances governing the use of regulatory agreements
1. Members agree that regulatory agreements may be
employed only when it is determined that:
(a) a burdensome surplus of a primary commodity has
developed or is expected to develop, which, in the absence of
specific governmental action, would cause serious hardship to
producers, among whom are small producers who account for a
substantial portion of the total output, and these conditions
could not cannot be corrected by normal market forces
alone in time to prevent such hardship because
characteristically, in the case of the primary commodity
concerned, a substantial reduction in price does not readily
lead to a significant increase in consumption nor to a
significant decrease in production; or
(b) widespread unemployment or under-employment in
connection with a primary commodity, arising out of
difficulties of the, kind referred to in Article 46, has
developed or is expected to develop, which, in the absence
of specific ,governmental action, would not be corrected by
normal market forces along in the to prevent widespread
and undue hardship to workers, because characteristically, in
the case of the industry concerned, a substantial reduction
in price does not readily lead to a significant increase in
consumption but to the reduction of employment and because
areas in which the correedity is produced in substantial
quantity do not afford alternative employment opportunities
for the workers involved; or
Comment: The tense of the verb in subparagraph (a)
should, as in the London draft, indicate that it
refers to what market forces could do if the surplus
were to develop, not what they can do when it has
developed. E/PC/T/W/153
page 5
The phrase "in the absence of specific governmental
action" was removed by the Interim Drafting Committee
from sub-paragraphs .(a) and (b). Presumably this
deletion was made on the assumption that the word
"alone" takes care of the matter.in each case.
Since the delated-phrase has an important specific
meaning, it is thought that the text will be clearer
if the phrase is restored and "alone" is deleted
instead.
(c) the Organization finds that, for a commodity
other than a primary commodity, in addition to the circumstances
set forth in either (a) or (b) above, exceptional circumstances
Justify such action. Agreements under this sub-paragraph shall
be governed not only by the principles set forth in this
Chapter but also by any other requirements which the
Organization may establish.
Comment: An important purpose of sub-paragraph (c)
in the London draft was to make appropriate provision
for compoting synthetic products which it might be
necessary to incorporate in a primary-product
regulatory agreement. This purpose is now served
more affectively by. the modification, made by the
Interim Drafting Committee, of the definition of a
primary commodity in Article 60, paragraph 1.
Should unforeseen circumstances make it desirable to
complete some other type of non-primary commodity
agreement, it could be dealt with under the terms of
Article 66, paragraph 3.
2. Determinations under this Article shall be made
through the Organization by consultation among the Members
substantially interested in the commodity concerned.
Comment: This proposal would incorporate in
Article 52 the provisions of Article 66, paragraph 4.
This eliminates a concealed cross reference that has
led to some confusion in interpreting Article 52. E/PC/T/W./153
page 6
Article 53
Additional principles governing regulatory
agreements
Members shall undertake to adhere to the following
principles governing regulatory agreements in addition to
those stated in Article 51:
(a) members agree not to enter into any new regulatory
agreement unless it has been recommended by a conference
called in accordance with Article 49. Nevertheless,
Members substantially interested in the production or
consumption of, or trade in, a particular commodity may
proceed by direct negotiation to the conclusion of an
agreement, provided that it conforms to the other provisions
of this Chapter, if there has been. unreasonable delay in the
proceedings of the Study Group or of the Commodity
Conference;
Comment: It is thought that sub-paragraph (a) dees
not express a basic principle in the same sense as
do the other sub-paragraphs in-.Article 53.
(b) Such agreements shall be designed to assure
availability of supplies adequate at all times for world
demand at reasonable and stable prices remunerative to
efficient producers7;
Cement: The material within the outside brackets is
not germane to the principle expressed in the preceding
material.
(c) under such agreements participating countriewhichhh
are largely interested in depeedunt for consumptiooneo
imports of the commodity involved shall, in determinations
made relating to substantive matters, have together voiceac
equal to thatfo; those countries largely interested in
obtaingn. exports of markets for the commodity provided
that any country which is largely interested in the commodity
but which does not fall precisely under either of the avoVe
categories, shall, according to its interests in the
circumstances, have an appropriate voice within one or the
other category without altering the equality between the
two; E/PC/T/W/153
page 7
Comment: The equality of export and import voices
is the basic principle. By stating the categories
more simply than in earlier drafts, one can avoid
the difficulty -hich gave rise to the proviso. In
practice, votes are apportioned through a negotiating
process, and there must be a good deal of latitude
in the allocation of voting power within each of
the two equal groups.
(d)
(e) participating countries shall formulate and
adopt a programme programs of domestic economic adjust-
ment believed to be adequate to insure substantial progress
toward solution of the commodity problem within the time
limits of the agreement.
Comment: This change is suggested in order to
avoid any implication that domestic economic
adjustment might be required by the terms of this
sub-paragraph to be carried out through an
internationally administered program.
In connection with this sub-paragraph the
Interim Drafting Committec noted: It was felt
that the phrase "substantial progress toward
solution of the problem" covered cases where
the agreement impeded . deterioration of the
situation. It is proposed that this note be
incorporated as a footnote to the draft prepared
by the Preparatory Committee.
Article 54
Administration of regulatory agreements
2. Each of the countries participating in an agreement
shall be; entitled to have one representative on the Commodity
Council. These representatives alone shall have the right to
vote. Thoir voting power shall be determined in such a way
as to conform -ith the provisions of sub-paragraph (c) of
Article 53.
Comment: The suggested. addition was deleted in
the report of the Interim Drafting Committee
apparently by mistake since it appears to change
the sense in a way which is not reasonable.
Article 55
Article 56
Article 57 E/PC/T/ W/153
page 8
Article 58
General undertaking by Members
Members, includlng Members not parties to a particular
commodity arragement, shall give the most favourable possible
consideration to any recommendation by a Commodity Council for
expanding consumption of the commodity in question
comment: It is thought that this Article adds nothing
to the, Charter and, therefore, may give rise to con-
fusion in interpretation.Members explicitly undertake,
in paragraph 1 (b) of Article 1, to work for the
expansion of the consumption of goods.
Article 59
Exceptions to provisions relating to inter-governmental
commodity arrangements
The provisions of Chapter VII shall not apply:
(a)
(b) to international fisheries or wildlife conservation
agreements with the sole objective of conserving and developing
these resources or to agreements relating to the purchase and
sale of a commodity falling under Section E of Chapter V;
provided, that such agreement are not used to accomplish
results inconsistent with the objectives of Chapter VI or
Chapter VII; and
Comment: The proviso proposed is the same as that
applied to the exceptions in-subparagraph (a) of
this Article, It is thought that the London
Committee did not mean to exempt fisheriess agreements
from this proviso.
(c) to arrangements relating to fissionable materials,
to the traffic in arms, ammunition and implements of war
and to such traffic in other goods and materials as is
carried on for the purpose of supplying a military establish-
ment, or, in the time of war or other emergency in international
relations to the protectior of the essential security interests E/PC/T/W/153
page 9.
of a Member
Comment: Paragraph (c) will no longer be necessary
in the light of proposed amendments which apply
these exceptions to the entire Charter.
Article 60
Definitions
1. For the purposes of this Chapter, the term, "primary
commodity" means any product of farm, forest or fishery, or
any mineral, which enters world trade in substantial volume
in a form customarily called primary, and may include such
a product on which minor processing has been performed in
preparation for export. The term may also cover a group of
commodities, of which one is a primary commodity as defined
above and the other, are commodities whether primary or
non-primary which are so closely related to the other
commodities in the group that they can conveniently be
dealt with in a single arrangement that it is necessary to
deal with them in a single.arrangement.
2.
Comment: It is thought that the words, "it is
necessary to deal. with them" convey more accurately
the intention of the London Committee than the words,
they can conveniently be dealt with". page 10 E/PC/T/W/153
Memorandum by the United States Delegation regarding;
the-status under Chapter VII of Agreements for the con-
servation of exhaustible natural resources.
In the New York Draft Charter, Article 47 provides
that inter-governmental commodity arrangements may be
employed to achieve the following objective:
"To maintain and develop the natural resources
of the world and protect them from unnecessary
exhaustion. "
An agreement for such a purpose would, by the nature of
the problem, usually have to be a regulatory, and indeed
a restrictive, agreement under the terms of Chapter VII.
As a regulatory agreement, it would be required to meet
the conditions of Article 52. It is unlikely that a
situation calling for an agreement to prevent the ex-
haustion of a natural resource could meet the formula of
Article 52.
On the other hand, there is need for the elaboration
of criteria, procedures, and principles to assure that a
conservation agreement shall be not more restrictive than
may be necessary to assure the conservation objective.
The United States Delegation suggests that this problem
might possibly be met by the inclusion of a short section
in Chapter VII between the present Section B and Section C.
It is thought that the Prepa.ratory Committee may not be
prepared at this session to work through this entire problem,
including the elaboration of procedures and criteria, The
Committee might, however, wish to have a section drafted to
deal with the matter provisionally and to charge the Inter-
national Trade Organization with working out definitive
procedures, principles, and criteria. |
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AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Draft Charter.
Chapter VII
Intergovernmental Commodity Arrangements
Australian Delegation
In considering the draft agreed upon in London last year
and later reviewed by the Drafting Committee in New York, the
Australian Delegation finds itself coming to the view that some
effort should be made to present a clearer picture of the
provisions which shall apply to agreements or arrangements other
than regulatory agreements and of the distinction between
regulatory and non-regulatory agreements.
The intention of the chapter is that there should be two
categories of agreements; those which have been specifically
referred to in Articles 52-56 as regulatory agreements, and
agreements other than regulatory.
Subject to possible drafting alterations the provisions
relating te regulatory agreements are clear enough. It is more
by inference than by direct statement, however, that the
conditions applicable to agreements other than those described
as regulatory, have to be arrived at. The hoading of the whole
chapter refers to "arrangements", and the general articles from
46 te 51 deal with "arrangements". Reference is then made to
"regulatory agreements", and it is implied that arrangements
other than regulatory agreements will be known as arrangements.
It is suggested, therefore, that there should be some
re-arrangement on the following lines:-
The opening section (A) could deal with all forms of
arrangements. There might then follow a particular section (B)
dealing with agreements which are "regulatory". Next should
come a section (C) dealing with "non-regulatory" agreements
and finally there should be a "miscellaneous provisions" section
(D) covering both non-regulatory and rogulatory agreements. It
is agreed that Section C would contain very little of substance
but it is thought that it would materially assist in the
clarification of the central idea of the chapter. E/PC/T/W/154
page 2
The attached skeleton outline is submitted for discussion
at the appropriate meeting of Commission B. It could there
be decided whether some such re-arrangement is called for, and
the matter could then be referred to the Drafting Committee
with other proposed amendments.
Having dealt with this matter of what is solely a
re-arrangement of the chapter, one other alteration of substance
is suggested, viz., that there be a clearer definition of non-
regulatory agreements, and that there be provision for partially
regulatory or minor agreements which, whilst not being con-
sidered of sufficient importance or involving a sufficient
degree of regulation to be called regulatory agreements", do
warrant some form of agreement. In the present chapter it
would seem that agreements having a very minor degree of
regulation of trade must be placed in the regulatory category
even though they are predominantly non-regulatory in character.
This point is embodied In a suggested Article 51A in the
attached skeleton outline. If such an article were accepted,
60(3) would be no longer required.
Skeleton Outline:-
CHAPTER VII.
Inter-Governmental Commodity Arrangements.
SECTION A.
Inter-Governmental Commodity Arrangements in General.
Article 46.
Difficulties relating to primary products.
Article 47.
Objectives of Inter-Governmental Commodity
arrangements.
Article 48.
Special Commodity Studies.
Article 49.
Commodity Conferences.
Article 50.
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organisations.
Article 51.
General Principles of Inter-Governmental Commodity
Arrangements.
Article 51A.
Forms of Inter-Governmental Commodity Arrangements. E/PC/T/W/154
Page 3
An inter-governmental commodity arrangement may take
two forms; either
(i) An arrangement which to a substantial
degree involves the regulation of the production,
of the export or import, or of the prices of
a commodity (a regulatory agreement); or
(ii) An arrangement which does not involve
regulation or which on account of the limited
degree of regulation or of the limited number
of substantially interested countries partici-
pating, is deemed by the Organisation not to
be regulatory (a non-regulatory agreement).
SECTION B.
Inter-governmental Commodity Arrangements
involving the regulation of production,
trade and prices (regulatory agreements).
Article 52.
Circumstances governing the use of regulatory
agreements.
Article 53.
Additional principles of inter-governmental
commodity Arrangements governing regulatory
Agreements only.
Article 54.
Administration of regulatory agreements.
Article 55.
Provision for initial terms, review and
renewal of regulatory agreements.
Article 56.
Settlement of disputes.
SECTION C.
Inter-Governmental Commodity Arrangements not
involving the regulation of production, trade
or prices (non-regulatory agreements).
Article 56A.
Circumstances governing the use of non-regulatory
agreements. E/PC/T/W/154
page 4
Members agree that in relation to non-regulatory agreements
action shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter, except the provisions contained in Section B above.
SECTION D.
Miscellaneous s provisions applicable to
both regulatory and non-regulatory
agreements.
Article 57.
Obligations of members regarding existing
and proposed commodity arrangements.
Article 58.
General undertaking by members.
Article 59.
Exceptions to provisions relating to Inter-
governmental commodity arrangements.
Article 60.
Definitions. E/PC/T/W/154
page 5
Chapter VII
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE AUSTRALIAN DELEGATION
(Suggested deletions are placed in square brackets.
Suggested additions are underlined)
1. Article 47 (a)
"(a) To prevent or alleviate the serious economic problems which
may arise when production adjustments cannot be_effected by
the free play of normal market forces alone as rapidly as the
circumstances require.''
Comment.
Sub-paragraph (a) of Article 47 states a principle which
is elaborated more fully in Article 52(a), and the proposed
amendment is designed to avoid at least part of the repetition
involved.
2. Article 50
"1. (a) to submit to the Organization any relevant study of a
primary commodity, and on the basis thereof, to request the
Organization to convene an inter-governnental Commodity
Conference.
2. The Organization shall may request any inter-governmental
organization which it deems to be competent, to attend or take
part in the work of a Study Group or of a Commodity Conference."'
3. Article 51
The text of a new article, numbered for convenience
Article 51A, is given in the general notes on the chapter.
4. Article 54.
"7. Each Commodity Council shall make periodic reports to
the Organization on the operation of the agreement which it
administers. In addition, it shall make such special reports as
the Organization may specify or as the Council itself considers
to be of value to the Organization. Such reports shall also be
made available immediately to any other inter-governmental organi-
sation having a particular responsibility for, or interest in,
the commodity concerned."
Comment. Many of the governments represented on the Preparatory
Committee on Trade and Employment are members of the Food and
Agricultural Organisation and of other inter-governmental
organisations which have particular responsibilities and functions
in relation to primary and other commodities.
It is possible that without full consultation between such
organisations and I.T.O. duplication of effort may result.
Furthermore such reports would have a maximum value if made
available immediately to inter-governmental organizations
having functions or responsibilities in the field of agricultural
and commodity policy. E/PC/T/W/154 page 6 5. Article 55.
"No Regulatory agreements agreement shall remain
in force for not more than five years, unless renewed, and
no renewal shall be for a longer period than five years.
Renewal and termination of such agreements shall be subject
to the procedures established therein and renewed agreements
shall conform to the principles of this Chapter. Regulatory
agreements may shall also include provision for the with-
drawal of any party. Periodically, at intervals
of the Commodity Council."
Comment.
The suggested alteration of the first sentence is
designed merely to word it a little less negatively.
The deletion of the second sentence is advocated on
the grounds that it is unnecessary; it seems that any
regulatory agreement must make provision for its termination -
which could of course include termination by common consent -
or for its renewal, and Articles 51, 52, 53 and 57 appear
to ensure that any renewed agreement well conform to
Chapter VII.
The third alteration is proposed because it is
considered the inclusion of such a provision in the terms of
any particular regulatory agreement should be optional.
Note:- In respect of the second last sentence of Article 55
(Moreover, a regulatory agreement ...
or shall terminate it") no amendment is proposed at this stage,
but clarification is desired of the meaning and significance
of the sentence. In the view of the Australian Delgation,
as it stands it may be open to several interpretations.
6. Article 56A
The text of a new article consequential on the suggested
re-arrangement of the Chapter is given in the general notes
on the Chapter. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL 30 June 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONTS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Chapter VIII. Section E - Commissions.
Articles 72 - 77.
Amendment proposed by the Norwegian Delegation.
Article 72,
The Conference is authorized to establish such advisory
Commissions as may be required for the performance of its
functions. The Commissions may be either of a permanent
or of a temporary nature. The Executive Board has the
same powers subject to the approval of the Conference.
Article 73.
1. A Commission shall be composed of persons [chosen
by the Executive Board and] qualified by training and
experience to carry out the functions of the Commission
in accordance with the purposes of the Charter] for which
the Commission has been established.
2. The number of members of each Commission and the
conditions of service of the members of each Commission shall
be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed
[by the Conierence] by the organ by which the Commission has
been established.
3. Each Commission shall elect its chairman and,
P.T.O. E/PC/T/W/229
page 2
subject to the approval by [the Executive Board] the organ
by which the Commission has been established, adopt its
own rules of the procedure.
4. No amendment.
5. No amendment.
Article 74.
Delete the 2nd sentence beginning with: "The functions
of " until "respectively" Delete articles 75, 76 and 77.
.
.
. |
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E/PC/T/W/118
ECONOMIC CONSEIL 24 May 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Czechoslovak Delegation
Amendment to Article 39.
Paragraph 2 should read as follows:
``Without limiting the generality of paragraph 1 of
this Article the practices listed in paragraph 3 below shall be
subject to investigation in accordanoe with the procedure with
respect to complaints provided by the relevant Articles of this
Chapter, if the Organization considers them to have any of the
harmful effects enumerated in paragraph 1 of this Article,
whenever.....
Comment:
The words ``or to be about to have'' ought to be
deleted, otherwise the Organization may interpret paragraph 3
of Article 39 too broadly.
SECONDE SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE DE LA CONFERENCE
DU COMMERCE ET DE l'EMPLOI DE L' ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
PROJET DE CHARTE
Délégation Tchécoslovague
Amendement à l'Article 39
La rédaction du paragraphe 2 devrait être la suivante:
``Sans limiter le caractère général du paragraph 1 du
présent article, les pratiques énumérées au paragraphe 3 ci-des-
sous feront l'objet d'une enquête conformément à la procTdure
relative aux plaintes, prévue par les Articles pertinents du pré-
sent chapitre, si, de l'avis de l'Organisation, elles produisent
l'un des effets énumérés au paragraphe 1 du présent article,
ohaque fois que.... "
ExposT des motifs:
Les mots "ou sont sur le point de produire" devraient
Otre supprimés; sinon l'Organisation pourrait donner au paragra-
phe 3 de l'Article 39 une interprétation trop large. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 24 May 1947.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Czechoslovak Delegation.
Amendment to Article 40.
Paragraph 1 /c/ should reed as follows:
Consider and request each Membber concerned to furnish
such information as is necessary including information or
data from commercial enterprises within its jurisdiction,
and then determine whether further investigation is justified.
Comment:
The suggestion is to delete the phrase "as the Organiza-
tion may deem necessary". This wording is too broad and
gives the Organization the right to ask practically for all
informations. Some Members may however be of the .opinion
that the information required is not necessary to give an
overall picture of the case under consideration. Their right
to make representations to the Organization in this respect
ought to be preserved.
Paragraph 2a:
Czechoslovakia also objects to the insertion of the
clause "or are about to have" /D.C. report page 35, comment
to paragraph 2 /a/.
T.S.V.P. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 24 May, 1947,
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Czechoslovak Delegation.
Amendment to Article 42.
Paragraph 2 /c/ /ii/ should read as follows:
On proper notification to the Organization may witthold
information which, if disclosed, would materially damage the
legitimate business interests of a commercial enterprise. In
notifying the Organization that it is withholding information
pursuant to this clause, the Member shall indicate the
general character of the information withheld.
Comment:
It is suggested to delete the phrase ``is not essential
to the Organization in undertaking on adequate investigation
and". The purpose of this amendment is to avoid the danger
that the Organization may declare some information as
``essential'' regardless of whether legitimate business interests
may be damaged or not.
SECONDE SESSION DE LA C0MMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI
DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
PROJET DE CHARTE
Délégation Tchécoslovaque
Amendement à l'article 42.
Le paragraphe 2/c/ii devrait recevoir la rédaction suivante:
"A condition d'en informer l'Organisation, les renseignements
qui, s'ils étaient dévoilT, porteraient un prTTudice matTTiel
aux intérOts du négoce légitime d'une entreprise commerciale.
En notifiant à l'Organisation que, en application de la prTsen-
te clause, il désire garder secrets certains renseignements,
le Membre indiquera la nature générale de ceux-
Exporx des motifs:
Il est proposT de supprimer la phrase: "qui ne sont pas in-
dispensables à celles-ci pour entreprendre une enquOte appro-
priée et". Le présent amendement vise à áviter le risque que
l'Organisation ne déclare "indispensables" certains renseigne-
ments sans se préoccuper de savoir si les intérOts du négoce
légitime peuvent ou non subir un préjudice. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL 21 une 1947 E/Pc/T/w/219
AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Czechoslovak Delegation
Amendments to Article 27
Par. 2(e) In cases in which a quota is allocated among
supplying countries, their shares should in principle be
determied in accordance with considerations such as price,
quality, transportation facilities and payment conditions,
customary sources of supply etc. For the purpose of appraising
such considerations, ......
Par. 3(b) In the case of import restrictions involving the
fixing of quotas, the Member applying the restrictions shall
give full information to interested. Members of the total
quantity or value
Par. 3(c) Delete the words added by the D.C. in New York.
Comment:
The Czechoslovak. Delegation feels that disclosing
Information in the way referred to in par. 3(b) and (e)
through public notice might seriously damage the position
of a country concerned, particularly with regard to non-
Members. On the other hand it is considered as quite
adequate to supply the other Members who are interested In
the particular trade with a confidential information
containing all details. Should there be no important
non-Member countries, Czechoslovakia would not object to
a publication of such notices. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/117
AND ECONOMIQUE 24 May 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Draft Charter
CZECHOSLOVAK DELEGATION
General Observations to Chapter VI.
Services:
The Czechoslovak Delegation adheres to the view ex-
pressed by several Delegations during the First Session and
reiterated in the Drafting Comrmittee Report, Page 34,
General Comments, subparagraph (a), by the Delegations of
Brazil, Chile, Cuba, India and South Africa, namely that
services should full under the purview of Chapter VI.
Compulsory registration of restrictive business practices.
The Czechoslovak Delegation also maintains its view
concerning the compulsory registration of restrictive
business practices, Drafting Committee Report, page 34,
General Comments, subparagraph (b).
Complaints to the International Court of Justice.
The Czechoslovak Delegation is of the opinion that
the possibility of taking a case where the Organization
has finally decided about a complaint under Article 40
to the International Court of Justice should not be
excluded from the Charter. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL 7 May 1947 E/PC/T/W/29
AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
DELEGATION DE CUBA
MEMORANDUM
Relative to the Discussion of Articles 15 to 23
inclusive and Article 37 of the Drart Charter.
The Cuban Delegation suggests:
I. An alteration in the matters to be discussed,
II. several amendments to the text of the aforemention-
ed articles, and
III. an interpretation with respect to the bilateral
commercial agreements and the status of the pro-
ducts included in them, but not mentioned in the
schedules of the Multilateral Treaty.
MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION
I. The Cuban Delegation considers that it is
indispensable to determine as soon as possible the prin-
ciples which should govern international trade and tariff
negotiations. It does not see how, before clearly
orienting the position of the economy of each country, it
is possible in principle to limit the discussions to only
a few articles of the Charter, leaving out of the dis-
cussion other articles just as important or essential as
those selected. Neither does the Cuban Delegation under-
stand why only the articles of the Charter are to be ex-
amined, without examining at the same time those which
are concordant with them in the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade which it is desired to sign at this
session, if, as is to be expected, the efforts are
successful.
In consequence, the Cuban Delegation has the honor
to submit to the consideration of the Executive Committee
the following alteration in the order of work:
1) To extend to the entire text of Chapters I, II, III,
IV, and V of the draft Charter the discussion con-
templated of the aforementioned articles, without
prejudice to beginning the discussion with those E/PC/T/W/29
page 2
articles; and
2) To examine simultaneously the e noordant articles
in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
AMENDMENTS.
Il. In connection with the discussion of articles
15 to 23 and 37 of the Drart Charter, the Cuban Dulega-
tion proposes the following amendments:
1. In connection with Article 15, the text should
be revised as follows:
a) the first paragraph should be deleted;
b) the text contained in the second part of para-
graph 3 should be deleted.
2. In connection with Article 16:
The second part of paragraph 6 should be deleted.
3. In connection with Article 17:
a) The following paragraph, which would become para-
graph 1, should be placed at the beginning of the
text:
1. "The Member countries recognize that dumping,
whether practiced through the mechanism of
price, freight rates, currency depreciation,
sweated labor, or by any other means, is a
commercial practice to be condemned and is
contrary to the spirit and purpose of the
International Trade Organization, with
the object of Indicating the nature of the
legitimate defense which anti-dumping
measures represent for a Member country, the
following precepts are established": . .
b) The appointment of a small Ad-hoc committee to
redraft in a positive sense the provisions of
article 17 relative to nations which take action
to protect themselves against dumping.
4. In connection with Article 20, it is proposed
that paragraph 7 should be worded as follows:
7. The Member countries undertake to respect the
origin of the products, manufactured or un-
manufactured, imported from another Member
country, by means of legal or administrative
provisions which shall exclude names, marks
or indications of origin intended or calcula-
ted to produce error or confusion with regard
to the origin or place of origin of a product.
This principle shall also be applied to cases
in which such words as "type","quality",
"style", etc., which do not exclude error or E/PC /T/W/29
page 3
confusion with regard to the true origin or
place of origin of the product, are added to
the names or marks.
Any Member country which considers that another
Member is permitting practices contrary to the
provisions of the preceding paragraphs, may
submit the matter to the consideration of the
Organization. The Member who is alleged to
permit the prohibited practice would then parti-
cipate in the discussions regarding the motives
of his action. If the Organization reaches
the conclusion, "prime facie", that the interests
of the complaining Member are adversely affected,
it shall recommend the modification of the exist-
in situation, and in case the adverse situation
is not modified within 60 days, the complaining
Member shall be at liberty to suspend compliance
with his obligations or concessions, as pro-
vided for in this Charter, to the Member of the
complying with the recommendation of the
Organization.
EFFECTS OF THE MULTILATERAL TREATY ON
PREEXISTIN BILATERAL TREATIES.
III. The General Agreement on Triffs and Trade is
a treaty which governs not only the tariff status of
the signatory nations, but also certain aspects of
their foreign commerce. Nevertheless, it does not
contain a single precept with respect to its action
on the bilateral commercial agreements previously
signed and in force on the date ch. entry into
force of the new multilateral agreement. This gives
rise, in the opinion of the Cuban Delegation, to the
following questions:
1. Does the General Agreement on Teriffs and Trade
replace completely the previous bilateral com-
mercial agreements or not, leaving such bila-
teral agreements without force between the
Nations signatories of the multilateral Treaty?
2. In case of inconsistencies between a tariff
situation or schedule of products or duties con-
templated in the multilateral Treaty and that
which exists in the bilateral agreements, - does
the text of the multilateral Treaty prevail over
the text of the previous bilateral agreements
or not?
3. If a product is not included in the schedule
annexed to the multilateral Treaty, but that pro-
duct is subject to a special system of prefer-
ences or tariff advantages governed by previous
bilateral agreements, - is it to be considered
that the previous situation continues in force
or not ? E/PC/T/W/29
page 4
4. In case the previous preferential rates or
tariff advantages continue in force, can a
Member country claim for its products the same
favorable treatment, although the product in
question has been excluded from the present
negotiations or is not included in the lists
annexed to the multilateral Treaty?
The matter has great importance for the tariff
negotiations, because a product which has not been in-
cluded in one of the schedules annexed to the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, in one case would be a
"free product"' without preferencies or tariff concessions
and In the other case would continue to enjoy the prefer-
ences or tariff advantages to which it was entitled by a
previous bilateral treaty.
Taking this into consideration, the Cuban Delegation
proposes: That the Preparatory Cummittee shall draw up
a paragraph for inclusion in Article 25 of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade clearly defining the effect
of the multilateral Treaty on the previous bilateral com-
mercial agreements and the situation of those products
not included in the former which have been subject to
regulation by the latter agreements.
Sergio I. Clark
President, Cuban Delegation.
Geneva, May 7, 1947. |
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AND ECONOMIQUE Original: French
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL English.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
LIST OF THE TERRITORIES OF THE FRENCH UNION
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14, SUB-PARAGRPH 2(a) (i)
French Equitorial Africa - Treaty Basin of the Congo (1)
- Territories of French Equatorial Africa
not included in the Treaty Basin of the
Congo.
- French West Africa
- Cameroons under French mandate (1)
- French Somali Coast and Dependencies
- French Establishments in Oceania
- French Establishments in the Condominium of the New Hebrides (1)
- Guadeloupe and Dependencies (2)
- French Guiana (2)
- Indo-China
- Madagascar and Dependencies
- Morocco (French Zone) (1)
- Martinique (2)
- New Caledonia and Dependencies
- Réunion (2)
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
- Togo under French mandate (1)
- Tunisia
(1) For imports into Metropolitan France.
(2) Recent changes in the political status of these territories
are likely sooner or later to involve modifications in their
customs codes such that it would be impossible at the
present time to consider consolidating the duties in the
tariff which may result from the tariff negotiations. |
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SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
DRAFT CHARTER
National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation
Amendment Proposed by the Delegations of Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands and. Luxemburg.
Re-draft paragraph 3 as follows:
"3. (a). The product of any Member country imported
"into any other Member's country shall be accorded treatment
"no less favourable than that accorded to like products of
"national origin in respect of all laws, regulations or
"requirements affecting their internal sale, offering for
"sale, transportation, distribution or use of any kind
whatsoever,
(b). The provisions of sub-paragraph 3 (a) of this
article shall be understood to preclude the application
of internal requirements, other than those applied to like
"products of national origin, restricting the amount or
proportion of an imported. product permitted to be mixed,
processed, or used; unless the effect of the application
of any such requirements is not more restrictive or
"burdensome than that of other measures. such as customs
''duties or subsides, permission under this Charter.
"Requirements permitted to be maintained. under this
"sub-paragraph shall be subject to negotiation in the
'manner provided for in respect of tariff under Article 24". |
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AND ECONOMIQUE 23 May 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT CHARTER
Observations and Amendments proposed by the
United Kingdom Delegation.
Chapter IV
1. Observations in relation to territorial application.
It is important to determine what "country" and "Member"
are to be taken to mean for the purposes of this Chapter.
Broadly speaking there are three categories of countries:-
(1) countries, the Governments of which are recognised
internationally as such and are capable of signing the Charter
in their own right
(2) territories for which a country of class (1) has
international responsibility, but which are self-governing in
respect of matters provided for by the Charter (see Article
88(4))
(3) territories for which a country of class (1) has
international responsibility and which do not fall into
class (2)
Chapter V, Article 38 (1) in effect provides that
countries of all three classes, since they are separate Customs
territories, shall be deemed to be "Members" for the purpose
of that Chapter and Article XXI (1), the corresponding Article
of the draft General Agreement, which uses the term "contracting
party", and which covers the subject matter of both Chapters
IV and V of the Charter similarly defines that term an applying
to countries of all three classes.
It is obvious that the word "countries" in the phrase
"the industrial and general economic development of all countries"
in Article 9 in this Chapter is equally intended to refer to
countries of all three classes, but "Member" elsewhere in the
Chapter seems to be confined to countries of class (1), whereas
in Article 13 it is clearly intended that countries of all
classes shall be entitled to take advantage of the provisions
of that Article.
.
. E/PC/T/ W/11C
page 2.
A similar point will arise on Chapter VI. It is
suggested that the point should be noted and reserved for the
present, and discussed as a general subject at a later stage
in connection with Chapter IV, Arrticle 32 (1) in Chapter V,
Chapter VII an- possibly Chapter VI.
2. Detailed amendments.
Article 13(2)a, lines 11 and following:-
The Organisation shall promptly as soon as possiblo
and in any event within 15 days inform those Members whose trade
would be substantially affected by the proposed measure, and
afford them an opportunity of presenting their views. Such
views shall be presented as soon as possible and in any event
within two calendar nonths of the receint of the Organisation's
communication. The Organisation shall then [promptly]
as soon as possible and in any event within one calendar month
of the receipt of such views proceed to examine the proposed
measure............
Article 13(2); add two new sub-paragraphs:-
(d) If a Member considers that there has been unreasonable
delay in the procedure provided for by this paragraph, it may at
any time after five calendar months have elapsed from the date
of the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this
paragraph and pending its relase by the Organisation from the
conflicting obligation, provisionally adopt a measure falling
under sub-paragraph (c) of this paragraph which it has notified
the Organisation that it wishes to adopt; provided that the
measure shall be withdrawn if the Organisation, after full
consideration, decides that it is unable to release the Member
from its conflicting obligation.
(e) If any Member is applying any protective measure of
the kind referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph at
the date of entry into force of the Charter, the Member, if it
desire to continue such measure, shall within two calendar
months of that date transmit to the Organisation a statement as
provided in that sub-paragraph. The Organisation shall examine
the mensure in the light of the matters referred to in the last
sentence of that sub-paragraph the Member may continue the
measure pending a determination by the Organisation.
Observations.
1. It is suggested that countries which desire to take
advantage of this paragraph are entitled to the same kind of
protection against undue delay in considerin, their wishes as is
provided in Article 53(a), and that the above provisions, which
give the Organisation a minimum period of one and a half calendar
months for the examination of the proposed measure and the views
of the other Members affected are a reasonable compromise between
undue delay and undue speed.
2. It is suggested that it is reasonable that countries which
are applying protective measures of the kind referred to in this
paragraph and wish to continue them, should be allowed to continue
them until the Organisation has had time to consider the matter. |
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AND ECONOMIQUE Original: English
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND
EMPLOYMENT.
DRAFT CHARTER
PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 33 BY NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION.
EXPANSION OF TRADE BY STATES COMPLETELY
MONOPOLISING OR CONTROLLING FOREIGN TRADE.
1. Any Member establishing or maintaining a complete or
substantially complete monopoly of its foreign trade
shall promote the expansion or its forein trade with
the other Members in consonance with the purposes of
this Charter. To this end such Member shall negotiate
with the other Members an arrangement, under which, in
conjunction with the granting of tariff concessions by
such other Members, and in consideration of the other
benefits of this Chapter, it shall undertake to import
in the aggregate over a period products of the other
Members valued et not less than an amount to be agreed
upon. This purchase arrangement shall be subject to
periodic adjustment.
NEW PARAGRAPH.
2. (a) Any Menber who although not establishing or maintain-
ing a complete or substantially complete monopoly of
its foreign trade nevertheless establishes or maintains
an effective system of complete control of its foreign
trade shall promote the expansion of its roreign trade
with other Members, in consonance with the purposes
of this Charter. To this end such Member shell
undertake :-
(i) To make available, in any given period, for
expenditure on imports - after providing for
debt repayment end service charges and for any
other external charges or outlay - the whole
of the proceeds from its visible and invisible
exports in excess of the amount of its monetary
reserves determined to be reasonable.
(ii) To consult with the Organization when deter-
mining the given period referred to in sub-para.
(1) above end when determining the level of its
monetary reserves to be regarded as reasonable.
(iii) To practise no discrimination between the
sources of supply of imports.
(iv) To have due regard, in controlling its foreign
trade, to the interests of other Members.
(b) Where eny other Member considers its interests adverse-
ly effected by such control of foreign trede the
procedure laid down in article 35 shall apply. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 23 May 1947
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Draft Charter
Revised Draft of Article 6 proposed by the Delegation of
France at the Executive Session of the Preparatory Committee
on 23 May 1947
1. If a prolonged state of tension in the world system
of multilateral trade, involving persistent surpluses in
some countries and a chronic deficit in the balance of
payments in others, jeopardises the carrying out of domestic
programmes in parsuance of Article 4, all the Members agree,
whatever the position of their own balance at the time, to
contribute as fully as possible to any action designed to
remedy this situation.
2. Recovery should be sought through the expansion of
world economic activity. The nature of the participation
of each Member in any action of this kind, differing according
to whether its balance of payments is favourable, unfavourable
or in equilibrium, shall be in conformity with its political,
economic and social institutions. |
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E/PC/T/W/60 Amend.1.
17 May 1947.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
DRAFT CHARTER
REVISED TEXT OF THE FRENCH AMENDMENT
to Article 7
.
Re-word sub-paragraph 2 or document E/PC/TW/60 as follows:
.......................................
"2. When a Member is subject, or foresees that it will
be subject, to the prejudicial effects or such pressure, it
may, after consulting the Organization in pursuance or such
emergency procedure, take protective measures in derogation of
the obligations contracted by it under the provisions of this
Charter. In critical and exceptional circumstances such
measures may be taken provisionally five days after the
Organization receives notification from the Member concerned.
The Organization shall take a decision as soon as possible, in
accordance with the procedure referred to in sub-paragraph 3
of Article 66."
SECONDE SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE DE LA CONFERENCE
DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI DE L'ORGANISITION DES NATIONS UNIES.
PROJET DE CHARTE
TEXTE REVISE DE L'AMENDEMENT FRANCAIS
à 1'Article 7
Remplacer l'alinéa 2 du document E/PC/T/W.60 par la rédaction
suivante:
.........................................
"2. Lgrsqu'un Etat-membre subit ou prévoit qu'il subira
les effets préjudiciables d'une telle crise, il pourra, après
avoir consult l'Organisation suivant une telle prooedure d'urgence,
prendre des mesures de sauvegarde dérogeant aux engagements qu'il
a contractés par application des dispositions de la présente Charte.
Dans des circonstances critiques et exceptionnelles, ces mesures
pourront être prises à titre provisoire cinq jours après réception
par l'Organisation de la notification de l'Etat-membre interessé.
L'Organisation prendra sa décision dans les plus brefs delais
possibles, conformément à la procédure visée à l'alinéa 3 de l'ar-
.
. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/260
AND ECONOMIQUE 5 August 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS COUNTRIES ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Draft Charter
Wording Suggested by the Chinese Delegation
in Substitution for their previously Propo-
sed Anendraent. (E/PC/T/75, 14 May, 1947).
Article 25, paragraph 2 (e) (sub-paragraph (c) of revised
text - F/PC/T/141).
"Import restrictions instituted or maintained for pro-
moting an industry or for protecting a particular agricul-
tural product provided that such restrictions are more
appropriate than any other measure of protection permissible
under this Charter, and provided that the administration of
such restrictions is consistent with the provisions of
Articles 27 and 28. Any liember applying import restrictions
ander this Sub-Paragraph shall as soon as posible submit
to the Oranization a statement of the considerations in
support of such restrictions and shall, upon request, furnish
any other information which the Organization may deem
necessary provided the Member may withhold any confidential
information, the disclosure of which would materially damage
the interests of the particular industry or product in
question.
The Organization shall, upon request of any other
Member or Member whose interests are substantially affected
by such measures, invite the Member applying the weasures
and other Members concerned for consultations for the purpose
of making necessary adjustments. Should no satisfactory
settlement of the issues involved be reached between the
Members, the Organization shall investigate the operation
of the import restrictions, with a view to finding the effect
of such restrictions on world trade. If it is determined
that these restrictions are applied in a manner unjustifiable
under the provisions of the Charter, the Organization may
recommend the modification of the restrictions. If the
recommendation is not complied with within 60 days, the
Organization may grant to such other Member or Members a
release from such obligations or concessions under the
Charter towards the Member applying the restrictions, as the
Organization may specify".
NATIONS UNIES
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL 19 September, 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
DRAFT FINAL NOTE
(Proposed by Mr. Shackle during the twenty-fourth meeting of the
Tariff Agreement Committee)
It is recognized that in present circumstances the provisions
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade are not capable of
full application to the trade of the contracting parties with the
areas under military occupation. This question is reserved for
further study without prejudice to the applicability of Articles
XXII and XXIII in this matter.
DEUXIEME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATORIE DE LA
CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI DE
L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES.
PROJET DE NOTE FINALE
(Proposé par M. SHACKLE au course de la vingt-quatrième séance
du comité charge de l'examen de l'Accord sur les tarifs
douaniers)
Il est reconnu que, dans les circonstances actuelles, les
dispositions de l'Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le
commerce ne peuvent être appliquées intégralement aux changes
commerciaux des parties contractantes avec les territoires places
sous l'occupation militaire. Cette question est réservée en
vue d'un examen complémentaire, sans préjudice de l'application
possible des Articles XXII et XXIII en cette matière. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/189
AND ECONOMIQUE 30 Auust 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL. ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPALRATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
(DRAFT) GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
The Governments of the Commonwealth of Australia, Belgium,
Netherlands and Luxemburg, the, United States of Brazil, Canada,
the Republic of Chile, the Republic of China, the Republic of
Cuba, the Czechoslovak Republic, the French Republic, India,
Lebanon, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Norway, Pakistan, Syria,
the Union of South Africa, the United Kingdom of Groat Britain
and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America;
Recognizing that their relations in the field of trade
end economic endeavour should be conducticed with a view to
raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and a
largo and steadily growing volume of real income and effective
demand, developing the full use of the resources of the world
and expanding the production and exchange of goods;
* As requested at the Sixth Meeting of the Tariff Agreement
Committee (sec E/PC/T/TAC/PV/6, page 35) the Secretariat
has prepared this revision of the Draft previously submitted
by the Tariff Negotiations Working Party (E/PC/T/135) to
take account of changes made by the Preparatory Committee
in the text of corresponding Articles in the Draft Charter
The revisions are confined to internal changes in those
Articles or parts of Articles included in the Working Party's
original draft. The scope of the Draft Agreement has not
bean changed.
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/189
page 2
Being desirous of contributing to these objectives by
entering into reciprocal and mutually advantageous arranigements
directed to the substantial reduction of tariffs and other
barriers to trade and to the elimination of discriminatory treat-
ment in international commerce ;
Have through their respective Representatives agreed as
follows:
Part I
Article I
[cf. Article 16 of the Charter and Article I of New York Draft
of Agreement]
General Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
1. With respect to customs duties and charges of any kind
imposed on or in connection with importation or exportation or
imposed on the international transfer of payments for imports or
exports, and with respect to the method of levying such duties
and charges, and with respect to all rules and formalities in
connection with importation and exportation, and with respect to
all matters referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article III, any
advantage, favour, privilege or immunity granted by any
contracting party to any product originating in or destined for any
other country, shall be accorded immediately and unconditionally
to the like product originating in or destined for the territory
of allother contracting parties respectively.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not
require the elimination of any preferences in respect of import
duties or charges which do not exceed the levels provided for in
paragraph 3 of this Article and which fall within the following
descriptions: E/PC/T/189
page 3
(a) preferences in force exclusively between two or more of
the territories listed in Annex A of this Agreement,
subject to the conditions set forth therein;
(b) preferences in force exclusively between two or more
territories which on 1 July 1939 were connected by
common sovereignty or relations of protection or
suzerainty and which are listed in Annexes B, C and D
of this Agreement, subject to the conditions set forth
therein;
(c) preferences in force exclusively between the United
States of America and the Republic of Cuba;
(d) preferences in force exclusively between noighbouring
countries listed in Annexes E and F of this Agreement.
3. The margin of preference on any product in respect
of which a preference is permitted under paragraph 2 of
this Article shall not exceed (a) in respect of any product
described in a Schedule to this Agreement, the margin by
which the scheduled most-favoured-nation rate exceeds the
scheduled preferential rate for such product, or if no
preferential rate is scheduled, the preferential rate for
such product in force on 10 April, 1947, (or, in the case
of a contracting party listed in Annex G of this Agreement,
in force on the date set forth in such Annex in respect of
such contracting party), or (b) in respect of any product
not described in such Schedule, the margin existing on
10 April, 1947, (or, in the case of a contracting party
listed in Annex G of this Agreement, in force on the date
set forth in such Annex in respect of such contracting party). E/PC/T/189
page 4
Article II
[cf. Article 31 of the Charter and Article VIII of New York
Draft of Agreement]
Schedules of Concessions
1. Each contracting party shill accord to the commerce of
the other contracting parties treatment no less favourable than
that provided for in the appropriate Schedule annexed to this
Agreement and hereby made an integral part of Part I thereof.
2. No contracting party shall alter its method of deter-
mining dutiable value or of converting currencies so as to
impair the value of any of the concessions provided for in the
appropriate Schedule annexed to this Agreement.
3. If any contracting party, after the day of signature
of this Agreement, establishes or authorizes, formally or in
fact, an effective monopoly of the importation of any product
for which a maximum rate of duty is provided in the appropriate
Schcdule annexed to this Agreement, the price for such imported
product charged by the monopoly in the home market shall not
exceed the landed cost (before payment of any duty) by more than
such maximum duty; after due allowance for internal taxes,
transportation, distribution und other expenses incident to
purchase, sale or further processing and for a reasonable margin
of profit. For the purpose of applying this margin regard may
be had to average landed costs and selling prices of the monopoly
over recent periods. The monopoly shall, as far as adminis-
tratively practicable, and subject to the other provisions of
this Agreement, import from, the territories of contracting
parties and offer for sale at prices charged within such maximum
margin such quantities of the product as will be sufficient to
satisfy the full domestic demand for the imported product,
account being taken of any rationing to consumers of the imported
and like domestic product which may be in force at that time. E/PC/T/189
Page 5
4. If any contracting party considers that a product is
not receiving from another contracting party the treatment which
the first contracting party believes to have been contemplated by
a concession provided for under paragraph 1 of this Article, it
shall bring the matter directly to the attention of the other
contracting party. If the other contracting party agrees that
the trcatmont contemplated was that claimed by tne first contract-
ïng party, but declares that such treatment cannot be accorded
because a court or other proper authority has ruled that the
product invelved is not legallly classifiable under the tariff
laws of such contracting party so at to permit the treatment
admittedly contemplated at the time of the signature of this
agreement, the two contracting parties, together with any other
contracting parties concerned, shall enter promptly into further
negotiations with a view to a compeusatory adjustment of the
matter.
Part II
Article III
National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation
[cf, Article 18 of the Charter and Article II of New
York Draft of Agreement]
1. The products of any contracting party imported into the
territory of any other contracting party shall be exempt from
internal taxes and other internal charges of any kind in excess
of those applied directly or indirectly to like products of
national origin. Moreover, in cases in which there is no sub-
stantial domestic production of like products of national origin,
no contracting party shall apply new or increased internal taxes
on the products of other contracting parties for the purpose of
affording protection to the production of directly competitive or
substitutable products which are not similarly taxed; existing
internal taxes of this kind shall be subject to negotiations for
their reduction or eliminatio. E/PC/T/189
page 6
2. The products of any contracting party imported into
the territory of any other contracting party shall be accorded
treatment no less favourable than that accorded to like products
of national origin in respect of all laws, regulations and .
requirements affecting their internal sale, offering for sale,
purchase, transportation, distribution, or use. 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.
3. In applying the principles of paragraph 2 of this
Article to internal quantitative regulations relating to the
mixture, processing or use of products in specified amounts
or proportions, the contracting parties shall observe the
following provisions:
(a) no regulations shall be made which, formally
or in effect, require that any specified amount
or proportion of the product in respect of which
such regulations are applied must be supplied from
domestic sources;
(b) no contracting party shall, formally or
in effect, restrict the mixing, processing or
use of a product of which there is no sub-
stantial domestic production with a view to
affording protection to the domestic produc-
tion of a directly competitive or substitutable
product. E/PC/T/189
page 7
4. The provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article shall not
apply to;
(a) aby measure of internal quantitative control in
force in thc territory of any contracting party on
1 July 1939 or 10 April 1947 at the option of that
contracting party, Provided that any such measure
which would bc in conflict with the provisions of
paragraph 3 of this Article shall not be modified to
the detriment of imports and shall be subject to
negetiations for its limitation liberalization or
climination.
[(b) any internal quantitative regulation relating to
cinematograph films and meeting the requirements of
Article III A]
5. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the
procurement by governmental agencies of products purchased for
governmental purposes and not for resale or use in the production
of goods for sale, nor shall they prevent the payment to domestic
producers only of subsidies provided for under Article XV,
including payments to domestic producers derived from the proceeds
of internal taxes or charges and subsidies affected through
governmental purchases of domestic products.
[Article III A ]
[Special Provisions Relating to Cinematograph Films]
(cf. Article 19 of the Charter and Article II, paragraph 4.
of New York Draft of Agreement)
1. If any contracting party establishes or maintains
internal quantitative regulations relating to exposed cinematograph E/PC/T/189
page 8
first, such regulations shall take the form of screen quotas
which shall conform to the following conditions and requirements:
(a) Screen quotas may require the exhibition of
cinematograph films of national origin during a
specified minimum proportion of the total screen
time actually utilized over a specified period of
not less than one year in the commercial exhibition
of all films of whatever origin, and shall be computed
on the basis of screen time per theatre per year or
the equivalent thereof.
(b) With the exception of screen time reserved for
films of national origin under a screen quota, no
screen time,including screen time released by admini-
strative action from minimum time reserved for films
of national origin, shall formally or in effect be
allocated among sources of supply.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph
(b) above, any contracting party may maintain screen
quotas conforming to the conditions of sub-paragraph
(a) which reserve a minimum proportion of screen time
for films of a national origin other than that of the
contracting party imposing such screen quotas;
Provided that no such minimum proportion of screen
time shall be increased above the level in effect on
April 10, 1947.
(d) Screen quotas shall be subject to negotiation for
their limitation, liberalization or elimination.] E/PC/T/189
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Article IV
[cf. Article 32 of the Charter and Article III
of New York Draft of Agreement]
Freedom of transit
1. Goods, (including baggage), and also vessels and other
means of transport, shall be deemed to be in transit across the
territory of a contracting party, when the passage across such
territory with or without trans-shipment, warehousing, breaking
bulk, or chance in the mode of transport, is only a portion of a
complete journey beginning and terminating beyond the frontior
of the contracting party across whose terriotory the traffic passes.
Traffic of this nature is termed in this article traffic in transit".
2. There shall be freedom of transit through the territory if
each contracting party via the routes most convenient for inter-
national transit for traffic in transit to or from the territory
of other contracting parties. No distinction shall be made
which is based on the flag of vessels, the place of origin, depar-
ture, entry, exit or destination, or on any circumstances relating
to the ownership of goods, of vessels or of other means of trans-
port.
3. Any contracting party may require that traffic in transit
through its territory be entered at the proper customs house, but,
except in cases of failure to comply with applicable customs laws
and regulations, such traffic coming from or going to the territory
other contracting parties shall not be subject to any unnecessary
delays or restrictions and shall be exempt from customs duties and
from all transit duties or other charges imposed in respect of
transit, except charges for transportation or those commensurate
with administrative expenses entaileid by transit or with the cost
of services rendered. E/PC/T/189
page 10
4. All charges and regulation imposed by contracting
parties on traffic in transit to or from the territory of other
contracting parties shall be reasonable, having regard to the
conditions of the traffic.
5. With respect to all charges, regulations and formalities
in connection with transit, each contracting party shall accord
to traffic in transit to or from the territory any other contract-
ing party treatement no less favourable than the treatment accorded
to traffic in transit to or from any third country.
6. Each contracting party shall accord to products which
have been in transit through the territory any other contracting
party treatment no less favourable than that which would have
been accorded to such products had they been transported from
their place of origin to their destination without going through
the territory of such other contracting party. Any contract-
ing party shall, however, be free, to maintain its requirements
of direct consignment existing on the day of the signature of
this Agreement, in respect of any goods in regard, to which such
direct consignment is a requisite condition of eligibility for
entry of the goods at proferential rates of duty or has relat-
ion to the contracting party's prescribed method of valuation
for duty purposes.
7. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the
operation of aircraft in transit, but shall apply to air
transit of goods (including baggage). E/PC/T/189
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Article V
[cf. Article 33 and Para. 1 of Article 27 of the Charter and
Article IV of New York Draft of Agreement]
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties
1. No anti-dumping duty shall be levied on any product of
the territory of any contracting party imported into the territory
of any other contracting party in excess of an amount equal to
the mrgin of dumping under which such product is being imported.
For the purposes of this Article, the margin of dumping shall be
understood to mean the amount by which the price of the product
exported from one country to another
(a) is less than the comparable price, in tho ordinary
course of trade, for the like product when destined for
consumption in the exporting country, or,
(b) in the absence of such domestic price, is less than
either
(i) the highest 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.
2. No countervailing duty shall be levied on any product of
the territory of any contracting party imported into the territory
of another contracting party in excess of an amount equal to the
estimated bounty or 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, E/PC/T/189
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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 indirectlyy, upon
the manufacture, production or exportation of any morchandise.
3. No product of the territory of any contracting party
imported into the territory of any other contracting, party
shall be subject to anti-dumping or countervailing duty by
reason of the exemption of such product from duties or taxes
borne by the like product when destined for consumption in
the country of origin or exportation, or by reason of the
refund of such duties or taxes.
4. No product of the territory of any contracting party
imported into the territory of any other contracting party
shall be subject to both anti-dumping and countervailing duties
to compensate for the same situation of dumping or export sub-
sidization.
5. No contracting party shall levy any anti-dumping or
countervailing duty on the importation of any product of the
territory of another contracting party unless it determines
that the effect of the dumping or subsidization, as the case
may be, is such as to cause or threaten material injury to an
established domestic industry, or is such as to prevent or
mateIially retard the establishment of a domestic industry.
The contracting parties acting in their joint capacity as
provided for in Article XXIII (hereinafter referred to as
the Committee) may waive the requirements of this paragraph
so as to permit a contracting party to levy an anti-dumping duty
or countervailing duty on the importation of any product for
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or threatens material injury to an industry in the
territory of another contracting party exporting the
product concerned to the importing contracting party.
6. A system for the stabilization or the domestic price
or of the return to domestic producers of a primary commodity,
indep,i C z*> of the movements of exports#> 4 é
results at times in the sale of the product for export at
a price lower than the comparable price charged for the like
product to buyers in the sha':t;.t. n'L:t jshall be considered
not to result in material injury within the meaning of
paragraph 5 of this Article, if it is determined by con-
sultation among the contracting parties substantially
interested in the product concerned:
(a) that the system has also resulted inthe sale
of the product for export at a price higher than
the comparable price enarged for the like pro-
duct to buyers in the domestic market,
and
(b) that the system is so operated, cither because
of the effective regulation of production or
otherwise, a s not to stimulate exports unduly
or otherwise serioulsly prejudice the interests
of other contracting parties.
7. No measures other than anti-dumping or counter-
vailing dut is shall be applied by any contracting party
in respect of any product of the territory of any other
contracting party for the purpose of offsetting dumping
or subsidization. E/PC/T/189
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Article VI
[cf. Paragraphs 2 to 6 of Article 34 of the Charter
and Article V of New York Draft of Agreement]
Valuation for Customs Purposes
1, The contracting parties recognize the validity of the
general principles of valuation set forth in the following
paragraphs of this Article, and they undertake to give effect
to such principles, in respect of all products subject to
duties or other charges or restrictions on importation and
exportation based upon or regulated in any manner by value, at
the earliest practicable date. Moreover, they shall, upon a
request by another contracting party, review the operation of
any of their laws or regulations relating to value for customs
purposes in the light of these principles. The Committee may
request from contracting parties reports on steps taken by them
in pursuance of the provisions of this Article.
2. (a) The value for customs purposes of imported merchandise
should be based on the actual value of the imported merchandise
on which duty is assessed or of like merchandise, and should
not be based on the value of merchandise of national origin
or on arbitrary or fictitious values.
(b) "Actual value" should be the price at which at a
time and place determined by the legislation of the country of
importation and in the ordinary course of trade, such or like
merchandise is sold or offered for sale under fully
competitive conditions. To the extent to which the price of
such or like merchandise is governed by the quantity in a
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uniformly be related to either (i) comparable quantities, or
(il) quantities not less favourable to importers than those
in which the greater volume of the merchandise is sold in the
trade between the countries of exportation and importation.
(c) When the actual value is not ascertainable in
accordance with sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, the value
for customs purposes should bc basod on the nearest ascertain-
able equivalent of such value
3. The value for customs purposes of any imported product
should not include the amount of any internal tax applicable
within the country of origin or export, from which the imported
product has been exempted or has been or will be relieved by
means of refund.
4. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph,
where it is necessary for the purpose of paragraph 2 for a con-
tracting party to convert into its own currency a price
expressed in the currency of another country, the conversion
rate of exchange to be used shall be based on the par values of
the currencies involved as established pursuant to the
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund or
by special exchange agreements entered into pursuant to
Article XIV of this Agreement.
(b) Where no such par value has been established, the
conversion rate shall reflect effectively the current value
of such currency in commercial transactions.
(c) The Committee, in agreement with the International
Monetary Fund, shall formulate rules governing the conversion
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which multiple rates of exchange are maintained consistently
with the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary
Fund. Any contracting party may apply such rules in respect
of such foreign currencies for the purpose of paragraph 2 of
this Article as an alternative to the use of par values.
Until such rules are adopted by the committee, any contracting
party may employ in respect of any such foreign currency rules
of conversion for the purposes of paragraph 2 of this Article
which are designed to reflect effectively the value of such
foreign currency in commercial transactions.
(d) Nothing in this paragraph shall bc construed to
require any contracting party to alter the method of con-
verting currencies fcr t purposes, which is applicable
in its territory on the day of the signature of this agreement,
if such alteration would have the effect of increasing generally
the amounts of duty payable.
5. The bases and methods for determining the value of
products subject to duties or other charges or restrictions
based upon or regulated in any manner by value should be stable
and should be given sufficient publicity to enable traders to
estimate, with areasonable degree of certainty, the value for
customs purposes. E/PC/T/389.
page 17.
Article VII
[cf. Paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Article 35 of the
Charter and Article VI of New York Draft of Agreement]
Formalities connected with Importation and Exportation
1. The contracting parties recognize that fees and
charges, other than duties imposed by governmental authorities
on or in connexion with importation or exportation should be
linited in amount to the approximate cost of services
rendered and should not represent an indirect protection to
domestic products or a taxation of imports or exports for
fiscal purposes. The contracting parties also recognize
the need for reducin the number and diversity of such fees
and charges, for minimizing the incidence and complexity of
import and export formalities, and for decreasing and
simplifying import and export documentation requirements.
2. The contracting parties shall take action in accordance
with the principles and objectives of paragraph 1 of this
Article at the earliest practicable date. Moreover, they
shall, upon request by another contraction party, review the
operation of any of their laws and regulations in the light
of these principles.
3. No contracting party shall impose substantial penalties
for minor breaches of customs regulations or procedural
requirements. In particular, no penalty in respect of any
omission or mistake in customs documentation which is easily
rectifiable; and obviously made without fraudulent intent
or gross negligence shall be greater than necessary to serve
merly as a warning.
4. The provisions of this Article shall extend to fees,
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authorities in connexion with importL : i'.o YOI{t.L.D r'''1i s:' <+J . 5t;ian
in iu.»in those relationg to:
(a) consular 'r ansactions, such as consular invoices and
( b) quantitative restrictions;
(c) liensing;
(d) exchange control,
(e) statistical services;
(f) documents, documentation and cortifiecation;
(g) analysis and inspection and
(h) quarantine, sanitation and sumigation
Article VIII
[cf'. Paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7 of Article 36 of the Charter]
1. Wheneverr administratively practicable,contracting,
parties should 1< ~Li.t ohiquird required O 3Ii',il' to be affixed
at the time of importation.
2. The laws and regulations of contracting parties
relating to the marking of importt- products shall be such
as to permit compliance without seriously damaging, the
products, or materially reducing their value, or unreasonably
increasing their cost.
3. As a general rule no special duty :Utv o.penalty should
be imposed by any contracting party for failure to comply
with marking requirements prior to importation unless
corrective marking is unreasonably delayed or deceptive maks
have been affixed or the required marking has been intention.-
ally omitted. E/PC/T/189
page 19
4. The contracting parties shall co-operate with each other
with a view to preventing the use of trade names in such manner
as to misrepresent the truck origin of a product, to the
detriment of the distinctive regional or geographical names
of products of a contracting party, which are protected by.
the legislation of such contracting party. Each contracting
party shall accord full and sympathetic consideration to such
requests or representations as may be made by any other
contracting party regarding the application of the undertaking
set forth in the preceding sentence to names of products
which have been communicated to it by the other contracting
party.
Article IX
[cf. Article 37 of the Charter and Article VII of New York
Draft of Agreement ]
Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations
1. Laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative
rulings of general application made effective by any
contracting party, pertaining to the classification or the
valuation of products for customs purposes, or to rates of duty,
taxes or other charges, or to requirements, restrictions or
prohibitions on imports or exports or on the transfer of
payments therefor, or affecting their sale, distribution,
transportation, insurance, warehousing, inspection, exhibition,
processing, mixing or other use, shall be published promptly in
such a manner as to enable governments and traders to become
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or a govermental agency of any contracting party and the
government or governmental agency of any other cuntracting
party affecting international trade policy shall also be
published. This paragraph shall not require any contracting
part: to disclose confidential information which would impede
law enforcement, or otherwise be contrary to the public
interest or would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests
of particular enterprises, public or private
2. No measure of general application taken by any
contracting party effecting an advance in a rate of duty or
other charge on imports under an established and uniform
practice or imposing a new or more burdensome requirement,
restriction or prohibition on imports,or on the transfer of
payments therefor, shall be enforced before such measure has
been officially published.
3, (a) Each contracting party shall administer in a uniform,
impartial and reasonable manner all its laws, regulations,
decisions and rulings of the kind described in paragraph 1
of this Article.
(b) Each contracting party shall maintain, or institute
as soon as practicable, j±;^1.J, bPLr'i l or administrative
tribunals or procedures for the purpose, inter alia, of the
prompt review and connection of administrative action relating
to customs matters. Such i2- atn,} 01' or procedures shall be
independent of the agencies entrnsted with administrative
enforcement and their decisions shall be implemented by and E/PC/T/189
shall govern the practice of such agencies unless an appeal
is lodged with a court or tribunal of superiori jurisdiction
within the time prescribed for appeals to be ledged by importers;
Provided that the central administration of such agency may
take steps to obtain a review of the matter in another
proceeding if there is good causo to believe that the decision
is inconsistent wiith established principles of law or the
actual. facts.
(c) The previsions of sub-paragraph (b) of this
paragraph shall not require the elimination or substilution of
procedures in force in the territory of a contracting party
on the day of the signature of this, Agreement which in fact
provide for an objective impartiial review of administrative
action even though such procedures are not fully or formally
independent of the agencies entrustaed with administrative
enforcement. Any contracting party employing such procedures
shall, upon request , furnish the Committee which full information
thereon in order that the Committee may determine whether such
procedures conform to the requirements of this sub-paragraphy,
and those of subparagraph (b). E/PC/T/189
Page 22.
Article X
General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions
[cf. Article 20 of the Charter and Article IX of New York
Draft of Agreement7
1. No prohibitions or restrictions other than duties, taxes or
other charges, whether made effective through quotas, import or
export licenses or other mensures, shall be instituted or main-
tained by any contracting party on the importation of any product
of' the territory of any other contracting party or on the
exportation or sale for export of any product destined for the
territory of any other contracting party.
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
contracting party;
(b) import and export prohibitions or restrictions
necessary to the application of standards or relations
for the classification, grading or amarketing of commodities
in international trade;
(c) import restrictions on any agricultural or
fisheries product, imported in any form, necessary to
the enforcement of governmental measures which operate:
(i) to restrict the quantities permitted to be
marketed or produced of the like domestic product,
or, if there is no substantial domestic production
of the like product, of a domestic product for which
the imported product can be directly substituted; or E/PC/T/189
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(ii) to remove a temporary surplus of the like domestic
product, or, if there is no substantiall domestic
production of the like product, of a domestic product
for which the imported products can be directly
substituted, by making the surplus available to certain
groups of domestic consumers free of charge or at
prices below the current market level; or
(iii) to restrict the quantities permitted to be
produced of any animal product the production of which
is directly dependent, wholly or mainly, on the imported
commodity, if the domestic production of that commodity
is ralatively negligible.
Any contracting, party applying restrictions on the Importation of
any product pursuant to this sub-paragrapl. shall give public
notice of the total quantity or value of the product permitted to
be imported during a specified future period and of any change in
such quantity or value. Moreover, any restrictions applied under
(i) above shall not be such as will reduce the total of imports
relative to the total of domesticc production, as compared with
the proportion which might reasonably be expected to rule between
the two in the absence of restricctions. In determining this
proportion, the contracting party shall pay due regard to
the proportion prevailing during a previous representatitve
period, and to any special factors which may have affected or
may be affecting the trade in the product concerned,
3. Throughout Articles X, XI, XII and XIII the terms
"import restrictions" or "expert restrictions" include
restrictions made effective through state-trading operations. E/PC/T/189
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Article XI
Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments
[cf. Article 21 of the Charter and Article X of New York
Draft of Agreement7
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article
X, any contracting party in ordcr to safeguard its external
financial position and balance of payments, may restrict the
quantity or value of merchandise permitted to be imported,
subject to the provisions of the following paragraphs of this
Article,
2, (a) No contracting party shall institute, maintain or
intensify import restrictions under this Article except to the
extent necessary
(i) to forestall the imminent thrcat of, or to
stop, a serious decline in its monetary
reserves, or
(ii) in the case of a contracting party with
very low monetary reserves, to achieve a
reasonable rate of increase in its reserves;
due regard being paid in either cause to any
special factors which may be affecting the
contracting party's reserves or need for
reserves, including, where special external
credits or other resources are available to it,
the need to provide for the appropriate use of
such credits or resources.
(b) Contracting parties applying restrictions under sub-
paragraph (a) shall progressively relax them as such conditions
improve, maintaining them only to the extent that the conditions
specified in that sub-paragraph still justify their application.
They shall eliminate the restrictions when conditions would no
longer justify their institution or .maintenance under that
sub-paragraph. E/PC/T/189
Page 25
3. (a) The contracting parties recognize that during the
next, few years all of them will be confronted in varying
degrees with problems of economic adjustment resulting from
the war. During this period the Commiittee shall, when
required to take decisions under this Article or under
Article XIII, take full account of the difficulties of pest-
war adjustment and of the need which a contracting party may
have to use import restrictions as a step towards the
restoration of equilibrium in its balance of payments on a sound
and lasting basis.
(b) The contracting parties recognize that, as a
result of domestic policies directed toward the achievement and
maintenance of full and productive employment and large and
steadily growing demand or toward the reconstruction or
development of industrial and other economic resources and the
raising of standard of productivity, such a contracting party
;aay exporience a high level of demand for imports. Accordingly,
(i) notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2
of this Article no contracting party shall be
required to withdraw or modify restrictions on
the ground that a change in such policies would
render unnecessary the restrictions which it is
applying under this Article.
(ii) any contracting party applying import restrictions
under this Article may determine the incidence of
the restrictions on imports of different products
or classes of products in such a way as to give
priority to the importation of those products
which are more essential in the light of such
policies. E/PC/T/189
page 26
(c) Contracting parties undertake, in carrying out their
domestic policies:
(i) to pay (due regard to the need for restoring
equilibrium in their balance of payments on a
sound and lasting basis and to the desirability
of assuring an economic employment of productive
resources;
(ii) not to apply restrictions so as to prevent
unreasonably the importation of any description
of goods in minimum commercial quantities, the
exclusion of which would impair regular channels
of trade, or restrictions which would prevent
the importation of commercial samples, or prevent
compliance with patent, trademark, copyright, or
similar procedures; and
(iii) to apply restrictions under this Article in such
a way as to avoid unnecessary damageto the
commercial or economic interests of any other
contracting party.
4. (a) Any contracting party wh ch is not. applying
restrictions under this 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 Committee as to
the nature of its balance of payments difficuIties, alternative
corrective measures which may be available, and the possible
effect of such measures on the economies of other contracting
parties. No contracting, party shall be required in the course
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the choice or timing of any particular measure which it may
ultimately determine to adopt.
(b) The Comrnittee may at any time invite any contracting
party which is applying import restrictions under this Article
to enter into such consultations; with it, and shall invite any
contracting party substantially intensifying such restrictions
to consult within thirty days. A contracting party thus
invited shall partisipate in such discussions. The Committee
may invite any other contracting party to take part in these
discussions. Not later than two years from the day on which
this Agreement enters into force, the Committee shall review all
restrictions existing on that day and still applied under this
Article at the time of the review.
(c) Any contracting party may consult with the Committee
with a view to obtaining the prior approval of the Committee
for restrictions which the contracting party proposes, under
this Articlu, to maintain, intensify or institute, or for tho
maintenance, intensification or institution of restrictions
under specified future conditions. As a result of such
consultations, the Committee may approve in advance the
maintenance, intensification or institution of restrictions by
the contracting party 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 requirements of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph shall be
deemed to have been fulfilled, and the action of the contracting
party applying the restrictions shall not be open to challenge
under sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph on the ground that such
action is inconsisterit with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this
Article.
(d) Any contracting party which considers that another E/PC/T/189
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contracting party is applying restrictions under this Article
inconsistently with paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article or with
Article XII (subject t) the previsions of Article XIII), may bring
the matter for discussion to the Committee; and the contracting
party applying the restrictions shall participate in the
discussion. The Committee, if it is satisfied that there is a
prima facie case tht the trade of the contracting party
initiating the procedure is adversely affected, shall submit Its
views to the parties with the aim of achieving, a settlement of the
matter in question which is satisfactory to tho parties and to the
Committee. If no such settlement is reached and if the Committee
determines that the restrictions are being applied inconsistently
with paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article or with Article XII
(subject to the provisions of Article XIII), the Committee shall
recommend the withdrawal, or modification of the restrictions.
If the restrictions are not withdrawn or modified in accordance
with the recommendation of the Committee within sixty days, the
Committee may release any contracting party from specified
obligations under this Agreement, towards the contracting, party
applying the restructions.
(c)- It is recognized that premature disclosure of the
prospective applicaton, withdrawal or modification of any
restriction under this Article might stimulate speculative trade
and financial movements which would tend to defeat the purposes
of this Article. Accordingly, the Committee shall make provision
for the observance of the utmost secrecy in the conduct of any
consultation.
5. If there is a persistent and widespread application of
import restrictions under this Article, indicating the existence
of a general disequilibrium which is restricting, international
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whether-other measures might be taken, either by those contracting
parties whose balances of payments are under pressure of by those
contracting parties whose balances of payrnents are tending to be
exceptionally favourable, or by any appropriate inter-governmental
organization, to remove the underlying causes of the dïisequilibrium.
On the invitation of the Committee, contracting, parties shall
participate in such discussions.
Article XII
Non-discriminatory Administration of Quanttative
Restrictions
[cf. Article 22 of the Charter and Article XI
of New York Draft of Agreement]
1. No prohibition or restriction shall be applied by any
contracting party on the importation of any product of the
territory of any other contracting party or on the exportation of
any product destined for the territory of any other contracting
party, unless the importation of the like product of all third
countres or the exportation of the like product to all third
countries is similarly prohibited or restricted.
2. In applying import restrictions to any product, contracting
parties shall aim at a distribution of trade in such product
approaching as closely as possible to the the shares which the various
contracting parties might be expected to obtain in the absence of
such restrictions, and to this end shall observe the following
provisions:
(a) wherever practicable, quotas representing the total amount
of permitted imports (whether allocated among supplying
countries or not), shall be fixed, and notice given of their
amount in accordance with paragraph 3 (b) of this Article;
(b) in cases in which quotas are not practicable, the
restrictions may be applied by means of import licenses or
permits without a quota;
(c) contracting parties shall not, except for purposes of
operating quotas allocated in accordance with sub-paragraph.
(d) of this paragraph, require that import licenses or permits
be utilized for the importation of the product concerned from
a particular country or source; E/P/T/159
page 30
(di) in cases in which a quota is allocated among
supplying countries, the contracting parties applying
the, restrictions may seek agreement with respect to
the allocation of shares in the quota, with all other
contracting parties having a substantial interest in
supplying the product concerned. In cases in which
this methods is not reasonably practicable the
contracting, party concerned shall allot to contracting
parties having a substantial intestest in supplying the
product, shares based upon thc proportions supplied
by such contracting parties during a previous
of imports of the procduct, due account being taken of
any special factors which may have affected or may be
affecting the trade in the product. No conditions or
formalities shall be imposed which would prevent any
contracting party 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 prescribe period to which the quota rnay
relate.
3. (a) In cases in which import licences are issued in
connection with import restrictions, the contracting party
applying the restriction shall provide, upon the request of any
contracting party having, an interest in that trade in the product
concerned, all relevant information concerning the administration
of the restriction, the mport licenses granted over a recent
period and the distribution of such liconses among supplying
countries; Provided that there shall be no obligation to supply
information as to the names of importing or supplying
enterprises..
(b) In the case of import restrictIons involving the fixirig
of quotas the contracting party applying the restrictions shall
give public notice of the total quantity or value of the product
or products which wiill be permitted to be imported during a
specified future period and of any change in such quantity or
value. Any supplies of the product in question which were on
route a the time at which public notice was given shall not be
excluded from entry; Provided that they may be counted, so far
as practicable, against the quantity permitted to be imported in
the period in question, and also, where necessary, against the E/PC/T/159
page 31
quantities permitted to be inported in the next following pcriod
or periods, and Provided further that if any contracting party
customarily exempts from such restrictions products, entered for
consumption or withdrawn from ware house for consumption during
a period of thirty days after the day of such public notice,
such practice shall be considered full compliance with this
sub-paragraph.
(c) In the case of quotas allocated among supplying countries
the contracting party applying the estrictions shall promptly
inform all other contracting parties having an interest in
supplying the product concerned of the snares in the quota
currently allocated, by quantity of value, to the various
supplying coutries and shall give public notice thereof.
4. With regard to restructions applied in accordance with
paragraph 2(d) of this Article or under paragraph 2(c) of Article
X, the selection of a representative period for any product and
the appraisal of any special factors affecting the trade in the
product shall be made initially by the contracting party
applying the restriction; Provided that such contracting party
shall upon the request of any other contracting party having a
substantial interest in supplying that product or upon the
request of the Committee, consult promptly with the other
contracting party or the Committee regarding the need for an
adjustment of the proportion determined or of the base period
selected or for the re-appraisal of the special factors involved,
or for the elimination of conditions, formalities or any other
provisions established unilaterally upon the allocation of an
adequate quota or its unrestricted utilization.
5. The provisions of this Article shall apply to any tariff
quota instituted or maintained by any contracting party and,
insofar as applicable, the principles of this Article shall also
extend to export restrictions and to any internal regulation or
requirements under paragraph 2 of Article III E/PC/T/ 189
page 32.
Article XIII
Exceptions to the Rule of Non-discrimination
[cf, Article 23 of the Charter and Article
XlI of New York Draft of Agreement]
1. (a) The contracting parties recognize that when a substantial
and widespread disequilibrium prevails in international trade and
payments a contracting party applying restrictions under Article XI
may be able to increase its imports from certain sources without
unduly depleting its monetary reserves, if permitted to depart front
the provisions of Article XII. The contracting parties also
recognize the need for close limitation of such d-partures so as
not to handicap achievement multilateral international trade.
(b) Accordingly, when a substantial and widespread
disequilibrium prevails in international trade and payments
a contracting party applying import restrictions under Article XI
may relax such restrictions in a manner which departs from the
provisions of Article XII to the extent necessary to obtain
additional imports above the maximum total of imports which it could
afford in the light of the requirements of paragraph 2 of Article XI
if its restrictions were fully consistent with Article XII, provided
that
(i) levels of delivered prices for products so imported are
not established substantially higher than those ruling
for comparable goods regularly available from other
contracting parties, and that any excess of such price
levels for products so imported is progressively reduced
over a reasonable period;
(ii) the contracting party taking such action does not do so
as part of any arrangement by which the gold or
convertible currency which the contracting party E/PC/T/189
(ii ) ( contd.)
currently receives directly or indirectly from its
exports to other contracting parties net party to the
arrangement is appreciably reduced below the love it
could otherwise have reasonably extended to attain;
(iii) such setion does not cause unnecessary daamage to the
commercial or ecpmp,oc omterests of any other
(c) Any contracting party taking action under this paragraph
shall observe the principles of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph.
A contracting party shall desist from transactions which prove to
be inconsistent with that sub-paragraph but the contracting party
shall not be required to satisfy itself, when it is not practicable
to do so, that the requirements of that sub-paragraph are fulfilled
in respect of individual transactions.
(d) Contracting parties undertake in framing and carrying out
any programmes for additional imports under this paragraph to pay due
regard to the need to facilitate the termination of any exchange
arrangements which deviate from the obligations of Sections 2, 3 and
4 of Article III of the Articles of Agreement of the International
Monetary Fund and to the need to restore equilibrium in their
balances of payments on a sound and lasting basis..
2. Ariy contracting party taking action under paragraph 1 of
this Article shall keep the Committee regularly informed regarding
such action and shall provide such available relevant information as
the Committee may request.
3. (a) Not later than 1st March, 1952 (five years after the date
on which the International Monetary Fund began operations) and in EI pC/,,/18gÈC
page 34.
each year thereafter, any contracting party maintaining or
proposing to institute action under paragraph 1 of this article
shall seek the approval of the Committee, which shall thereupon
determine whether the circumstances of the contracting party justify
the maintenance or institution of action by it under paragraph 1of
this Article. After 1 March 1952 no contracting party shall main-
tain or institute such action without determination by the Committee
that the contracting party'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 contracting party
shall be subject to any limitations which the Commiittee may prescribe
for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of
paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that the Committee shall not
require that prior approval be obtained for individual transactions.
(b) lf it any time the Committee finds that import
restrictions are being applied by a contracting party in a discrim-
inatory manner consistent with the exceptions provided for under
paragraph 1 of this Article, the contracting party shall, within
sixty days, remove the discrimination or modify it as specified by
the Committee; Provided that any act on under paragraph 1 of this
Article, to the extent that it has been approved by the Committee
under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph or to the extent that it
has been approved by the Committee at the request of a contracting
party under a procedure analogous to that of paragraph 4(c) of
Article XI, shall not be open to challenge under this sub-paragraph
or under paragraph 4(d) of Article XI on the ground that it is
inconsistent with Article XII. E/PC/T/189
E/PC/T/189 Page 35.
(c) Not later than March 1, 1950, and in each year
thereafter so long as any contracting parties are taking action
under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Committee shall report on
the action still taken by contracting parties under that
paragraph. On or about March 1, 1952, and in each year thereafter
so long, as any contracting parties are taking action under
paragraph 1 of this Article, and at such times thereafter as the
Cormmittee may decide, the Commiittee shall review the question of
whether there then exists such a substantial and widespread
disequilibrium in international trade and payments as to justify
resort to paragraph 1 of this Article by contracting parties.
If it appears at any date prior to March 1, 1952, that there has
been a substantial and general improvement in international trade
and payments, the Committee may review the situation at that
date. If, as a result of any such review, the Committee
determines that no such disequilibrium exists, the provisions of
paragraph 1 of this Article shall be suspended, and all actions
authorized thereunder shall cease six months after such
determination.
4. The provisions of Article XII shall not preclude restrictions
in accordance with Article XI which either
(a) are applied against imports from other countries,
but not as among themselves, by a group of
territories having a common quota in the
International Monetary Fund on condition that such
restrictions are in all other respects consistent
with Article XII, or
(b) assist, in the period until 31 December 1951,
by measures not involving substantial departure
from the provisions of Article XII, another
country whose economy has been disrupted by war. E/PC/T/189
Page 36.
5. The provisions of this Agreement shall not preclude:
(a) restrictions with equivalent effect to exchange
restrictions authorized under Section 3(b) of
Article VII of the Articles of Agreement of the
International Monetary Fund; or
(b) restrictions under the preferential arrangements
provided for in Annex A of this Agreement, subject
to the conditions set forth therein.
Article XIV
Exchange Arrangements
[cf. Article 24 of the Charter and Article XIII
of New York Draft of agreement]
1. The Committee shall seek co-operation with the International
Monetary Fund to the end that the Committee and the Fund may pursue
a co-ordinated policy with regard to exchange questions within the
jurisdiction of the Fund and questions of quantitative restrictions
and other trade measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee.
2. In all cases in which the Committee is called upon to consider
or deal with problems concerning monetary reserves, balance of
payments or foreign exchange arrangements, the Committee shall
consult fully with the International Monetary Fund. In such
consultation, the Committee 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 to whether action by a contracting party in exchange matters is
in accordance with the Articles of Agreement of the International
Monetary Fund, or with the terms of a special exchange agreement
between that contracting party and the Committee. The Committee,
in reaching its final decision in cases involving the criteria set
forth in paragraph 2(a) of Article XI shall accept the determination of thl In ;;Crru t 2.e!1icIc t: v ; 1 a . l s *;.,1; c c .v1 :- 1L!LUz a SCidous
(lecli.inc in i th oLt c- U i pr : r-y ;!C :coi, L.-' :..'1.: ;, !J lnw
luvel of its !:lta'l r.::ls '-; : t:', » iW ) 'w:x, c' 1('`''Da3c.in
l ts iInlc t;.ta:b; o:;ù:/.M:^ r.nXi.I o.>5 tI . ::e,.w.'. ' :.sct)htz J )thOr
lilattc. lil LÛ'2 ,znv , cï.m3.' ' Lonol 2 ,1 JUC, C.Z:C
3 ~, Thce t-,t'lni. .;-to z;l'n.SL .~ :5tgrcc;.i',:a3nt?l VX;LCJ ch r. .:trut"<l;ona1
I:contry4fi:l)+ ? LTXici r';,,a.:b. rj, r p' *o-, tinC ( , ' t-z (t L; t.'.J. ; l i on ':?l.Cr
paralgri1pli ? *f i : rL :J.
'r ,'l~u.; È ,«:1;, i,.-Lf'i ',~ r, . Ll no l". s`;, 1t'u. s -:.C)! ';St 1l; z(?
th;e intent of , pc'i onW e th.!.. A :ec i - b"'-t.',nCd
aectiOn , tÂlé ilito? t Lif th.1- piOV....S cf o xi_ .'..-: a 037 Agr orn2et
of thoe ItctA ç5 M. I'h.'t 'À" e
5.if t;. 'C~C- c!01tQGPSSt1, Si Ù-.1*, 2 ;Ul11X D::A), ;],C;C1uO
aro il. Ll~~~~~~iu.IY.
5 te' ft th ti:ltJ; prov.nc s .. t mly, -, e t *-; taavitc
aa b o f1 |A.; i.L; 1 :',;1.c b; wl9J ,.C u ' ! c * ! ;: ,i_; ) ; 1 y ;n'.; i r ,J. :. Ix'C O I m .: .i tc t
M'lonctai', iran., .
6G. Ar-y c'o..c ; P.rt ;- C. inr a rnmrQcr or tSi
by thel C onrC..tcc , f ILc cl)r il! tulat w-i f Lh 1o "L4t7;! 1O:i2
Montai 'Ly bÙI c b(cci ec 7n mcrcs' t-hh. I'arCi r.; n thci'iat enter
ïnto -a s-noctil;*- o::el :-gc! ' :n.2i. ,1;; th:?,. o i:iU oo.
colt-r"cftlrl£ - '.I:lz ccL1cc ' cc,' b- a riLbe'ib tt.e I.ntornatîor.l
Notarj, ULI.: :1 silal]. -tL- L entDr : Ji;fo a socc '.! O;'ng
agreoml.a.-rv 'SwiL;h t'io :,on-r:iiLt'ov . iy' auc: ..L Cclh:go ag8'oer.>nt
ent o-cd iîit- bz-; c it j.- t` 1 r >aty t;Jo.. ',hi.s pnr'- 71;rn shall
theracpo u p o n b c cwe ï .: L oi` obhirai;.o.e :s îldici i E/PC/T/189
page 38
7. (a) A special exchange agreement between a contracting party
and the Committee under paragraph 6 or thios Article shall
provide to the satisfaction of the Committee that the obiectives
of this Agreement will not be frustrated as a result of action
in exchange matters by the contracting party in question..
(D) The terms of any such agreed at shall not impose
obligations on the contracting party in exchange matters
generally more restrictive than those imposed by the Articles of
Agreement of the International Monetary Fund on members of the
Fund.
8. A contracting party which is not a member of the Inter-
national Monetary Fund shall furnish such information within the
general scope of Section 5 of Article VIII of the articles of
Agreement of the International Monetary Fund,. as the Committee
may require in order to carry out its functions under this
Agreement.
9. Subject to paragraph 4 of this Article, nothing in this
Agreement shall preclude :
(a) the use by a contracting party of exchange controls
or exchange restrictions in accordance with the
Articles.of Agreement of the International Monetary
Fund or with that contracting party's s[ecoa; exchange
agreement with the Committee, or
(b) the use by a contracting party of restrictions or
controls on imports or exports, the sole effect of
which, additional to the effects permitted under this
Agreements is to make effective such exchange controls
or exchange restrictions. E/PC/T/189
page 39
Article XV
Subsidies
[of, Article 25 of the Charter and Article XIV of
New York Draft of Agreement]
If any contracting party grants or, maintains any subsidy,
including any form of income or price support, which operates
dïrectly or indirectly to increase experts of any product from,
or to react imports of any product into, its territory, the
contracting party shall notify the Committee in writing of the
extent and nature of the subsidization, of the estimated affect
of the subsidization on the quantity of the affected product or
products imported into or exported from the territory of the
contracting party and of the circumstances making the subsidization
necessary. In any case in which it is determined that serious
prejudice to the interest of any other contracting party is caused
or threatened by any such subsidization, the contracting party
granting the subsidy shall, upon request, discuss with the other
contracting party or parties concerned, or with the Committee the
possibility of limiting the subsidization.
Article XVI
Non-discriminatory Treatment on the part of
State-Trading Enterprises
[cf. Article 30 of the Charter and Article XV
of New York Draft of Agreement]
1. (a) Each contracting party undertakes that if it estab-
lishes or maintains a state enterprise, wherever located, or
grants to any enterprise, formally or ineffect, exclusive or
special privileges, such enterprise shall, in its purchases or
sales involving either imports or exports, act in a manner con-
sistent with the general principles of non-discriminatory treat-
ment applied in this Agreement to governmental measures affecting E/PC/T/189
page 40
imports or exports by private traders.
(b) The provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph
shall be understood to require that such enterprises shall,
having due regard to the other provisions of this Agreement, make
any such purchases or sales solely in accordance with commercial
considerations, including price, quality, availability, market-
ability, transportation and other conditions of purchase or sale,
and shall afford the enterprises of the other contracting parties
adequate opportunity in accordance with customary business
practice, to compete for participation in such purchases or sales.
(c) No contracting party shall prevent any enterprise
(whether or not an enterprise described in sub-paragraph (a)
of this paragraph) under is jurisdiction from acting in accord-
ance with the principles of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
paragraph .
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not
apply to imports of products for immediate or ultimate consumption
in governmental use and not otherwise for re-sale or for use in
the production of goods for sale. With respect to such imports,
the contracting parties shall accord to the trade of the other
contractirig parties fair and equitable treatment.
Article XVII
Adjustments in Connection with Economic Development
[cf. Article 13 of the Charter and Article XVII of New York
Draft Agreement.]
1. The contracting parties recognize that special governmental
assistance may be required to promote the establishment; develop-
ment or reconstruction of particular industries, or particular
branches of agriculture, and that in appropriate circumstances E/PC/T/ 189
Page 41
the grant of such assistance in the form of protective measures
is justified. At the same time they recognize that an unwise
use of such measures would impose undue burdens on their own
economies, unwarranted restrictions on international trade
and might increase unnecessarily the diffïculties of adjust-
ment for the economic of other countries.
2. (a) If a contracting party in the interest of its
programme of economic development or reconstruction considers
it desirable to adapt any non-discriminatory measure which
would conflict with any provision of this Agreement or with
any obligation which the contracting party has assumed through
negotiations with any other contracting party or parties
pursuant to this Agreement, such applicant contracting party
shall so notify the Committee and shall transmit to the
Committee a written statement of the considerations in support
of the adoption of the proposod measure.
(b) The Committee shall promptly transmit such state-
ment to all other contracting parties and any contracting
party which considers that its trade would be substantially
affected by the proposed measure shall transmit its views to
the Committee within such period as shall be prescribed by
the Committee.
(c) The Committee shall then promptly examine the
proposed measure to determine whether it concurs in it, with
or without modification, and shall in its examination have
regard to the provisions of this Agreement, to the considera-
tiens presented by the applicant contracting party and its
stage of economic development or reconstruction, to the views E/PC/T/189
Page 42
presented by contratcting parties who may be substantially
affected, and to the effect which the proposed measured, with
or without modification, is likely to have on international
trade.
3. (a) If as a resuit of its examination pursuant to
paragraph 2(c) of this Article the Commiittee concurs in
principle in any proposed measure, with or without modifica-
tion, which would be inconsistent with any obligation that
the applicant contracting, party has assumed through negotia-
tions with any other contracting party or parties pursuant
to this Agreement or which would tend to nullify or impair
the benefit to such other contracting party or parties of
any such obligation, the Committee shall sponsor and assist
in negotiations beetween the applicant contracting party and
the other contracting party or parties which would be
substantially affected witha view to obtaining substantial
agreement. The Committee shall establish and communicate
to the contracting parties concerned a time schedule for
such negotiations.
(b) Contracting parties shall commence the negotiations
provided for in sub-paragraph (a) o7 this paragraph within
such period as the Committee may prescribe and shall there-
after, unless the Committee decides otherwise, proceed
continuously with such negotiations with a view to reaching
substantial agreement in a ccordance with the time schedule
laid down by the Committee.
(c) Upon substantial agreement being rcached, the
Committee may release the applicant contracting party from
the obligation reforred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this
paragraph or from any other relevant obligation under this
Agreement, subject to such limitations as may have been
agreed upon in the negotiations between the contracting
parties concerned. E/PC/T/189
Page 43
4. (a) if, as a result of its examination pursuant to paragraph
2(c) of this Article, the Commiittee concurs in any proposed measure,
with or without modification, other than those provided for in
paragraph 3(a) of this Article, which would be inconsiatent with
any provision of this Agreement, the Committee may release the
applicant contracting party from any obligation under such pro-
vision, subject to such limitations as the Committee may impose.
(b) If, having regard to the provisions of paragraph 2(c),
it is established in the course of such examination that such
measure is unlikely to be more restrictive of international trade
than any other practicable and reasonable measure permitted under
this Agreement which could be imposed without undue difficulty
and that it is the one most suitable for the purpos having
regard to the economics of the industry or the branch of agri-
culture concerned and to the current economic condition of the
applicant contracting party, the Committee shall concur in such
measure and grant such release as may be required to make such
measure effective.
(c) If in anticipation of the concurrence of the Committee
in the adoption of a measure concerning which notice has been
given under paragraph 2 of this Article, other than a measure
provided for in paragraph 3(a) of this Article , there should be
an increase or threatened increase in the importations of the
product or products concerned, including products which can be
directly substituted therefor, so substintial as to jeopardize
the plans of the applicant contracting party for the establishment,
development or reconstruction of the industry or industries E/PC/T/189
Page 44
concerned, or branches of agriculture concerned, and if no
preventive measures consistent with this Agreement can be found
which seem likely to prove effective, that applicant contractin-
party may, after informing, and when practicable consulting with,
the Committee, adopt such other measures as the situation may
require pending a determination by the Committee; Provided
that such measures do not reduce imports below the level obtaining
in the most recent representative period preceding the date on
which the contracting party's original notification was made
under paragragh 2 of this Article.
5. (a) In the case of measures referred to in paragraph 3
of this Article, the Committee shall, at the earliest opportunity
but ordinarily within fifteen days after receipt of the statement
referred to in paragraph 2(a) of this Article, advise the
applicant contracting party of the date by which the Committee
will notify it wether or not it ,cncurs in principle in the
proposed measure, with or without modification.
(b) In the case of measures referred to in paragraph 4
of this Article, the Committee shall, as provided for in
paragraph 5(a), advise the applicant contracting party of the
date by which it will notify it whether or not it is released
from such obligation or obligations as may be relevant;
Provided that, if the applicant contracting party does not receive
a final reply by the date set by the Committee, it may, after
communicating with the Committee, institute the proposed measure
after the expiration of a further thirty days from such date. .,/PC/'1/18S
pa;7 o
Att'Ti,7.?3 XVIII
Lincrncy Acticri on Imnorrs of Particuier Prnodlcts
É c:'. Article Lio cf' the Chartcr cnd Articlo XVIII of Now
Yorçk Drcr cf`; I Agroc;oment_/
(n) If, as a result oi f' rse mn U='.olomments and of the
effect of the obliiationzs incurred. by a ccntractirng part y or rur--
suant to this Ar crt : rculiinvg tlarift' coricessions, ariy product
is baing inportoc ,ltO the torritc*ry of thar; ctr txg party in
such incrY asod ca.lti Gios .d i nclr such conlLt.ions as to C:sot vr
thr~.Qt:e.n s er1oul i - LU ta omD:. tic oroduc : iLi Wt; territory of
liko or directly cop:ttivf products , the cointr-ctiiig party shall
be frcz, ir rs Oec.- of such ar1du:lUCI: bo thFt ectunt and for such
tirne as may b_- necessary to provcnt cr ra .cody zuch injury, to sus-
pend th-, clDli~;at;i.or in wholi or in Y)art or to laithdraw or modify
the c nctlC ion.
(b) If' eny product, vinich is the subject of n concession
wïth respect to a prrferecncc, i3 boin% imported into the territory
of a contractin, party in tho circumstancos set forth in sub-para-
graph (a) of tilis saro :aph, 5o as to causcli or threaten serious
inJury to doiistic prod.uc;rs of liko or directly competitive pro-
ducts in the territory of a con(rr,,ctin-, party which receivos or
rc&exvod such preference, tho irmportin- contractinZ party shall bc
fred if that other corntractin, party so requests, to suspend thl
raelvant obligation in whol or in part Or' to w:. thdr-v; or modîfy
the concession in respect OL te4h jproducu, c s, thc extent and for such
tiro as m.ay be nteessary to pravenrt or remedy such iiijury.
2. Before any contracting party S .aL tako action pursuant to tho
provisions of paragraph 1 of thLhS Article, it shall "ivc notice in
writinZ to tho ComnLttet as far in ,advance as riay bc practicable
and. sha1 afford th_ Conmitze anfl thosç-o cori-itrocting parties h<nving
a substantinl inucrost as oe.forters cf tho procluct concerned an
opportunity te consult wi';h it i n respect of thc proposed action. E/PC/T/l8'
page 4 6.
When such notice is given in relation to a concession with respect
to a preference, the notice shall name the contracting party which
has requested the action. In critical circumstances, where delay
would cause damgo which it would be difficult to repair, such
action nay be taken provisionally Without prior consultation, on
the conditi.on that consultation shall be effected immediately after
taking such action.
3. (a) If afrewment among the interested contracting parties
with respect to the action is net reached, the contracting party
which proposes to take or continue tho action shall, nevertheless,
be free to do so, and if such action is takenor continued , the
affected contracting party shall then be from, not later than ninety
days after such action is taken, to suspend, upon tho expiration of
thirty days from tho day on which written notice of such suspension
is received by the Committee, the application to the trade of the
contracting party taking such action, or, in the case envisaged in
paragraph 1(b) of this Articleto the trade of the contracting party
requesting such action, of such substantially equivalent obligations
or concessions under this Agreement the suspension of which the
Committee does not disapprove.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of
this paragraph, where action is taken under paragraph 2 of this
Article without prior consultation and causes or thrwatwns serious
injury in the territory of a contracting party to the domestic
producors of products affected by the action, that contracting
party shall, where delay would cause damage difficult te repair, be
froc to suspend, upon the taking of the action and throughout the
period of consultation, such obligations or concessions as ray bc
necessary to prevent or remedy the injury. E/PC/T/189
Pae 47
Article X1X
General Exceptions
£-ef. Articles 43 and 94 of the Chartur and Article XX
of New York Draft of Agreement_/
1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
(a) to require any contracting party to furnish an.y
information the disclosure of which it considers
contrary to its essential security interests, or
(b) to prevent any contracting party from taking any
action which it considers necessary for the
protection of its essential security interests.
(i) relating to fissionable materials or
tho materials frora which they arc derived;
(ii) relating to the traffic in arms, ammunition
and implements of war and to such traffic
in other goods and materials as is .carried
on directly or indirectly for the purpose
of supplying a military establishment;
(iiï) taken in tiine of war or other emergency in
international relations or
(c) to prevent any contracting party f rom taking any
action in pursuance of its obligations under the
United Nations Charter for the maintenance of
international pace and security.
II. Subject to thé requirement that such measures are not
applied in a manner which would constitute a means cf arbitrary
or unjustifiable discrimination between countries whore the
samio conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction cn inter-
national trade, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
to prevent the adoption or enforcement by any contracting
party of measures: E/PC/T/189
page 48.
1) (a) necessary to protect public morals;
(b) necessary to protect hunan, animal or plant life
or health;
(c) relating to the importation or exportation of gold
or silver;
(d) necessary to secure complianc with laws or regulations
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement, including those relating to customs
enforcemeent, the enforcement of monopolies operated under
Articles II and XVI of this Agr'eement, the protection
of patents, trade marks and copyrights, anid the
prevention of deceptive practices;
( ) relating to the products of prison labour;
(f) imposed for thc protection of national treasures
of artistic, historic or archaeological value;
(z) relating to th" conservation of exhaustible natural
resources if such measures are made effective in
conjunction with restrictions on domestic production
or consumption;
(h) undertaken in pursuance of obligations under intcr-
governmental commodity agreements, conforming to the
principles approved by the Economic and Social Council
of the Unitod Nations in its Resolution of March 28,
1947, establishing an Interim Coordinating Committee for
International Cor.odity Arrangments; or
(i) involving restrictions on exports of domestic
materials necessary to assure essential quantities of
such meterials to a domestic processing industry during
periods when the domestic price of such materials is
held below the world price as part of a governmental
stabilization plan; Provided that such restrictions
shall not operate te increase the exports of or the E/PC/T/18 9
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protection afforded to such domestic industry, and shall
not depart, from the provisions oa this Agreement relating
to non-discririina tion.
(2) (a) Essential to th, acquisition or distribution of
products in general or local short supply; Provided that
any such measures shall be consistEnt with any multilateral
arrangements directed to an equitable international
distribution of such products or, in the absenco of such
arrangements, with the principle that ail contracting
parties arc entitled to an equitabla share oa the inter-
national supply of such products;
(b) essential to the control of prices by a contracting
party undergoing shortages subsequent to the war; or
(c) essential to tho orderly liquidation of te:jporary
surpluses of stocks owncd or controlled by the government
of any contracting party or of industries developed in
the territory of any contracting , party owing to the
exigencies of the war which it would bo uneconomic to
maintain in normal conditions; Providod that such measures
shall not be instituted by any contracting party except
ofter consultation with other interested contracting parties
with a view to appropriate international action.
Measures instituted or maintained under Paragraph (2) of
Part II of this Article which arc inconsistent with the other
provisions of this Agreement shall be removed as soon as the
conditions giving rise to them have ceased, and ïn any event not
later than 1 January 1951; Provided that this period may, with
the concurrence of tho Committee, be extended in respect of the
application oa' any particular measure to any particular product
by any particular contracting party for such further periods as
the Committee .may specify. E/PC/T/189
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Article XX
Consultation
[cf, Article 41 of the Charter and Paragraph 1
of Article XIX of Nevw York Draft of Agreement,/
Each contracting party shall accord sympathetic
consideration tc, and shal l afford adequate opportunity for
consultation regarding. such representations as may be made
by any other contracting, party with respect to the operation
of customs regulations and forrmalities, anti-dumping and
countervailing duties, quantitative and exchange regulations,
subsidies, state-trading operations, Sanitary laws and
regulations for the protection of human, animal or plant life
or health, and generally all matters affecting the operation of
this Agreement,
Article XXX)
Nullification or Impairment
/cf. Articles 89 and 90 of the Charter and Paragraph 2
of Article XIX Of New York'Draft of Agreement/
If any contracting party should consider that any
benefit accruing te 't dir:ct.Lv or Jndirectly under this
Agreement or its accompanying Protocol is being nullified or
impaired or any objective of the Agreement is boing impeded
as the result of (i) the failure of ano ther contracting party
to carry out its obligations under this Agreement or the
accompanying Protocol, or (ii) the application by another
contracting party of any measure, whether or not it
conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement; or (iii)
the existence of any other situation, the contracting party
rnay, with a view to the satisfactory adjustme nt of the matter,
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contracting party.or parties whïch it considers to be concerned.
Any contracting party thus approached shall give sympathetic
consideration to the representations or proposals made to it.
If no satisfactory adjustment is effected between the
contracting parties concerned within a reasonable time, or
if the difficulty is of the type described in (iii) abov ,
the matter may be referred to the Committee. The Committee
shall promptly investigate any matter so referred to it and
make appropriate recommendations to the contracting parties
which it considers to be concerned or give a ruling on
the matter, as appropriate.. The Committea may consult with
contracting parties, with the Economic and Social Council
of the United Nations and with any appropriate inter-governmental
organizations in cases where it considers such consultation
necessary. If the Committeo considers that the circumstances
are serious enough to justify such action, it may authorize a
contractin,, party or parties to suspend the application to
such other contracting party or parties of such obligations
or concessions under this Agreement as the Committee determines
to bc appropriate in the circumstances. If the application
to any contracting party of any obligation or concession is
in fact suspended, that contrLcting party shall then be free,
not later than sixty days after such action is taken, to
advise the Cornmittee in writing of its intention to withdraw
from this Agreement and such withdrawal shall take effect
upon tho expiration of sixty days from the day on which
written notice of such withdrawal is received by tho Committee. E/PC/T/189
page 52
Part III
Article XXII
Territorial Application - Frontier
Traffic - Custons Unions
Lcf. Articles 15, 42 and 99 of the Charter and
Articles XXI and XXV (Paragraphs 1 and 5) of
New York Praft of ,agreement./
1. The rights and obligations ari-ing under this Agroement
shal! be deemed to be i.n force between each and every territory,
which is a separate customs territory and in respect of which
this Agreement has been accepted under Articlc XXIV or is being
provisionally applied undcr Articlo XXXII.
2. Thc provisions of' this Agreement shall not be construed
to prevent:
(aj Advantages accordingly any contracting party to adjacent
countries in order to facilitate frontier traffic; or
(b.) The formation of a customs union or the adoption of an
interim agreement necessary for tha attainment of a
customs union, Provi.dod that the duties and other
regulations of commerce imposed by, or any margins of
preference maintained by, any such union or agreement
in respect of trade with contracting parties shall
not on the whole be higher or more stringent than the
average level of the duties and regulations of commerce
or margins of preferencc applicable in the constituent
territories prior to the formation of such union or the
adoption of such agreement and Provided further that any
such interim agreement shall include a definite plean
and schcdule for the attainment of such a customs union
within a reasonable length of time. E/PC/T/189
page 53
3.(a) Any contracting party proposing to enter into a customs
union shall consult with the Committee and shall make available
to the Committee such information regarding the proposed union
as will enable it to make such reports and recommendations to
contracting parties as it may deem appropriate.
(b) No contracting party shall institute or maintain any
interim agreement under the provisions of sub-paragraph 2(b)
if, after a study of the plan and schedule proposed in such
agreement, the Committee finds that such agreement is not likely
to result in. such a customs union within a reasonable length of
time.
(c) The plan or schedule shall not be substantially altered
without consultation wïth the Committee.
4. The contracting parties recognize that special circumstances
may justify new preferential arrangements between two or more
countries, not contemplating a customs union, in the interest of
the programmes of economic development or reconstruction of one
or more such countries. Subject to such limitations as it may
impose, the Committee may grant by an affirmative vote of two-
thirds of contracting parties votïng7 an exception to the
provisions of this Agreement to permit such arrangements to be
made.
5' Any contracting party or parties contemplating such an
arrangement shall notify the Committea thereof and shall transmit
to it a written statement of the considerations in support of the
adoption of the arrangement. The Committee shall then examine
and give a decision concerning the proposal as if it had been
submitted for its concurrence under Article XVII. Any country
which would be accorded proferential treatment by another
country; under the proposed arrangement shall be regarded as an
applicant contracting party for the purpose of that Article. E/PC/T/189
page54
6. For the purpose of this Article a customs territory shall
be understood to mean any territory within which separate tarï ffs
or othor regulations of commerce arc maintained with respect to
a substantial part of the tradc of such terri-tory. A "customs
union" shall be understood to mean the substitution of a single
customs territory for two or more customs territories, so that
all tariffs and other restrictive regulations of commerce as
between the territorios of members of the union are substantially
eliminated and substantially the same tariffs and other
regulations of commerce are applied by coach of the members of
thc union to the trade of territories not included in the union.
7. Each contracting party shall take such reasonable measures
as may ba available to it to, assure observance of the provisions
of this Agreement by the regional and local goverments and
authorities within its territory.
Article XXIII
Joint Action by the Contracting Parties
1. The contracting parties shall appoint representatives
who will meet from time to time as a Committee for tho purpose
of -iving effect to thosc provisions of this Agreement which
involve joint action, and generally with a view to facilitating
the operation and furthering the purposes of this Agreement.-
2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is hereby
requested to convene the first meeting of the Committee, which
shall take place not later than [February 1, 1987.
3. Each contracting party shall bc entitled to have one
representative at all meetings of the Committee.
4. [Provision relating to voting power of each contracting
party]. E/PC/T/189
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5', [Provision relating to voting majority required for
decisions of the Committee.
6. [Procedure for waiving, obligations under the Agreemenf7.
7. As soon as the Intornational Trad Organization has
bcon established and is capable of exercising its functions,
tho contracting parties, by amandment pursuant to Article XVII
may discontinue the meetings provided for in this Article
and rnay transfer to the Organization tho function of giving
affect to those provisions of this Agreement which involve
joint action by the contracting parties.
8. The Comrnittee shall evolve such procedures as it deems
appropriate for the settlement of any dispute arising ou:t of
the interpretation or operation of this Agreement.
Article XXIV
Definitive Entry into Force
1. The original of this Agreement shall be deposited with
the Secretary-Genaral'of the United Nations, who will furnish
certifïed copies thereof to all interested goverments.
2. Each government acceptïng this Agreement shall deposit
an instrument of acceptance with thu Secretary-General of the
United Nations who will inform all interested governrnen.ts of
the date of deposit of each instrument of acceptance .and of
thc date on which this Agrement : entors into force under
paragraph 4 .
3.(a) Each government accepting this Agreement does so in
respect of its matropolitan territory and of the other
territories for which it has international responsibility;
Provided that it may at the time of acceptance declare that
any saparate customs territory for which it has international
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external commercial relations and of the other matters
provided for by this Agreement, and that acceptance does
not relate to such territory.
(b) A govornment may at any time accep' this Agreement
on behalf of any separate customs territory for which it
has international responsibility and which is self-governing
in matters provided for by this Agreement and which is
willing to undertake the obligations of this Agreement.
The government of such separa.te customs territory shall
theroupon be entitled to appoint a representative to the
Committee.
4. This Agreement shall enter definitivelyinto force
on the thirtieth day following the day on which instruments
of acceptance shall have been deposited with the Secretary-
General of the United Nations on behalf of signatory
governments the teritorics of which account for 85% of the
total trade of the territories of the signatory governments
as set forth, in Annex Il.
Article XXV
Withholdingorwithdrawal.of Benefits
Any contracting party shall at any time be froc to
withLhold or to withdraw, in whole or in part, any
concession provided for under pararagraphof Article II
which such contracting party determines was initially
negotiated with a government which has not become or has
coased to be a contracting party, provided that the
contracting party taIking such action shall, upon request,
consult with the other contracting parties which the
Committee documents to have a substantial interest in the
product concerned. E/PC/T'/189
page 57
Article XXVI
Modification of Sshedul.s
On or after November 1, 1950, any contracting party
may, by ageement with any other contracting party with
which such treatment was negotïated, and subject to consult-
.t:ion with the other contracting part which the Committee
determine have a substantial interest in the trade the
product concerned, modify the traatment which it his agreed to
accord to any product described in the appropriate Schedule
annexed to this Agreement.
Article XXVII
Amendment
1. lf, on.or after the day of` the signature of the Charter
of the Interniational Trade Organization, two-thirds of the
contracting parties so agree, Part II of this Agreerment, ïn
whole or in part, shall. be suspended. on a specified day and
shall, on and after such day, be superseded by the, provisions
of the Charter for such time as the Charter remains in force,
provided that all of the contracting parties to this Agree-
ment shall on that date have become Member of. the Intornatïonal
Trade Organization .
2. Amendmen ts to Part I of this Arreement or to the
provisions of this Article shall become effective upoil accop-
take by all of the contrac ting parties. Other amendments
to this Agreement shall become effective in respect of those
contractin, parties which accept them upon acceptance by two-
thi.rds of tho contracting parties.
3. Th acceptance of an amendment to this Agreementby
any contracting party shall. be communicated to the Secretary-
General of tha United Nations within such period as the E/PC/T/189
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Ccmmittee may specify. The Committee may decide that any
contracting party which fails to accept an amendment which has
become effective other than an amendment to Part I of this
Agreement, or to the provisions of this Article, shall cease
to be a party to this Agreement for such period as tho
Committee may specify.
4. Action under Paragraph 4 of Article II or under Articles
XXV or XXVI, shall not be considered as an amendment within
the meaning of this Article.
Article XXVIII
Withdrawal
On or after November 1, 1950, any contracting party may
withdraw from this Agreement, or may separately withdrawl on
behalf of one of its territories for which it has international
responsibility and which is at the time self-governing in
respect of matters provided for in this Agreement. The
withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiration of not less
that six months from the day on which h written notice of
withdrawal is received by the Secrotary-Gencral of the United
Nations.
Article XXIX
Status of Prior International Obligations
1. This Agreement shall supersede any prior international
obligations between contracting parties inconsistent therewith.
2. The contracting parties shall take all necessary stops
to terminate any prior international obligations with any
non-contracting party which are inconsistent with this Agreement.
Article XXX
Status of Contracting Parties
1. The contracting parties to this Agreement shall be
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provisions of this Agreement pursuant to Articles XXIV or
XXXII.
2. At any time after the definitive entry into force of this
Agreement those contracting parties which have accepted this
Agreement pursuant to Article XXIV may decide that any
contracting party which has not so accepted this Agreement
shall cease to be a contracting party.
Article XXXI
Adherence
Governments not parties to this Agreement may adhere to
it on terms to be agreed between such governments and the
contracting parties.
Article XXXII
Provisional Application
1. The Governments of , Belgium (in respect
of the metropolitan territory), Netherlands (in respect of the
metropolitan territory), Luxembourg, _ Canada,
, the French Republic (in respect of the
metropolitan territory), __ . , the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (in respect of the
metropolitan territory) and the United States of America,
shall on and after November 1, 1947 apply provisionally,
(a) Parts I and III of this Agreement, and
(b) Part II of this Agreement to the fullest extent
not inconsistent with existing legislation. The
other signatory governments, and the above-named
governments in respect of any territories other than
theïr metropolitan territories, shall take like
action as soon as possible after November 1 191+7. E/PC/T/189
page 60
2. Pending the definitive entry into force of this Agreement
any contracting party shall.be free to withdraw its provisional
application of this Agreement, in whole or in part, on sïxty
days' written notice to the Secretary-General of the United
Nations,
IN WITNESS W1iERE0F the respective Representatives,
after having exchanged their full powers, found to be in good
and due form, have signed this agreement and have affixed theïr
seals hereto.
DONE in duplicate, in the English and French languages,
both authentic, at Geneva, this _ day of s 1947.
FOR THE, etc.
PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE
The Governments of the Commonwealth of Australia,
Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg, the United States of
Brazil, Canada, the Republic of Chile, China, the Republic of
Cuba, the Czechoslovak Republîc, the French Republic, India,
Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Syria, the Union of
South Africa, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and the United States of America.
HAVING this day, through theïr duly authorized
Representatives, signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade agree that the objectives laid down in the Preamble to
the Agreement can best be attained if the proposed United
Nations Conference on Trade and Employment adopts a Charter
for an International Trade Organization, thereby leading to
the creation of such an Organization.
HAVING, in their capacity as Members of the Preparatory
Committee for the Conference, recommended the text of a draft
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Council of the United Nations.
UNDERTAKE, pending the entry into force of a Charter,
to observe to the fullest extent of their authority the .
principles of the Draft Charter, and, should the Charter not
have entered into force on November 1, 1948, to meet again to
consider in what manner the General Agreement should be
supplemented, E/PC/T/189
page 62
ANNEX 62
LIST OF TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 (a)
OF ARTCLE I.
UnitedI Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dependent territories of the Unitod Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada
Commonwealth of Australia
Dependent territories of the Commonwealth of Australia
New Zealand
Dependent territories of New Zealand
Union of South Africa including South West Africa
Ireland
India (as at 10 April 1947)
Newfoundland
Southern Rhodesia
Burma
Ceylon
Certain of the territories listed above have two or more
preferential rates in force for certain products. Any such
territory may, by agreement with the other contracting parties
which are principal suppliers of such products at the most-
favoured-nation rate, substitute for such preferential rates
a single preferential rate which shall not on the whole be less
favourable to suppliers at the most-favred-nation rate than
the preferences in force prior to such substitution.
The imposition of a margin of tariff preference to
replace a margin of preference in an internal tax existing
on 10 April, 1947, exclusively between two or more of the
territories listed in this Annex or to replace the prefer-
ential quantitative arrangements described in the following E/PC/T/189
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paragraph shall not be deemed to constitute an increase in a
margin of tariff preference.
The preferential arrangements referred to in paragraph
5 (b) of Article XIII are those existing in the United
Kingdom on 10 April 1947, under contractual agreements with
the Governments of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, in
respect of chilled and frozen beef and veai, frozen mutton
and lamb, chilled and frozen pork, and bacon [and hamsj.
It is the intention, without prejudice to any action taken
under sub-paragraph (h) of Paragraph 1 af Part 1 of Article
XIX, that these arrangements shall be eliminated or replaced
by tariff preferences, and that l negotiations to this end
shall. take place as soon as practicable among the countries
substantially concerned or invclved.
The film hire tax in force in New Zealand on 10 April
1947 shall for the purpose of this Agreement, be treated as
a customs duty falling ;:ithin Article I. /The renters'
film quota in force in New Zealand on 10 April 19147, shall
for the purposes of this Charter be treated as a screen
quota falling within Article III A._7 E/PC/T/189
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ANNEX B
LIST OF TERRITORIES OF THE FRENCH UNION REFERRED TO
IN PARAGRAPH 2 (b) OF ARTICLE I.
France
French Equatorial Africa (Trenty Basin of the CongoX
and other territories)
French West Africa
Cameroons under French Mandate_
French Somali Coast and Dependencies
French Establishments in Indaix
French Establishments in Oceanîa
Guadeloupe and Dependencies
French Guiana
Indo-China
Madagascar and Dependencies
.Morocco (French zone)Yz
Martinique
New Caledonia and Dependencies
Reunion
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Togo under French Mandate&
Tunisia
For imports into
Metropolitan France. E/PC/ T/108
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ANNEX C
LIST OF TERRITORIES OF THE BELGIUM-NETHERLANDS-
LUXEMBURG CUSTOMS CONVENTION REFFRRED TO IN
PARAGRAPH 2(b). OF ARTICLE I.
The Economïc Union of Belgium and Luxemburg
Belgian Congo
Ruanda Urundi
The Metherlands
Netherlands Indies
Surinam
Curacao
(For imports into the metrcpolitan territories
of the Customs Union.)
ANNEX D.
LIST OF TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2(b) OF ARTICLE I
United States of America (customs territory)
Dependent territories of the United States of America
Republic of the Phlilippines
The imposition of a margin of tariff preference to replace
a margin of preference in an internal tax existing on 10 April
l947 exclusively between two or more of the territories listed in
this Annex, shall not be deemed to constitute an increase in a
margin of tariff preference. E/PC/T/189
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ANNEX E
LIST OF TERRITORIES COVERED BY PREFERENTIAL ARRANGE-
MENTS BETWEEN CHILE AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES RE-
FERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 (d) OF ARTICLE I.
Preferences in force exclusively between, on the one hand,
Chile
and, on the other hand,
1. Argentina
2. Bolivda
3. Peru,
respetively.
ANNEX F
LIST OF TERRITORIES COVERED BY PREFERENTIAL ARRANGE-
MENTS BETWEEN THE SYRO-LEBANESE CUSTOMS UNION AND
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 (d)
OF ARTICLE L.
Preferences in force exclusively between, on the one hand.,
The Syro-Lebanese Customs Union
and, on the other hand,
1. Palestine
2. Transjordan,
respectovely. E/PC/T/189
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ANNEX G
Dates establishing maximum margins of preference referred to in
paragraph 3 of Article L
/Äustralia 15 October, 1946-7
Canada 1 July, 1939
France 1 January, 1939
/Syro-Lebanese Customs Union 30 November, 1939-7
Union of South Africa 1 July, 1938
/Southern Rhodesia 1 May, 1941 / E/PC/T/189
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ANNEX H
Total Trade of the Territories of the Signatory
Governments to the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade for the Purpose of making th- Deter-
mination referred to in Articla XXIV.
(based on average of year 1938 and latest twelve
months for which figures are available.)
Country Percentage
Australia 3.2%
Belgium-Netherlands
Luxemburg Economic Union 10.9
Brazil. 2.8
Burma 0.7
Canada 7.2
Ceylon 0.6
Chile 0.6
China 2.7
Cuba 0.9
Czechoslovakia 1.4
France 9 .4
India ) 3.3 X
Pakistan )
New Zealand 1.2
Norway 1.5
Southern Rhodesia 0.3
Syro-Lebanese Customs Union 0.1
Union of South Africa 2,3
United Kingdom of Groat Britain and
Northern Ireland 25.7
United States of America 25,2
100 %
Note: These percontages have been determined taking into account
the trade of all territories for which countries mentioned,
above have international responsibility and which are not
self-governing in matters dealt with in the General Agree-
ment on Tariffs and Trade.
X The Secretariat has not attempted to derive the appropriate
figures for India and Pakistan separately. |
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AND ECONOMIQUE E/PC/T/195
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 12 September 1947
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITIEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
D RAFT
PREPARATION FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE FINAL ACT
AND OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND
TRADE AND OF THE PROTOCOLS
The Secretariat is giving attention to the arrangements
which have to be made in anticipation of the formal conclusion of
the tariff negotiations.
Delegations may wish to take into accowut the following
information and suggestions.
1. Credentials
The credentials accrediting Delegations ta the Second
Session were duly considered, some time ago and around satisfactory
by the Preparatory Committee. They are therefore adequate for
the purpose of signing the Final Act.
However, few Delegations have yet submitted the necessary
credentials for the signature of the General Agreement and
accompanying Protocols. These credentials might take the form
oa letters signed by Foreign Ministers. As ut is expected that
the Session will finish at the .end of September or beginning oa
Octaobr, Dlatnahi 'ehe:r rmay sign the Agreement and
accompanying Protocols at Geneva are urged to secure ïimediately
the eguired credentials so that unnecessary and costly delays
may be avoided, at the last moment.
2. Seals
In view oa the probability that few representatives have
personal seals, and as sealing ls falling into disuse, it ls
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/195
page 2
suggested that seals not be affixed to the General Algreement. The
Legal Officer has poilited out, for example, that sealing was not
used -,.hen the Constitution of the World Health Organization was
signed.
3. Languages
It is proposed that two copies of the General Agreement be
signed - one lin English ard once in French. These two official
copies will be deposited and. registered with the Secrotary-General
of the Unitcd lJations.
As far as possible, it would be desirable for Delegations
to establish an authentic iLngJ.ish and French te.t of the
Schatdulese in thaï sale way as the general provisions of the
A.roe.rnnt will be authentic in both languages, Ncvertheless,
sorne Dele;ati.ons may not fec-l ablc- to follow this procedure. In
suich cases, it is su^ested that they deteili .re whichl of the
two languages they wish to use for the authentic text, so that
both copies of the Schedule rmay be rnarlzed authenticic only in the
English /F7rench7 texit)Ir.
The translation of' the iists of concessions exchanged in
bilateral negotiations has been initiated by the Translating
Section. It is expected that this work .will ')e terrninnated about
10 September. Delugations .which are able to do so are urged to
translate thoir own Schiedulo1s into ErLflish and cFrerncha the work
is plaCing a he&vy- bUu&nl uli ;ie translating services available
in Geneva, in spite of the fact that two translators from the
Brussels Tariff 3urcau have now joined thom.
The Transla-ting Scction is c'Lhcking its translations of
the lists against thc lists of final concessions granted in
bilateral negotiations, ihich are boing forwarded to the
Secretariat in accordance with the procedure esbl-ished in E/'PC/T/195
page 3
do:ae-ni E~/P.7T , The Translating Section will now bogIn
cc2.'3tI .g .i.1L1 ieieg,-acions on the translations and making any
adjr:stmen;s that are necessary. When any Deleaatron lias
completed the bilateral stage of all its negotiations, the
Translating Section will subr.qit the corresponding translation
(whon it has not been done by the Dolegati.on itself) and thon
there should ha little delay in preparing the definitive ScelidulJ
in English and French.
. fIMethod of Ruproduction
It is proposed thaz copies of the Gencral Agreoment wlth
Schedules, Protocols, and the Final Act to bo produced at the
tirne of signature of the Final Act, should be miraeographud. After
an investigation by the Secretariat of the facilities available
ror t-yping, photo-offsett-.ng, and printing, and of the timo
required for the various processes, it has become apparent that
the only practical method of reproduction is rnirncodraphing. 'f
any process other than iairnieographing were to bo sniployod, it would
not bc possible for Delegations to liave thoir orni copies of the
entire document for exainination before signature and it would not
be possible to provide Delegations with copies to talce back to
their Governments until sore five we:ks after signature. I., thEse
circumstances, the Secretariat ïs endeavouring to make satisfactory
arrangoemrnits for the uni-aùoorraphirLg of copies for the folloviing
purposes:
(a) An adequate nwurbor of copies on ordinary good quality
papzr; these copies to bo available for distribution
to Delegations shortly prior to tho signature and
for transmittal by Delogations to their
Govcnrnments ; E/PC/T/195
page 4
(b) One copy in English and one in French from the
same stencils as those above on Cood quality
Treaty paper to be used for signature and sub-
sequenrtly to be deposited as the official copies.
Deler tions should indicate as soon as possible the
number of copies of the sort referred to in (a) above that
thev will reqLire. Consideration of securi-ty should be
kept in mind in dcterminïnrJ the number of copies to be
requested.
Since the production of a document of the size and
complexity of the General Agreerment would require considerable
time if the stencil-cuttinr were to be done only by the
Secretariat, DeleCations are asked to undertake responsibility
for cutting the stencils cf their ovni Schoedules to the ;laimum
extent possible, and2 where the actual cutting of the
stencils is not possible, to undertake responsibility for
check:%ng the accuracy of any stencils cut L'or then by the
Secretariat. The cominon form of the Schedules will, of
course, be determined by the Tariff A,4oreement Comrnittee.
To secure maximum uniformity in the appearance Of tb.e several
Schedules the Secretariat is arranging, where necessary, to
provide identical typewriters and stencils to Deleoations.
For ilanninL2 -urposas De1e: tions are re(cuestecl to advise
the Secretariat as soon as possible on the following' points;
(a) WVhether thoy will be ablo to cut the stencils
cf their own Schedules;
(b) Whether they will bc ablc to cut such stencils
in both languages;
(c) Wit t what size of type the typewriters available
for their owvn use in such stencil cuttinC are
equipped; E/PC/'T/195
page 5
(d) Whether such typewriters arc adapted to Frc'nch
or English.
The abovc arrangeements relate to the production of
copies required in the n;.ar futuriaz At a later date, soMre
time aftor the deposit of the official copies the SecrctaRry-
General of the United Nations i1ll, of coursoc forward
certified copies to the Governmonts eo)riccrned. Tlie
Secretariat would bî' grcat1y assist;cd in malc.ng 1.ts plans
for that later stage if Delegations could indicate how many
additional prrintcd or photo-offset copies thoir Govorrwcnts
will then require.
5. General Tirnetable
It is expected that thcre will be a short interval at
the close oftho bilateral stage of the negotiations, which
may vary from one De1egation to another, during which:
(a) Dole,,ations will cornsult thoir Governmonnts on
the Schedules and obtain final authorization
for tho signature of tho Final Act and, in so!:V'
casEcs, the Gexieral Arre,3mclent and Protocol als woll;
(b) tariff experts will check the tariff Schodulos;
(c) the translations of tha Scwl1es wîll b(c com1,loted
and checkcd7
(d) the stencils of the gcnor-al provisions, tho
tariff Schodulos, the Final Act and Protocols
will be cut, checkod and run oVf in thoir final
form and distributed to Delegations.
At the ond of this iritcrval, whcn the documents ,Àr(e
all in order, signature- will tako place. |
GATT Library | gr958hv0561 | Second session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment : Draftt Charter. Brazilian Delegation amendment to Article 15a. (Proposal by the United States Delegation) | United Nations Economic and Social Council, May 22, 1947 | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | 22/05/1947 | official documents | E/PC/T/W/105 and E/PC/T/W/82-124 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/gr958hv0561 | gr958hv0561_90050238.xml | GATT_153 | 145 | 1,097 | UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
ECONOMIC CONSEIL RESTRICTED
AND ECONOMIQUE E/PC/T/W/105
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 22 May 1947
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
DRAFTT CHARTER
BRAZILIAN DELEGATION AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 15a.
(Proposal by the United States Delegation)
The Brazilian Delegation accepts the proposal by the
United States Delegation on the inclusion of a new Article
between articles 15 and 16 of the Draft Charter. Inspired
by the same anxiety to promote the distribution of goods as
underlies the United States amendment, and with a view to
eliminating discriminatory practices in international
trade, the Brazilian Delegation proposes that the following
paragraph be added to the text of the aforesaid amendment:
"Member countries shall take the necessary steps
to prevent transport or insurance undertakings
from establishing discriminatory rates in
favour of countries of origin or of destination."
. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/106
AND ECONOMIQUE. 24 June, 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
EDITING OF THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT CHARTER
Note by the Secretariat
1. At its meeting on 17 June 1947 the Chairman's Committee
decided to establish a legal editing committee of experts to
examine the Charter from the purely legal and drafting stand-
point with a view to assuring the highest attainable degree
of clarity and consistency in the text and that the English
and French texts are exactly equivalent. The committee has
no authority to make changes in the text. It is to submit a
report to the Preparatory Committea on such parts of the
Draft Charter as it considers can be improved and the Prepar-
atory Committee will then decide itself which of these changes
it wishes to adopt.
2. The members of the committee are as follows:-
Dr. Gustavo Gutierrez, Chairman (Cuba)
Mr. Honore M. Catudal (United States)
Mr. J.E.S. Fawcett (United Kingdom)
M. Jean Royer (France)
M. Van Tichalen (Belgium/Luxembourg)
3. It is proposed that the Legal Drafting Committee should
hold its first meeting as soon as possible after Commission B
has concluded its examination of the report of the sub-comm-
ittee on Chapter VI of the Draft Charter.
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/101 18 June, 1947.
AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL:ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
EIGHTH REPORT
by the
TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS WORKING PARTY
on
THE PROGRESS OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS.
Chile and Cuba held their initial meeting for tariff
negotiations last week making a total of 93 negotiations in
progress. The total number of meetings held up to and
Including 14th June is 298. This includes meetings held
to discuss the tariffs of countries for which negotiating
countries have international responsibility. Thirty-one
pairs of countries have held more than two meetings and
5 have held more than 10.
Annex 'A' - Negotiations opened by Members of the Preparatory
Committee: Seven delegations have now begun all the
negotiations contemplated in their present plans.
Annex 'B' - Initial meetings planned: Nine initial meetings
are expected to take place in the near future. For eight
of these the Chilean delegation is awaiting instructions
from Santiago. E/PC/T/101
Annex 'A'
NEGOTIATIONS OPENED BY MEMBERS OF THE
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE.
Number of countries Number of countries
with which with which the
negotiations have opening of
been opened negotiations is
still contemplated
Australia 10 1
Benelux 13 2
Brazil 12 2
Canada 1l -
Chile 6 8
China 13 1
Cuba 13
Czechoslovakia 14 1
France 14 1
India 12
*Lebanon-Syria 6
New Zealand 10 1
Norway 13 1
South Africa 12
United Kingdom 12 -
United States 15 E/PC/T/101
Annex 'B'
INITIAL MEETINGS PLANNED
(Dates not yet arranged)
Benelux - Brazil (postponed from 15th May).
Australia - Chile
Benelux - Chile
Brazil - Chile
Chile - China
Chile - Czechoslovakia
Chile - Franoe
Chile - New Zealand
Chile - Norway
Number of
Number of
Number of
The Chilean delegation
is awaiting instructions
from Santiago.
initial meetings held up to 14th June :
initial meetings to be held (as above) :
negotiations.opened or contemplated :
93
9
102 |
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ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
CONSEIL
ECONOMIQUE
ET SOCIAL
SECRET
E/PC/T/S/10
24 September 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Eighth Special Report
on the
Progress of Tariff Negotiations
by the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party.
During the period 8 September to 20 September, the
tariff negotiations have made further progress as shown in
the following table:
Completed
Nearing Completion
Considerable progress
Making progress
Preliminary stage
Previous period: Last period:
Number % of trade: Number % of trade:
41 8.0 56 17.1
27 8.8 15 6.6
8 11.8 12 19.3
27 50.0 21 36.5
5 7.7 3 0.9
108 86.3 107 80.4
In this period, progress is expressed less in the increase
in the number of negotiations completed than in the percentage
of trade represented by these negotiations. Whilst the former
rose from 41 to 56, the corresponding percentage of trade
increased from 8.0 to 17.1. This is partly due to the fact
that a considerable part of the negotiations completed earlier
included countries whose trade relations were relatively small
and negotiations therefore less difficult, whilst the
negotiations completed during the last period included several
pairs of countries with considerable trade. A number of
negotiations which have, in fact, been completed have not yet
been reported as finalised, because certain formalities have
yet to be fulfilled.
A further marked advance is noticeable in the second stage
of negotiations in which there are now only 21 pairs of
countries with 36.5% of trade, as against 27 and 50.0%
respectively in the last period.
The number of negotiations still in the preliminary stage
has dropped to 3 with 0.9% of trade as compared with 5 and
7.7% previously.
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/S/10
page 2
The reduction of the total number of negotiating pairs
from 108 to 107, and of the percentage of total trade involved
from 86.3 to 80.4 is explained by the fact that one negotiation
which was so far reported as being in the preliminary stage, has
now resulted in an agreement between the parties to the affect
that they do not find it necessary to conclude an agreement save
in respect of any alterations in existing arrangements which may
become necessary as a result of other negotiations at Geneva.
74 meetings were held as compared with 93 meetings in the
preceding period, bringing the total number of meetings held up
to date to 823.
No change has been reported in negotiations with the
separate customs territories negotiating on their own behalf.
The following table shows the state of negotiations:
A. Completed
Australia-Chile
-Cuba
- Le banon-Syria
-South Africa
Benelux-Chile
-China
-Le banon-Syria
-Norway
-South Africa
Brazil-Canada
-Chile
-China
-Cuba
- India
-Norway
-U.S.A.
Canada-Chile
-Czechoslovakia
-India
-Lebanon-Syria
-Norway
-South Africa
Chile-Cuba
-Czechoslovakia
-France
-India
-Lebanon-Syria
-New Zealand
Chile-Norway
-South Africa
-U.K.
-U.S.A.
China -Czechoslovakia
-France
-Norway
-South Africa
Cuba -India
-Norway
-South Africa
-U.S.A.
Czechoslovakia-India
-Lebanon-Syria
-Norway
-South Africa
France-Lebanon-Syria
-Norway
-South Africa
India-Lebanon-Syria
-Norway
Lebanon-Syria-U.S.A.
New Zealand-Norway
-South Africa
Norway-South Africa
-U.K.
-U.S.A.
South Africa-U.K.
B. Nearing Completion
Australia-Brazil
-Czechoslovakia
-Norway
Benelux-U.S.A.
Brazil-Czechoslovakia
-France
-New Zealand
Canada-China
Canada-Cuba
China-New Zealand
-U.K.
Cuba-Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia-New Zealand
India-New Zealand
-U.S.A.
Lebanon-Syria-U. K. E/PC/T/S/10
Page 3
C. Considerably Advanced
Australia-France
Benelux-France
- India
Brazil-South Africa
Canada-U. K.
China-Cuba
China-U.S.A.
Cuba-France
Czechoslovakia-France
-U.K.
-U.S.A.
France-U.K.
D. Making Progress
Australia-Benelux
-China
-India
-U.S.A.
Benelux-Canada
-Cuba
-Czechoslovakia
-New Zealand
-U.K.
Brazil-U.K.
Canada-France
-U.S.A.
Chile -China
China- India
France-India
-New Zealand
-U.S.A.
New Zealand-U.S.A.
South Africa-U.S.A.
U.K. -U .S.A.
B. In Preliminary Stage
Benelux-Brazil Cuba-U.K.
Cuba-New Zealand |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL UNRESTRICTED
AND ECONOMIQUE E/PC/T/48 Corr.1
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 22 April, 1947
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMM ITTEE
OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN
NOTE BY THE CHAIRMAN
On Page 2 in the second lino of sub-paragraph (c)
the word "first" should be inserted before the word,
"Vice-Chairman", so that sub-paragraph (c) reads as
follows
'I would also propose to designate the.Delegate of Nor-
way as first Vice-Chairman and the Alternate Delegate
for India as second Vice-Chairman for the purposes of
rules 8 and 9." |
GATT Library | kq582nw9385 | Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment : Election of Vice-Chairmen. Note by the Chairman | United Nations Economic and Social Council, April 21, 1947 | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | 21/04/1947 | official documents | E/PC/T/48 and E/PC/T/44-66 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/kq582nw9385 | kq582nw9385_92290054.xml | GATT_153 | 345 | 2,357 | UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PO/T/48
AND ECONOMIQUE 21 April 1947.
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMEN
NOTE BY THE CHA.IRMAN
0wing to the length and scope of the present session
of the Proparatory Committee I feel that it will be
necessary to appoint a larger number of Vice-Chairmen
to assist me ln the conduct of the Committee's business
than the two officers provided for in the Rules of
Procedure adopted at the First Session. -For this
reason, the Secretariat, with my full oonourrenoe, put
forward an amendment of Rule 7 to admit the election of
as many Vice-Chairmen as the Committee deems necessary
for the efficient discharge of its responsibilities.
This amendment was adopted at the First Mooting of the
Second Session (E/PC/T/37).
Having given careful consideration to this matter,
I now venture to put forward for consideration by tho
Proparatory Committee tho following:
(a) That tho Committee should olcet fivo
Vico-Chairman from. whoso numbor I would
dosignaro individuals to prosido ovor
suoh Sub-Committoos or Working Partios
as may from timo to timo bo sot up.
(b) As a basis for discussion I would suggost
tho following nominations, which aim not Page 2.
only at a roasonablo apportionmont of
offioos botwoon tho various regions
roprosontod et this Conforonoo, but also
at soouring tho assistanco of oortain
dolegatos whoso exporionoos would bo of
the groatost possible assistanoo to tho
Committoo:
Tho Principal Dologatc
Tho Principal Dologato
Tho Altornato Dologato
Tho Principal Dologato
Tho Principal D-.logato
of Norway (who has
proviouoly sorvod as
Chairman of tho Interim
Drafting C--:zmittoo)
for Czoohoslovukia (a
Vico-Cfhairman or tho
First Scssion)
for India (India provided
tho Chairman of tho
Joint Committoo on
Industrial Dovolopmont
at tho First Session)
for Cuba (tho Delogate
for Cuba at tho First
Sossion was olootod
2nd Vioo-Chairman)
for Canada.
(o) I would also proposo to dosienato the.Dologato
or Norway as Vico-Chairman and tho Altornato
Dclogato for India as second Vioo-Chairman
for the purposos of rulos 8 and 9. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL RESTRICTED
AND ECONOMIQU E E/PC/T/100
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 18 June 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGL ISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND ELMLOYMENT
ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS
AND TRADE
To: All Delegations
From: The Secretariat
In accordance with document E/PC/T/81 Rev.1 which was
appro red by the preparatory Committee meeting in Executive
Session, the Tariff Negotiations Working Party has initiated
the preliminary study of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade.
In order to facilitate consideration of the provisions
contained in Article XXV regarding the entry into force of
the Agreement, the Working Party requests Delegations to
inform it through the Secretariat by June 25 or. the following
points.
Assuming that the General Agreement is signed approximately
on September 1 and that its content will be substantially
similar to that of the New York draft,
1. What steps would have to be taken by your
Government to put the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade into force.
2. Are such procedures different for the
general provisions contained in the General
Agreement and the Tariff Schedules attached
théreto.
3. What do you estimate would be the earliest
date by which the necesssary steps could be
taken to permit you to deposit your
instrument of acceptance.
NATIONS UNIES |
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E ONOMMIC CONSEIL 23 October i947
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UTNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Exchange of Notes at Final
Meeting
The Secretariat has received the followilig communïc-
ati!n from the United States Delegation:
"The United Staves proposes to sign the following
bilateral instruments on the day of the signature of the
Final Act adopted at the Second Sessions:
Agreement between the United States of Ame;Fica and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Supplemrentary to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,
Agreement between the United States of America and Canada
Supplementary to the General Agreement on Tarifi's and Trade.
Agreement between the United States of America and the French
Republic Supplementary to the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade.
Exclusive Agreerment between the United States of America and
tht Republic of Cuba Supplementary to the General Agreement
or Tariffs and Trade.
Agreement between the United States of America and the United
States of Brazil Supplementary to the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade.
A.gr-crant between the United States o? America and Belgium
Supplementary to the General Agreement on Tariff s and Trade.
Agre-nient between the United States of America and the
Netherlands Supplementary to the General Agreem.ent on Tariffs
and 'Drade.
All of the foregoing instruments, which will be
signed in duplicate, are concerned with the relationship between
existing trade agreements betwecn the United States and the
countries concerned and the General Agreement on Tariffs and
RESTRICTED
NATIONS U'NIES
UNITED NATIONS |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/193
AND ECONOMIQUE 10 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
FIFTEENTH REPORT
by the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party
During the fortnight 25 August to 6 September, 14 tariff
negotiations have been completed in thoir bilateral stage, bringing
the total number of completed negotiations to 41.
It is te be understood that the results of these negotiations
aire subject to any adjustment that may be required. in the light, of
othar negotiations as they are completed and are to be incorporated
in the schedules to be annjxed te the General Agreenment on Tari'f's
and Trade; further, the General Agreement, when arrived at, may bc
subject ta approval by the authorities of the countries concerned.
During the same period 27 negotiations - an increase of 11
over the preceding fortnight - were reported to ba nearing
co0LtIetion. Only 5 negotiations as against 13 previously - still
remain in the preliminary stage of' discussion,
2 now bilateral negotiations were be un, bringing the total
number of negotiations to 108.
During the period tariff negotiating teans held 93 meetings;
alto-ether 749 meetings have been held up to 6 Septemnber.
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES |
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ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
CONSEIL
ECONOMIQUE
ET SOCIAL
E/PC/T/79 -
27 May 1947
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
--
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
FIFTH REPORT
by the
TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS WORKING PARTY
on
THE PROGRESS OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
Since the opening of tariff negotiations on the 23rd April
74 initial meetings have been held.
Annex A shows the number of negotiations in which each
member of the Preparatory Committee is participating. of
the 74 pairs of countries that have entered negotiations 27
have had a second meeting, 11 have held a third, 8 have held
a fourth, and 5 have held more than 4. The total number of
meetings held up to and including 24 May is 143.
Notes on the negotiations opened lest wook and on the
initial meetings scheduled for the current week appear in
.Annexures B and C.
Annex 'A'
Annex 'B' -
Annex 'C' -
Negotiations opened by Mombers of the Proparatory
Committee:
74 initial meetings have been hold and 19 are
scheduled to take place by the ond or May. 9
other pairs of countries are expected to enter
negotiations but dates have mot yet been fixed.
Negotiations opened week commoncing 19 May:
Of the 15 initial meetings scheduled.1or last week
5 were postponed and are to be hold during the
current waak, 2 were postponed without dates being
fixed and one has been cancelled as it has b3en
found doubtful whether a basis for negotiations
exists. 2 meetings not originally scheduled for
last week were held on 23 May.
Opening Nogotiations Planned for week commencing
27 May:
19 meetings for the initial exchange of offers have
been fixed for the current week; 10 of these were
originally scheduled to take place at an earliar date.
NATIONS UNIES
UNRESTRICTED A N N E X "A"
NEGOTIATIONS OPENED BY MEMBERS OF THE
PREPARATORY C OMMITTEE
COUNTRY
Australia
Bonelux
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
France
India
Lebanon-Syri a
New Zealand
Norway
South Africe
United Kingdom
United States.
Number of countries
with which negoti-
ations have been
opened .
6
8
6
11
2
13
11
9
11
9
6
9
13
10
9
15
Number of countries
with which the open-
ing of negotiations
18 scheduled before
the end of May.
4
.6
7
. 3
1
5
3
3
2
.3 A N N E X "B"
NEGOTIATIONS OPENED 'WEEK COMMENCING l9th MAY
Monday, l9th Chine - India
France - India
Tuesday, 20th Australie - China
Canada - Chile
Wednesday, 21st India - Norway
Thursday, 22nd Cuba - South Africa
Friday, 23rd Australia - South Africa
Brazil - United Kingdom
Cuba - Norway
Number of Initial Meetings held prior to 19 May: 65
week commencing 19 May 9
prior to 27 May : 74 A N N E X "C"1
OPENING NEGOTIATIONS PLANNED FOR WEEK COMMENCING 27th MAY
Tuesday, 27th
Wednesday, 28th
Thursday., 29th
Friday, 30th
Saturday, 31st
Benelux - Cube (postponed from 12 May)
Brazil - France (postponed from 15 May)
Brazil - India
Australia - India
Brazil - South Africa
Benelux - France (postponed from 21 May)
Chile - India
Australia - Brezil (postponed from`20 May)
Benelux - Brazil (postponed from 15 May)
Benelux - United Kingdom (postponed from 21 May)
Australia - Benelux
Australia - Czechoslovakia
Benelux - Czechoslovakia
Brazil - Czechoslovakia (postponed from 26 May)
Brazil - New Zeeland
Chile - South Africa
Czechoslovakia - France (postponed from 22 May)
Czechoslavakia - United Kingdom (postponed from
27 May).
Chile - United Kingdom (postponed from 27 May)
Number or Initial Meeti.ngs held prior to 27 May
'' '' '' to be held week commencing
27 May
'' '' '' '' held or scheduled up to
31 May :
74
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/S/6
AND ECONOMIQUE 15 August 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Fifth Special Report
on the
Progress of Tariff Negotiations
by the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party
During the fortnight 26 July to 9 August the state of
the tariff negotiations has shown a slight improvement over
that of the 15 days covered by the Tariff Negotiations
Working Party's Fourth Special Report (E/PC/T/S/5).
Ten negotiations were completed in the last fortnight,
as compared with five in the previous period, the index represen-
ting the progress of tariff negotiations (Statement I) has risen
to 90 from 46 which was the lowest level since 23rd April, and
three new negotiations (Australia-Chile, Chile-China and Chile-
Lebanon/Syria) have been opened bringing the total number of
negotiations to 105.
This slight improvement is, however, far from changing
the unsatisfactory situation described in the Fourth Report of
the Working Party. In fact, if negotiations continue at the
rate of the last two weeks it would take several months before
they come to a conclusion!
The Working Party believes it therefore to be its duty
to draw the attention of the Delegations to the following
facts:
1. 83 negotiations, representing about 90% of the total
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/S/6
Page 2.
amount of trade involved in the 105 negotiations listed
on Annex A remain to be completed.
2. Of these 83 negotiations only 9, representing 7%
of the above 90% of the trade, are reported nearing
completion and 14, representing 24% of the trade, are
"making considerable progress". 38 negotiations,
representing about 50% of the trade are marked as only
"making progress", and 22 negotiations, representing 18%
of the trade are "in preliminary stage".
3. In three negotiations representing 8% of the trade,
about three months has already passed since the last
meeting was held. In 14 negotiations representing more
than 16% of the trade no meeting has been held in the
last two months. In 25 negotiations representing 17%
of the trade no meeting took place in the last month.
4. Only 79 meetings were held during the last two weeks
including 11 meetings for negotiations concerning overseas
territories. In respect to the number of meetings, the
last fortnight has not reached even the average of 136
meetings attained in the previous fortnightly periods.
The above resume and the attached tables indicate clearly
that the negotiations will not be concluded by the target date
of 10th September unless all Delegations fully appreciate the
gravity of the situation and take the most decisive action for
expediting their outstanding negotiations. E/PC/T/S/6.
Page 3.
STATEMENT I
Progress of the Tariff Negotiations
from 23rd April to 9th August 1947.
(Note: Each unit represents one step forward, i.e. one for
improvement from "in preliminary stages" to "making progress",
etc., and finally, one for carrying a negotiation from
"nearing completion" to "completed".)
Initial First Second Third Fourth
period period period period period
23 April Fort- Fort- Fort- Fort-
to night night night night
14 June ending ending ending ending
28 June 12 July 26 July 9 August
Australia 5 1 2 - 4 12
Benelux 4 6 4 4 1 19
Brazil 4 11 2 - - 17
Canada 7 3 3 4 10 27
Chile 1 10 6 1 15 33
China 4 5 6 4 6 25
Cuba 8 10 1 3 - 22
Czechoslovakia 17 3 13 2 7 42
France 5 4 8 3 5 25
India 12 6 8 2 5 33
Lebanon/Syria 3 1 2 - 20 26
New Zealand 3 3 5 7 4 22
Norway 17 7 9 7 5 45
South Africa 12 16 6 4 2 40
United Kingdom 11 6 3 3 5 28
United-States 12 2 1 2 1 18
125 94 79 46 90 434
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Statement II
STATE OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
(as at 9th August)
Uncompleted Negs.
in which no meetings
took place from 26th
to 9th August
As a % of
No. Trade
Total no.
of meetings
held up to
9th August
Percentages of Total Trade among the
Members of the Preparatory Committee
In pre-
liminary
stages
Making
pro-
gress
Making
consi-
derable
progress
Nearing
comple-
tion
2.1 0.2 0.7 0.1
15 14 6
2.1
131
1.0 15.1
0.8
0.5 17.4
14 14 14
4.6
29
0.5 0.6
11 7 5
11.7
82
- 12.2
0.1
- 0.4 12.7
15 11 9
14 11 4
14 12 10
15 11 5
15 13 8
0.9
1.6
0.6
0.2
8.1
37
62
66
84
119
1.3
0.7
0.2
0.4 2.9 0.1
- 0.5 1.9 0.3
3.3 1.0 8.9
0.4
14 12 6
8 6 1
11 9 6
7.2
0.6
52
33
31
5.9 1.0 2.2 0.3
0.3
0.3 0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
1.1 72 - 0.5
E/PC/T/S/6
Page 4
Total
negotia-
tions
Uncom-
pleted
negotia-
tions
Australia
11 11
Bemelux
7
Brazil
2.3
Canada
Com-
plated
41
Total
Chile
China
Cuba
Czecho-
slovakia
France
0.9
3.1
2.6
4.6
India
Leb./Syria
N.Zealand
2.0
3.1
3.4
- 0.4
3.1
13.6
9.7
0.4
0.7
0.3 1.6 0.9 0.1
Norway 14 6 3
0. 9
1.9 3.3 E/PC/ T/W/6
page 5
Percentages of Total Trade among the
Members of the Preparatory Committee I:
Total
negot-
iations
Uncom-
pleted
negot-
iations
Uncompleted Negs.
in which no meetings
took place from 26th
July to 9th August
NC. As a % of
Trade
Total no
of meetings
held up to
9th August
-In pre-
liminary
stages
Making
pro-
gress
Making
consi-
derable
progress
Nearing
comple-
tion
Com-
pleted
Total
S.Africa 12 3 3 1.4 47 - 1.3 - 0.1 4.6 6.0
U.Kingdom 12 10 6 1.0 106 6.8 5.2 13.8 1.9 5.4 33.1
U.States 15 15 9 1.8 188 5.9 29.4 3.0 3.1 - 41.4
Totals for
105 Negot's 26.5 70.4 35.6 10.4 14.7 157.6
Trade of 8 pairs of countries Members of
a preferential system not at present
negotiating 42.4
Trade of 7 pairs of countries not at
present negotiating -
200.0
X aThe percentage of trade represented by each bilateral negotiation appears twice in this table (once for ech of
the two countries concerned) and the figure at the lower right hand corner is therefore 200
. . E/PC/T/S/6.
page 6
STATEMENT III
STATE OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
(as at 9 August)
1. 105 NEGOTIATIONS (1)
Number
of
meetings
held up
to
9 August
Trade in 1938
State of Approx. as a % of
negot ' ns value total trade
Is re- in among all
ported by dollars countries
the two (mill- represented
countries ions) at the Conf.
(2) - (3 )
34 Canada - U.S.A.
17 U.K. - U.S.A.
1 India - U.K.
24
24
Benelux - U.K.
Benelux - France
10 S.Africa - U.K.
25 Benelux - U.S.A.
13 France - U.K.
6 France - U.S.A.
32 Cuba - U.S.A.
5 Brazil - U.S.A.
9 Norway - U.K.
10 China - U.S.A.
6
1
India - U.S.A.
Australia - U.S.A.
2 S.Africa - U.S.A.
5 Brazil - U.K.
5 Chile - U.S.A.
22 Czechoslov.- U. S.A.
2 - 2
3 - 2
1 - 1
2 - 2
2 - 3
5 - 5
2 - 2
3 - 3
1 - 1
2 - 2
4 - 4
5 - 5
3 - 3
3 - 3
1 - 1
2 - 1
762
687
405
361
287
263
249
212
198
194
173
107
100
98
88
87
3 - 2 61
3 - 2 59
3 - 2
54
11 .3
10.0
5.9
5.2
4.2
3 .8
3.6
3 .1
2.9
2.8
2.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
0.9
0.8
held between countries for which the United Kingdom has
international responsibility and other negotiating countries
have been deducted from the totaIs shown in the Fourth Special
Report whether they had been included.
" I "
"2"
"3"
"4"11
.)~l
"5"
in1 n es
"in preliminary stages ",
making progress",
i"n.: considerable progress",
"nearing comepltion"a, nd
"atht the negotiations have been com-
pleetd.
Thfe irst gfreiu records the opinion expressed by the first-
mennd country, the second gfiure records that of the second-
named country.
)(' Tehctradecnf depende *n etbritorein is not incluced with that
Number
of
weeks
since
f irst
meeting
15
1 145
10
10
12
13
14
15
12
14
3
14
15
14
11
13
15
(2) The
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figure
''
''
if
(1) Meetings held E/PC/T/S/6
page 7
State of
negot ' ns
as re-
ported by
the two
countries
Benelux - India 2 - 2
Czcchoslov. - U. K. 3 - 3
China - U.K. 4 - 4
Australia - France 3 - 3
Chile - U.K. 2 - 4
Norway - U.S.A. 4 - 4
Benelux - Czechoslov. 2 - 2
Benelux - Brazil 1 - 1
Benelux - Canada 3 - 2
France - India 2 - 3
Benelux - S.Africa 5 - 5
Benelux - Norway 2 - 2
Australia - Benelux 1 - 1
New Zealand - U.S.A. 1 - 1
Brazil - France 2 - 1
Cuba - U.K. 1 - .4
Czechoslov. - France 3 - 3
France - Norway 3 - 4
Australia - India 1 - 2
Canada. - France 2 - 3
Benelux - China 3 - 2
France - S.Africa 5 - 5
China - India 1 - 3
Chile - France 3 - 2
China - France 4 - 5
Benelux - Chile 2 - 3
Canada - India 5 - 5
Czcchoslov. - India 4 - 4
Canada. - Norway 5 - 5
Australia - China 2 - 2
China - Czechoslov. 5 - 5
France - Lebanon/Syr. 2 - 3
Trade in 1938
Approx as a % of
value total trade
in among all
dollars countries
(mill- represented
ions) at the Conf.
(3)
50 0.7
48 0.7
47 0.7
46 0.7
45 0.7
44 0.6
37 0.5
36 0.5
35 0.5
34 0.5
34 0.5
33 0.5
33 0.5
31 0.4
30 0.4
27 0.4
22 0.3
20 0.3
20 0.3
20 0.3
17 0.2
16 0.2
15 0.2
13 0.2
13 0.2
12 0.2
12 0.2
11 0.2
10 0.1
9 0.1
9 0.1
8 0.1
Number
of
weeks
since
first
meeting
13
10
3
14
10
14
10
5
13
10
12
13
10
14
10
14
10
14
10
15
12
15
11
5
14
5
14
11
12
9
12.
12
Number
of
meetings
held up
to
9 August
4
5
8
12
6
12
8
1
7
6
6
4
5
1
3
2
12
7
3
10
8
7
3
2
6
3
4 4
6
3
5
4 E/PC/T/S/6
page 8
Number
of
meetings
held up
to
9 Aug.
3
5
State of
negot ' ns
as re-
ported by
the two
countries
(2) _
Benelux - Cuba 2 - 3
Czechoslov. - Norway 5 - 5
Czechoslov. - S.Afric ea5 - 5
5 France - N.Zealand
1 Brazil - Czechoslov.
4 Australia-Czecho.
5 Canada - Czechoslov.
3 Beenlux - N.Zealand
3 Brazil - Canada
3 Australia - S.A.frica
5 Canada - China
2 Cuba - Frannco
6 e Lbanon/Syr. - K.U.
10 e Lbanon/Syr. v U.t, .A
7 India - Norway
dInia - N.Zealnnd
6 Benelux-Lebanon/Syr.
1 Brazil - India
4 Australia - Norway
3 Brazil - Chile
1 Brazil - Iorway
3 Chile - Cuba
1 Chile - Czechoslov.
4 China - Norway
3 Cuba - India
2 Australia - Chile
1 Brazil - China
1 Brazil - S.Africa
2 Canada - Chile
4 Canada - Cuba
3 Chile - India
2 China - N.Zealand
Trade in 1938
Approx as a % of
value total trade
in among all
dollars countries
(mill- represented
ions) at the Conf.
7 0.1
7 0.1
7 0.1
2 - 2 7
2 -
2 -
5 -
2 -
4 -
3-
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
4 -
3 -
2 -
3 -
1 -
2 -
2 -
2 -
5-
3-
2 -
2 -
2 -
3 -
2 -
3 -
2 -
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5 4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0 .1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Number
of
weeks
since
first
meeting
8
10
11
10
8
13
10
10
9
11
12
11
12
9
10
10
11
5
11
6
7
12
11
13
10
10
13 Number
of
meetings
held
up to
9 August
State of
negot 'ns
as re-
ported by
the two
countries
(1)
3 China - S. Africa
Cuba - Czechoslov.
Cuba - N. Zealand
Cuba - Norway
Czechoslov. - Leb/Syr.
Czechoslov. - N.Zealand
India - Leb/Syria
N. Zealand - S. Africa
Norway - S. Africa
Australia - Brazil
Australia - Cuba
Brazil - Cuba
Brazil - N. Zealand
Canada - Lebanon/Syr.
Chile - China
Chile - Lebanon/Syria
Chile - N. Zealand
Chile - Norway
Chile - S. Africa
China - Cuba
Cuba - S. Africa
N. Zealand - Norway
5- 5
2-
1 -
5 -
4 -
4 -
4 -
5 -.
5 -
1-
2 -
2 -
2 -
5 -
2 -
5 -
5 -
5 -
1 -
5 -
4 -
E/PC/T/S/6
page 9.
Trade in 1938
Approx.. as a % of
value total trade
in among all
Dollars countries
(Millions) represented
at the Conf.
(2)
1
3
1
5
1
2
5
2
3
1
1
5
1
5.
5
5
5.
2
5
4
5427
Number
of
weeks
since
first
meeting
13
14
12
11
12
13
7
13
13
10
12
13
10
12
1
-.
6
9
14
13
78.8
590 E/PC/T/S/6
page 10.
2. POSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS NOT YET INITIATED
Trade in 1938.
Approx. value as a % of
in dollars. total trade
(millions) among all
countries
repres. at
the Con-
ference
(a) 8 pairs of countries - Members of
a Preferential System:
Australia - United Kingdom 527 7.6
Canada - United Kingdom 496 7.2
New Zealand - United Kingdom 310 4.5
Australia - Canada 45 0.7
Australia - New Zealand 36 0.5
Canada - New Zealand 24 0.3
Canada - South Africa 19 0.3
India - South Africa 8 0.1
1,465 21.2
(b) 7 pairs of countries having insufficient
trade to provide a basis for negotiations:
China - Lebanon/Syria 1 -
Australia - Lebanon/Syria - -
Brazil - Lebanon/Syria - -
Cuba - Lebanon/Syria - - -
Lebanon./Syria - New Zealand - -
Lebanon/Syria - Norway
Lebanon/Syria - South Africa - -
~~~~~ ~ -
Total trade among countries represented
a, t the Conference 6893 100.00 E/PC/T/S/6
page 11.
STATEMENT IV
SUMMARY OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
Date of last Meeting
Australia - Benelux
- Brazil
- Chile
- China
" - Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- France
- India
- Norway
- South Africa
- United States
Benelux - Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- France
- India
- Lebanon/Syria
- New Zealand
- Norway
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
" - United States
Brazil - Canada
" - Chile
''- China
Initial
Meeting
30/5
29/5
4/8
20/5
17/5
30/5
30/4
28/5
7/5
23/5
23/4
1/7
10/5
4/7
14/5
27/5
30/5
28/5
9/5
14/5
13/5
10/5
12/5
29/5
9/5
14/5
4/7
8/5
No. of
Meetings
5
2
2
3
2
4
12
3
3
1
1
7
3
8
3
8
24
4
6
3
6
24
25
3
3
1
26/7
to
9/8
9/8
25/6
6/8
10/7
3/6
17/7
1/8
28/7
17/6
23/4
30/6
24/7
8/8
17/7
4/8
8/8
22/7
8/8
13/6
17/7
18/7
8/8
6/8
10/6
12/7
8/5
9/7
to
26/7
9/6
to
9/7
prior
to
9/6 E/PC/T/S/6
page 12
Date of last Meeting
Initial No. of 26/7 9/7 9/6 Prior
Meeting Meetings to to to to
9/8 26/7 9/7 9/6
Brazil - Cuba 9/5 1 9/5
- Czechoslovakia 30/5 1 30/5
- France 27/5 3 19/6
- India. 27/5 1 27/5
- New Zealand 30/5 1 30/5
- Norway 9/5 1 9/5
- South Africa 28/5 1 28/5
- United Kingdom 23/5 5 14/7
- United States 30/4 5 4/6
Canada - Chile 20/5 2 14/7
- China 5/5 5 6/8
- Cuba 5/5 4 10/6
- Czechoslovakia 23/4 5 1/7
- France 25/4 10 10/7
- India 1/5 4 17/7
- Lebanon/Syria 13/5 2 4/8
- Norway 30/4 6 29/5
-. United States 23/4 34 27/6
Chile - China 2/8 1 2/8
" - Cuba 9/6 3 26/6
- Czechoslovakia 20/6 1 20/6
- France 4/7 2 6/8
- India 28/5 3 19/7
- Lebanon/Syria 7/8 1 7/8
- New Zealand 11/7 2 30/7
- Norway 26/6 1 26/6
- South Africa 5/6 2 25/6
- United Kingdom 31/5 6 21/7
- United States 28/4 5 8/8 E/PC/T/S/6
page 13
China - Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- France
- India
- New Zealand
-Norway
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States
Cuba - Czechoslovakia
- France
- India
- New Zealand
- Norway
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States
Czechoslovakia - France
- India
- Lebanon/Syria
'' - New Zealand
''
- South Africa
" - United Kingdom
United States
France
''
''
- India
- Lebanon/Syria
- New Zealand
- .Norway
Initial
Meeting
30/4
1/5
30/4
19/5
7/5
13/5
5/5
8/5
9/5
30/4
2/5
22/5
13/5
23/5
22/5
30/4
12/5
30/5
9/5
16/5
6/5
12/5
5/5
30/5
23/4
19/5
29/4
12/5
30/4
No. of
Meetings
3
5
6
3
2
3
8
10
3
2
3
1
5
2
2
32
12
4
1
4
5
4
22
6
5
7
26/7 9/7 to
to 9/8 26/7
7/8
9/6 to Prior
9/7 to 9/6
8/7
7/8
1/8
22/7
24/7
24/6
7/8
11/7
10/6
3/7
21/7
13/5
24/7
21/6.
5/6
30/7
8/8
2/8
16/5
22/7
26/6
7/8
30/7
9/8
28/7 E/PC/T/S/6
page 14
France - South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States
India - Lebanon/Syria
- New Zealand
- Norway
- United Kingdom
- United States
Lebanon/Syria - United
Kingdom
- United States
New Zealand - Norway
- South Africa
- United States
Norway - South Africa
" - United Kingdom
- United States
South Africa - United
Kingdom
- United States
Initial
Meeting
25/4
28/4
24/4
16/6
16/5
21/5
30/4
28/4
7/5
2/5
9/5
5/5
30/4
6/5
3/5
2/5
16/5
28/4
No. of 26/7 9/7 to
Meetings to 9/8 26/7
7 17/7
13 16/7
6
3 8/8
4 7/8
7 22/7
1
6 31/7
6
10
4
4
1
3
9
12
10
2
9/6 to Prior
9/7 to 9/6
9/6
6/8
31/7
28/7
11/7
30/4
27/6
22/7
8/7
22/7
19/6
United Kingdom - United
States 23/4 17
6/6 E/PC/T/S/6
page 15.
STATEMENT V
Meetings held to discuss tariffs of countries for which
the United Kingdom has international responsibility
(Up to 9th August)
First Meeting
Burma - Benelux
Burma - China
Burma - Czechoslovakia
Burma - France
Burma - Norway
Burma - South Africa
Burma - United States
Ceylon - Australia
Ceylon - Benelux
Ceylon - China
Ceylon - Czechoslovakia
Ceylon - France
Ceylon - India
Ceylon - New Zealand
Ceylon - Norway
Ceylon - South Africa
Ceylon - United States
Newfoundland - United States
Southern Rhodesia - United States
United Kingdom Colonies -
United States
12 June
10 June
9 June
23 May
23 July
18 June
16 May
18 July
18 July
17 July
19 June
14 May
18 June
16 July
18 July
19 June
9 May
24 April
1 May
Total No.
of Meetings
4
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
3
1
2 June 1 |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 9 October 1947
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFRENCEON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Final date for Circulation of
Non-negotiated Notes and Schedules
Note by Secretariat
In regard to the Note on Non-negotiated Notes and
Schedules (E/PC/T/220), the Tariff Negotiations Working
Party las decided that all such notes should be circulated
by noon on October 15th, and that any comments by Delegations
on such notes should be submitted to the Secretariat by
noon on October l8th, except where a Delegation has specified
an earlier uate,
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES |
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Information Centre
Geneva
Press release No. 471
29 October 1947
CAUTION : FOR RELEASE AT 3.30 PM GENEVA TIME,
October 29.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE
ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
FINAL REPORT ON TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
CONCLUDED AT GENEVA
1. From April 10 to October 28, the following sixteen coun-
tries and trading groups have been negotiating at Geneva
Australia
Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxuembourg)
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
France
India (see paragraph six)
Labanon-Syria
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States Press release No. 471
Page 2.
2. The following is a list of the 103 negotiations
completed as amongst the above countries and trading groups.
(See paragraph 4 for additional negotiations completed)
Australia - Binelux Benelux - Brazil
Brazil Canada
Chills Chile
China China
Cuba Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia France
France India
India Lebanon-Syria
Lebanon-Syria New Zealand
Norway Norway
South Africa .South Africa
United Kingdom United States
United States United Kingdom
Brazil - Canada Canada - Chile
Chile China
China Cuba
Cuba Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia France
France India
\ r-N
Norway Lebanon-Syria
New Zealand Norway
South Africa South Africa
United Kingdom UnKted kingdom
United States United States Page 3.
- Cuba
Czechoslovakia
France
India
Lebanon-Syria
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
China
- Cuba
Czechoslovakia
France
India
Naw Zealand
Norway
South Africa
United Kingdom
United Stlates
- Czechoslovakia
Norway
South Africa
United States
Czechoslovakia -
India
France
Lebanon-Syria
Norway
New Zealand
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
- India
Lebanon-Syria
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
India
- Lebanon-Syria
New Zealand
Norway
United States
United Kingdom
Lebanon-Syria-
Norway
United Kingdom
United States
- South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
New Zealand- Norway
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
South Afrioa-United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom- United States
Chile
Cuba
France Press release No, 471
Page 4,
3. No negotiations proved necessary between the follow
either
countries/because they were members of the same prefere.
group or because their mutual trade did not provide a sufficient
basis for negotiation:
Australia - Canada
- New Zealand
Brazil - Lebanon-Syria
Canada - New Zealand
Chile - China
Cuba - India
Lebanon-Syria
New Zealand
Lebanon-Syria - New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
The following countries were unable to complete negotia-
tions:
Benelux
Cuba
- Cuba
- France
United Kingdom
,i
I
I .
", k., '. ',- Press Release No.471
Page 5.
4. In addition to the countries and trading groups listed in
paragraph one of this release, certain countries, namely Burma,
Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia, during the course of the Second
Session of the Preparatory Committee, began independent nego-
tiations and were invited to join in the signing of the Final
Act. The following 19 negotiations have been completed by
these three countries:
Burma - Australia Ceylon - Australia
Benelux Benelux
China China
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
France France
Lebanon-Syria India
Norway New Zealand
South Africa South Africa
United States United States
Southern Rhodesia - United States
5. 5. There will also appear in the Schedules, under the appro-
priate metropolitan countries, schedules relating to the
following overseas territories:
Belgium ............Belgian Congo
France..... ..... French Union Overseas Territories
Netherlands . Netherlands East Indies
Surinam and Curacao
United Kingdom.. .New Foundland
British Colonies
Malayan Union
Palestine
6. Since the negotiations began, the partition of India has
resulted in the coming into being of Pakistan as a separate
sovereign state. The position of Pakistan will be similar
to that of India in respect of all negotiations at Geneva. |
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AND ECONOMIQUE 22 October 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Final Report on the Progress of the
Tariff Negotiations
The Tariff Negotiations clicking Party has decided to
dispense with a Progress Report on tariff neFotiations in the
two weeks ending 1 October, and instead to issue a Final
Report covering the period 5 october to midnight on 24 october.
Delegations are asked to submit their progress reports ifr the
latter period in the usual form not later than 10 a.m. on
Saturday, 25 October, foi the guidance of the Tariff Negotiati.ons
Working Party,' at its meeting that morning.
DEUXIEME, SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARAETOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DES NATIONS UNIES
SUR LE COMMERCE ET L'EMPLOI
Rapport 'inal sur les Progres des
io.' ,in tons tarilfaires
Le Groupe de travail. chargé des négociations tarifairos
a décidé de ne pas presenter de rapport sur les progrès réali-
s6s par les négociatioï9s tarifaires au crours des deux sonaines
qui se sont termi.nïes le 18 octobre. Il a préféré prâserter un
rapport final pcrtant sur la période allant du 5 octobre au 24
octobre à minuit. Les d6l1é,g-tions sont priées de présenter leur
rapport sur les progrès de leurs rc5Goct-atiûins au cours de la
période ci-dessus, le samedi 25 _ctobre a 10 heures au plus
tard. Ces rapports, rédi.gés sous la forme habituielle, devront
9tre à la disposition du Groupe de travail chargé dcs négocia-
tions tarifaires lors de sa réu.-iion, le matin du ce inmme jour.
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON.TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
First Meeting
of the
Tariff Agreement Committee
Held on Tuesday, 5th August 1947, at 10.30 a.m.
in the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
Chairman: Mr. W.D. Wilgress (Canada)
The CHAIRMAN stated that at this first meeting of
the new Committee, set up by the Chairman's Committee (Heads
of Delegations), he would call for a general discussion of
the Report of the Tariff Negotiations Working Party contain-
ing a revised draft of the proposed General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade as set out in document F/PC/T/135. He
suggested that Members of the Committee should devote their
attention in the first place to Parts I and III of the
draft Agreement, leaving for subsequent meetings Part II
which contained numerous articles taken from the draft Charter.
Dr. COOMBS (Australia) said that he recognised the
difficulties that must have been encountered by the Working
Party in their endeavour to draw up an Agreement which would
meet the requirements of all the Members of the Committee;
he thought the idea of providing for a provisional entry
into force was ingenious, but after examination of the
time-table implied in the Agreement he found that it would
not be possible for the Australian Delegation to agree as
it was now expected that the Tariff Negotiations would not
be finished until 10 September and that the Agreement would
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/TAC/SR/1.
page 2.
not be ready for signature until the end of September. It
was the view of his Delegation that signature of the Agreement
would involve an Undertaking to put the Agreement into force
at least provisionally by 1 November and definitively in 1948,
if the outcome of the Havana Conference was regarded as
satisfactory; this would, of course, be subject to approval
by Parliament, but it was Doubtful whether in the case of
Australia such action on such an important matter could be taken
by the Government without prior consultation with Parliament
and this would require some weeks, if not months. Dr. Coombs
suggested that Delegations should merely arrange for the
initialling of the Agreement at the end of September and for
signature at a later date, possibly on November 15 or 21,
the Agreement and the Schedules to be brought into force
provisionally and by simultaneous announcement in December.
The CHAIRMAN asked whether other Members wished to
express their views on the proposed time-table as discussed by
Dr. Coombs.
Mr. AUGENTEALER (Czechoslovakia) said that signature of
the Agreement would involve important obligations on the part
of the Governments concerned, and he doubted whether his
Government could agree to the proposal that the signatories
should observe the principles of the draft Charter to "the
fullest extent of their authority"; he had asked for the
advice of his Government on this point. He thought his
Government could bring into force provisionally the Schedules
and the relative Articles, but the remainder of the Agreement
would have to be submitted to Parliament.
Mr. RODAIGUES (Brazil) said that the position of his
Government was similar to that of the Australian, and the E/PC/T/TAC/SR/1
page 3
only satisfactory procedure that he could see was the one
proposed by Dr. Coombs. He said that he would like to have
an explanation of the inclusion of Articles from the Draft
Charter which were likely to be altered, in Parts II and III of
the Agreement, so that he could inform his Government.
The CHAIRMAN stated in reply to Mr. Rodrigues that the
first paragraph of Article XXVII provided that Part II of the
Agreement might be replaced by the Charter as adopted at the
Havana Conference and Article XXXII made it clear that Part II
of the Agreement was to be applied only in so far as it was not
inconsistent with existing legislation.
Mr. MELANDER (Norway) said that the position of his Govern-
ment was similar to that of Australia, in that the work of the
Preparatory Committee would have to be submitted to Parliament
for review; he doubted whether the Agreement could be signed and
brought into force by November 1; moreover, Parliament might
object to bringing parts of the Charter into force before its
adoption at the World Conference. He suggested that bringing
Part II into force should be left until after the Havana Conference.
Mr. HELHORE (United Kingdom) thought the Working Party
had shown great ingenuity in finding a way of bringing the
Schedules into force without prejudging the decisions of the
Havana Conference; firstly, Article XXXII required only pro-
visional enforcement and allowed any contracting party to with-
draw at 60 days' notice; secondly, the Protocol of Signature
required observance of the Draft Charter only to the extent
of the authority of the contracting parties and, in the third
place, Part II of the Agreement could be amended in the light
of the results of the Havana Conference. He suggested that page 4
possibly the Australian Delegation could sign the Agreement
with a reservation as to its entry into force; at the same
time he thought it might be an acceptable plan to leave the
Agreement open for signature until November and postpone the
provisional entry into force until the end of the year.
Mr. Helmore thought that November 1 was too early for the United
Kingdom Government, Further he agreed with the Delegate for
Australia that simultaneous announcement by all the signatory
Governments must be arranged.
Dr. HOLLOWAY (South Africa) enquired whether the names
of all the Members of the Preparatory Committee or only those
which could bring the Agreement provisionally into force were
to appear in Article XXXII. Also, he enquired whether the last
sentence of sub-paragraph (b) was meant to apply only to that
sub-paragraph or whether it was meant to be a separate part of
paragraph 1.
In reply to Dr. Holloway the CHAIRMAN said that the
arrangement of sub-paragraph (b) was a typographical error, as
the last sentence did not apply oniy to (b). He said that only
the names of those countries which could bring the Agreement
provisionally into force were to appear in Article XXXII; in
the draft, only the names of the Members of the Working Party
appeared, since they had agreed that their Government could
apply the Agreement on November 1, or some other early date to
be agreed upon, but the final draft would include the names
of other countries which could also apply the Agreement on the
date fixed.
M. BARADUC (France) fully agreed with Mr. Helmore; he
said that France would be ready to sign the Agreement on 30th
September and to apply it provisionally. The definitive E/PC/T/TAC/SR/1
page 5
entry into force would of course depend upon the French
Parliament, but the Agreement would not be submitted to
Parliament for approval until after the Havana Conference.
In view of the remarks of other Delegates he wondered whether
a provisional entry into force would be practicable, since it
would not be satisfactory to apply the Agreement by only five
or six countries.
Dr. WUNSZ KING (China) said that his Government would
require time to study the terms of the Agreement and he did
not know whether it would be possible for his Delegation even
to initial it at Geneva; he thought that if it were necessary
to provide for some provisional entry into force Part II
should be omitted as proposed by the Delegate for Norway.
Mr. BROWN (United states) said that probably all
Delegations were agreed that effect should be given to the
tariff concessions as soon as possible, so that they would
have their greatest possible beneficial effect on world trade;
moreover, it would be difficult to preserve the secrecy of the
schedules, and if a few details became known the whole Agree-
ment would be criticised by interested parties. Also,
Mr. Brown said that it was necessary to retain Part II as
this provides protection for the tariff concessions and his
Delegation regarded the Articles in the draft Charter which
had been incorporated in Part II as the minimum protection
required. He said that his Delegation, like many others,
would have to obtain instructions from their Government before
signing the Agreement, but they thought that three weeks would
allow sufficient time for this purpose; if some Delegations,
however, could not accept this programme it would be necessary
to consider the proposal that the Agreement should only be
initialled in Geneva, or alternatively, as many Delegations E/PC/T/TAC/SR/1
page 6
as possible should sign and the Agreement should be left open
until November for the signature of others. He suggested that
the Committee should ascertain how many Delegations would be
able to sign the Agreement and how many others, like Australia,
would require more time to obtain instructions from their
Governments. Mr. Brown agreed with previous speakers that
arrangements would have to be made for simultaneous publication
in the capitals of all the contracting parties. Also, he
expressed the opinion that the date for the provisional entry
into force of the schedules should be earlier than 25 December.
Mr. OLDINI (Chili) stated that Parts I and III, as well as
Part II, of the draft Agreement contained articles based upon
articles in the draft Charter which are liable to be extensively
altered. In addition, he drew attention to errors in the French
text of the draft Agreement. He expressed doubt whether it
would be possible to bring the Agreement into force as early
as 1st November.
In reply to Mr. Oldini, the CHAIRMAN said that the
articles of Parts I and III which were based on articles in
the draft Charter, were essential parts of the Trade Agreement
and that the tariff concessions could not be applied without
them; the French and Belgian Delegations had already submitted
a statement on the errors in the French text and a corrigendum
would be issued.
The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee would meet again
on Wednesday and Thursday mornings; he hoped to finish the
general discussion in these next two meetings and to proceed
to an examination of the details of the Agreement during the
following week, but a definite decision on this programme would
be taken the following day.
The meeting rose at 1.05 p.m. |
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E/PC/T/152
ECONOMIC CONSEIL 5 August 1947.
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Fortnightly Report
on
Tariff Negotiations
The Tariff Negotiations Working Party wishes to draw
the attention of the Heads of Delegations to an important
matter which requires their urgent attention during the
current week.
It will be recalled that at the Chair:-an's Comnittee
(Heads of Delegations) on Monday morning, (see document
E/PC/T/DEL/64) it was decided to postpone the target date for
the completion of tariff negotiations from 15 August to 10
September, and at the sale time to request Delegations to
furnish the Working Party with a detailed statement of the
state of each negotiation, and in cases where little or no
progress is being made, a statement of the issues involved and
the steps that have been taken to remove the causes of delay.
The next fortnightly report on the general progress of
negotiations is due on Monday morning for the period ending
Saturday, 9th August. Accordingly the Working Party invites
the Head of each Delegation to prepare the required statement
by the end of this week, so that the Working Party can review
the position of all the negotations on Monday next. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/152
ECONOMIC CO NSEL5 August 1947.
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Fortnightly Report
on
Tariff Negotiations
The Tariff Negotiations Working Party wishes to draw
the attention of the Heads of Delegations to an important
matter which requires their urgent attention during the
current week.
It will be recalled that at the Chairmants Committee
(Heads of Delegations) on Monday morning, (see document
E/PC/T/DEL/64) it was decided to postpone the target date for
the completion of tariff negotiations from 15 August to 10
September, and at the same time to request Delegations to
furnish the-Working Party with a detailed statement of the
state of each negotiation, and in cases where little or no
progress is being made, a statement of the issue revolvedd and
the steps that have been taken to remove the causes of delay.
The next fortnightly report on the general progress of
negotiations is due on Monday morning for the period ending
Saturday, 9th August. Accordingly the Working Party invites
the Head of each Delegation to prepare the required statement
by the end of this week, so that the Working Party can review
the position of all the negotations on Monday next. |
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E/PC/T/188
ECONOMIC CONSEIL 27 AUGUST 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
FOURTEENTH REPORT
by the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party
Reports received for the period 9 August to 23 August
indicate that the 5 following tariff negotiations were
completed in their bilateral stage bringing the total number
of completed negotiations up to 27:
Canada - Chile
Chile - Czechosiovakia
Chile - France
Czechoslovakia - Lebanon/Syria
Norway - United states
It is to be understood tnat the results of these
negotiations are subject to any adjustment that may be
required in the light of other negotiations as they are
completed and are to be incorporated in the schedules to be
annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; fur-
ther, the General Agreement, when arrived at, may be subject
to approval by the authorities of the countries concerned.
During the same period the total number of negotiations
reported to be nearing completion has risen to 16, as opposed
to 9 in the previous period and 66 meetings of tariff negot-
iating groups were held, bringing the total number of m tings
held up to 23 August to 656.
One more bilateral negotiation was opened during this
period, Canada and the United Kingdom, bringing the total
number of bilateral negotiations up to 106. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 19 May 1947
Original: ENGLISH.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
FOURTH REPORT
by the
TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS WORKING PARTY
on
THE PROGRESS OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS.
Since the opening of tariff negotiations on the 23rd
April 65 initial meetings have been held. This compares
with 76 meetings originally soheduled to take place up to
and including 17th May. Annex A shows the number of'
negotiations in which each member of the Preparatory
Committee is participating,
Of the 65 pairs of countries that have entered
negotiations 18 have had a second meeting, 10 have held a
third meeting, and 3 have held more than 3. The total
number of meetings held up to and including 17th May is 107.
Notes on the negotiations opened last week and on the
initial meetings scheduled for the current week appear in
Annexures B and C. Information on the exchange of Request
Listed will be found in Annexures D and E.
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/73
page 2d
Annex 'A- Negotiations oPened bY Members of the Preparatory
Committee:
65 initial Meetings have been he)d and 35'others
are'scheduled to take place by the end of May.
Of these 35, arrangements have been made for 15
meetings during the week commencing l,9th May,
and for 16 during the period 27th - 31st May.
No dates hale been lixed for the other 4 exchanges
of offers due to delays in the submission of
requests.
Annex 'B' - Neffjtiations oDened week commenc:Lng 12th MaY..
Of the 20 meetings scheduled for last week 5
were postponed and are to be held during the
current week.
- OPenins Ne otiations Planned for week commencing
l9th May:
.15 meetings for the initial exchange or'offers
have been flxed l'or the current week; 9 ol'
these were originally scheduled to take place at
an earlier date.'
- Request lists submitted week cozemncing 12th May:
20 lists were submitted by Delegations during..t4e
past week; 4 others which were scheduled for
submission were not ready and these will be
submitted during the current week.
Request lists to be submitted week commenoing
l9th May:
6 lists are to be submitted this week.
Annex 'C'
Annex 'D'
Annex 'E' E/PC/T/73
page 3.
A N N E X "A".
NEGOTIATIONS OPE[qED BY MEMBERS OF THE
PREPARPTORY COtUdITTEE.
COUNTRY.
Australia
Benelux
.Brazil
.C nada
Chile
China
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
France
India
Lebanon-Syria
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
Number of col
with which
negotiations
been opened.
:. . 4
..
5
10
11
il
9
9
10
6
6
*9
il
8
e
. .5
Lintries Number of countries
with which the open-
have ing of negotiations
is scheduled before
end of May,
6
'r
10
3
5
6
5
6
1
1
3
3
4 E/PC/T/73
page 4.
A N N E X "B".
Negotiations opened week commenoing 12th May 1947.
Autralia - Cuba
Bcnr.lux - China
Bonulux - Lebanon-Syria
Bei:âlux - New Zealand
BeiLulux - South Africa
Brazil - Canada
Canacu - Lùbanon-Syria
G.iiua - Norway
Cuoa - Nord Zealand
Cubu - United States
Czeeu'orlovakia - Lobanon-
Syria
Czuolo.olovakia - Norway
Franzoe - New Z«a1and
Incia - New Zealand
South L±frica - United
Kingdom
Negotiations
't
n'
't
t'
Il
I'
't
I'
Il
'.
't
'l
opened 17th May
" 14th "
I' 14th Il
" 13th "
I' 12th "
I' 14th "
" 13th I'
'" 13th "
'f 13th Il
Il 12th n
'l 1&th
" 12th
" 12th
"t 16th
'f
il
*,
"' 16th 'l
.. E/PC/T/73
page 5.
A N N E X "C".
Opening negotiatiAns planned for wpek commencing l9th MaY.
Monday, lJ.th May China - India
France - India (postponed from 12 May)
Tuesday, 20th May Australie - CLJJna
Brazil - Australla (arranged sinoe
issue of T.51 on 22nd April).
Brazil - South MXrdica ( ditto)
Canada - Chile (postponed from 14th May).
Wednosday4 21at May Brazil - United Kingdom (postponed
from 17th May)
Chile Czeohoslovakia
Cuba - India
India - Norway (postponed from 14th May).
Thursday, 22nd May Brazil - France (postponed from 15th
May).
Chile - France (postponed from 15th
May).
Cuba - South Atrica (postponed trom
15th May).
Friday, 23rd May Benelux - Brazil (postpEned from.
15th May).
Bunelux - Cuba (postponed from
12th May). E/PC/T/73
page 6.
A N N E X "D".
Request lists submitted week commencing
12th May.
14th May Benelux to Chile
Chile to Australia
Chile to Benelux
Chile to Brazil
Chile to C«nada
Ciaile to Chiina
Chile to Cuba
Ci.ile to Czechoslovakia
- Chi.e to France
Chile to India
Chile to Lebanon/Syria
Chile to New Zealand
Chile to Norway
Chile to South Africa
Chile to United Kingdom
Chile to Unuited States
16th May Benelux to France (detailed list)
Lebanon/Syria to Czechoalovakia
L7th May Czechoslovakia to Benelux
CzecLoslovakia to France E/PC/T/73
page 7.
A N N E X "E".
Request lists te be submitted week
commencing lYth May.
20t.4 May B;,azi to Czechoslovakia
25th May Brazil to Lutanon/Syria
Note:
The following countries which were scheduled to
submit their requests prior to l9th May have advised that
they will be presented during the current week:
Brazil to Chile
Brazil to India
Brazil to New Zealand
Cuba to India (suppiementary) |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL
AND ECONOMIQUE E/PC/T/S/5
AND ECONOMIQUE 1 August 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
ORIGINAL: ENIGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOMENT
Fourth Special Report
on the
Progress of Tariff Negotiations
by the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party
On June 13, the Chairman's Committee fixed August 15 as
the target date for the completion of the tariff negotiations.
In its report of June 17, document E/PC/T/S/2, the Tariff
Negotiations Working Party pointed out that it was then just
half-way from the opening of the first negotiations on April 23
to the target date that had been agreed. At that time, the
Working Party observed that progress in the first eight weeks
ending June 16 had been so slow that, unless there was a very
considerable acceleration in the rate of progress, there could
be little expectation of completing the negotiations by August 15.
In page 3 of its above-mentioned report, the Working Party
urged Delegations to make every effort to intensify their tariff
work by increasing the number of negotiators and of meetings. A
study of the progress made since the meeting of that Chairman's
Committee on June 27, at which the Report and the suggestions
contained therein were adopted, shows that there has, in fact,
been no visible significant improvement in the rate of progress
of the tariff negotiations.
As a consequence of the meeting on June 27, the Working
Party consulted with Delegations and made the suggestions it
considered appropriate to speed up the progress of negotiations.
This, too, has failed to yield satisfactory results.
It is pointed out that once agreement is reached on the
tariff negotiations, a lull of some two weeks will almost
certainly occur while:
(a) Delegations consult their Governments on the final
Schedules and obtain authorization for signature of
the General Agreement,
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/S/5
page 2
(b) tariff experts check the tariff Schedules,
(c) the translations of the Schedules is completed,
(d) all tariff Schedules are mimeographed in their final
form, and
(e) the General Agreement, including, the Schedules, is
prepared for signature.
Consequently, even if the tariff negotiations were to finish on
August 15 there would be; no possibiIity of signing the General
Agreement before September 1. But it appears to the Working
Party that there is no likelihood of the tariff negotiations
being finished on August 15.
Delegations have only to consider the following facts to
realize how unsatisfactory the situation is:
(1) the 12 negotiations which have been completed represent
only 1.2% of the total trade among the participating countries.
(2) of the 95 negotiations in progress on 14 July, only
28 are recorded as having made any advance in the following two
weeks; 64 remained unchanged and 3 actually deteriorated.
(3) 52 negotiations have not progressed beyond a third
meeting.
(4) only 81 meetings were held during the past fortnight,
bringing the total number to 546.
(5) Statement I ( attached) shows that the progress reg-
istered in the bilateral negotiations, over the, four periods
covering the time which has .elapsed since the beginning of
negotiations, has been decreasing, alarmingly from fortnight to
fortnight. In the past fortnight, the progress registered is
.only half of that which wasregistered in the fortnight ending
28 June.
(6) Statement II (attached) shows that in 32 negotiations
no meetings took. place during the, entire month of July.
(7) Statement II shows that out of five degrees of progress
on which Delegations report in respect of each bilateral negotia-
tion, No. 2 ("making progress") represents 39.4% of the trade
involved. Only 10.8% of such trade is represented by Nos. 4 and
5 ( "nearing completion" and "'comleted" ).
(8) Statement I shows that threeDelegations report having
made no progress whatever in the last fortnight in any of their
negotiations.
On the basis of the above findings of the Working Party as
regards the present rate of progress, it is doubtful if the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade can be signed in September.
It must be noted that if there is any further delay at this
Conference, there is a distinct danger that Delegations will be E/PC/T/S/5
page 3
unable to carry out adequate consultation and preparation at home
prior to the World Conference, which will definitely take place
at Havana on November 21 next.
The Working Party is of the firm opinion that in the absence
of strong action on the part of tall DeIegations, the tariff negot-
iations will drag on inconclusively for a totally unsatisfactory
period. Only radical measures will permit the negotiations to
finish on time.
It might be expected that the 3nd of the Charter discussions
on August 15 will facil.tate the negotiations by clarifying
certain issues which have an important bearing on the tariff
talks and will also released some officials for the tariff work.
However, it is not probable that the results derived therefrom
will be sufficient to attainthe desired ends.
The Chairman's Committee has previously approved suggestions
from the Working Party which have, unfortunately, not brought
about the desired results. The Working Party therefore suggests
that, when considering this Report, the Chairman's Committee
should establish a new target, date ,and determine what steps must
be taken to ensure the terimination of the negotiations. by that
date . E/PC/T/S/5
page 4
STATEMENT I
Progress of the Tariff Negotiations
from 23rd April to 26th July 1947.
(Note: Each unit represents one step forward, i.e. one for
improvement from "in preliminary stages" to "making progress",
etc., and finally, one for carrying a negotiation from "nearing
completion" to "completed".)
Initial First Second Third
period period period period
23 April Fortnight Fortinight Fortnight
to ending ending ending
14 June 28 June 12 July 26 July
Australia 5 1 2 - 8
Benelux 4 6 4 4 18
Brazil 4 211 2 - 17
Canada 3 3 4 17
Chile 1 10 6 1 18
China 4 5 6 4 19
Cuba 8 10 1 3 22
Czechoslovakia 17 3 13 2 35
France 5 4 8 3 20
India 12 6 8 2 28
Lebanon/Syria 3 1 2 - 6
New Zealand 3 3 5 7 18
Norway 17 7 9 7 40
South Africa 12 16 6 4 38
United Kingdom 11 6 3 3 23
United States 12 2 1 2 17
125 94 79 46 344 E/PC/T/S/5
page 5
Statement II
STATE OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
as at July 26th)
Percentages of Total Trade among the
Members of the Preparatory Committee.
Total
negot-
iations
Australia. 1
Benelux 1
Brazil
Canada. 1
Chile 1
China I
Cuba 1
Czechosl. 1
France 2
India 1
Leb./Syria
N. Zealand 1
Norway 1
S. Africa 1
U.Kingdom 1
U. States 1
Totals for
102 Negot's.
Trade of 8
Negot-
'ns in
which
no
Total In
no. of
meetings
held up
meetgs to 26
have July
t 'n pl.
in July
10 6
5 1
14 10
1 2
2 4
3 2
4 6
5 6
5 2
14 5
7 3
1
14 2
12 4
2 2
15 4
36
106
29
79
29
54
63
76
107
47
23
27
67
47
121
185
pre- Making Making
lim- pro-
inary gress
stages
2.1
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.4
3.6
6.2
0.4
5.9
5.9
0.3
15.3
0.6
12.3
1.8
0.6
2.9
1.2
0.9
2.8
0.2
0.2
0.6
1.3
0.8
30.8
cons-
ider-
able
pro-
gress
0.7
0.6
0.9
0.1
2.2
0.1
1.3
8.9
0.3
0.2
13-9
1.6
Nearing Com- Total
comple-
tion ed
1
2. 6
0.1
0.5
0.1
0. 1
0-.
2.:3
3.9
6.5
3.1
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
26.4 78.8 30.8 19.2 2.4
pairs of countries Members of
a: preferential system not at present negotiating
Trade of 10 pairs of countries not at
presnt negotiating
persent negotiating
3.1
17.4
4.6
12.7
2.0
3.1
3.4
3.1
13.6
9.7
0. 4
0.7
3.3
41.4-
157.6
42.4
200.0
The percentage of trade represented by each bilateral.negatiation
appears twice in this table (once for each of the two countries con-
cered) and the figure at the lower right hand corner is therefore 200 T/S/5
page 6
ANNEX A
STATE OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
(as at 26th
1. 102 NEGOTIATIONS
July)
Canada - U.S.:.
U.K. - U.S.A.
India - U.K.
Benelux- - U.K.
Benelux - France
S. Africa - U.K.
Benelux - U.S.A.
France - U.K.
France - U.S.A.
Cuba - U.S.A.
Brazil - U.S.A.
Norway - U.K.
China - U.S.A.
India - U.S.A.
Australia - U.S.A.
S. Africa - U.S.A.
Brazil - U.K.
Chile - U.S.A.
Czechoslov.-- U.S.A.
State of
negot 'ns
as re-
ported by
the two
countries
(1)
2- 2
3-2
1- 1
2- 2
2- 3
1 - 4
2- 2
3- 3
1- 1
2- 2
4-4
3 -3
2- 2
1- 1
2- 1
3- 2
2-2
3- 2
Trade in 1938
Apprex. as a %. of
value in total trade
Dollars among all
(millions countries
at the Conf.
782 11.3
687 10.0
405 5.9
361 5.2
287 4.2
263 3.8
249 3.6
212 3 .1
198 2.9
194 2 . 3
173 2.5
107 1.6
100 1.5
98 1.4
88 1.3
87 1.3
61 0.9
59 0.9
54 0.8
(1) The figure "l" indicates"in "preliminary stages",
" " " 2" " making progress",
" "3" " making considerable progress"
"4" "4" "nearing completion", and
"5" " "that the negotiations have been completed"
The first figure records the opinion expressed by the first-named
country, the second figure records that of the second-named
country.
(2) The trade of dependent territories is not included with that of
the countries having international responsibility for them.
Number
of
weels
since
first
mgatin&
13
13
12
8
8
10
11
12
13
10
12
12
11
12
13
12
9
12
13
Number
of
meetings
held up
to
26 July
34
28
2
19
16
10
20
19
0
30
5
8
10
5
1
2
5
23
21 E/PC/T/S/ 5
page 7
Number
of
meetings
since held up
Benelux: -India
Czechoslov. - U.K.
China - U.K'
Australia - France
Chile - U.K.
Norway - U.S.A.
Benelux - Czechcoslov .
Benelux - Brazil:
enelux - Canada
r - :n.
- .K 21 .'u,
-: . U . '':L A
B3azil - '-,ne
Cuba - U.X.
Czrcho31ov. L I ru
'aroc, - Noruuy
.nstra1:Lu - ;4In
Cranda -
Benel-x China
Franca e r c
China - ,nia
Cn.ie - Fra,ce
China -- Frarce
Benelux - Chile
Canada - India
Czuc ozlov . -- n.
. x.'.;u - Crina
China - C-e,:os: v
-tatc of
neic-cns,
a, re-
>prte; by
t ;o t a5
2 2
2-2
2 -2
' 3
v -
v -
. .
2 2
2 1
. 3'
2 - 2
1 -
2- 2
2 2
- -;
3 3
2-
4 4
FPanciL - Lero.rj, 2yr.
Trade in 1938
Appx4Dz as a I Of
value total trade
ir.a do Llrs --iron all
(millions) co etries
rep.es nted
at tnl Co01.
(2)
50 0.7
0,7
45 0.7
,. O.,7
O ..
0)
05
3. O .5
0.5
.
. _
0.3
20 o.3
20 O03
20 01
0,2
20 0.2
15 02.
23 0.2
13 02
12 0,2
12 0.2
~~0.?
9 0.
2 0.1
15 0.1
Nurber
of
Weeks
to
26 July
4
7
9
12
5
I2
,
6
.
'
7
6
2
6
7
1
i
3
4
6
5
first
meeting
8
12
2
11
8
0
11
12
1
1
0
?
0 E/PC/T/S/5
page
Trade in 1938
Number Number State of Approx as a % of
of of negot'ns value total
Weeks meetings as re- in trade
since held up parted by Dollars among all
first to the two (millions)countries
meeting 26 July countries represen-
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~tcd r.t.l
the Conf.
6 3 Dcnolux - Cuba 2 - 3 7 0.1
8 5 C.z.>OSlov. - Norway 4 - 4 7 0.1
9 4 Czechriiov. - S. Africa 5 - 5 7 0.1
8 . 5 France - N. Zealand 2 - 2 7 0M1
6 1 Drazil - CzecIoslov. 2 - 3 7 0.1
6 4 Lustralia - Czrchosl. 2 - 3 6 0.1
1. 5 CanaCa. - Czcchoslov. 2 - 4 6 0,1
8 3 Bcnolux - N. Zzaland 2 - 2 5 0.1
8 3 Brazil - Canada 4 - 2 5 0.1
7 3 Australia - S. Africa 2 - 4 5 0.1
9 h Canada - China 3 - 2 5 0 . 1
10 2 Cuba - France 2 - 2 5 0.1
9 5 Lebanon/Syr. - U.K. 3 - 3 5 0.1
10 7 Lchcnon/Syr. - U.S.A. 3 - 3 5 0.1
7 7 I7-ia. - Norway 5 - 5 L 0.1
8 3 Inei- - Ncw Zenland 4 - 1 3 0.1
8 .1 4 Benelux - Lt.knon/Syr. 3 - 2 3 0e1
6 1 Lrazil - India 2 - 3 3 0.1
9 2 Australia - Norway 3 - 4 2
3 3 Brazil - Chile 1-3 2 _
9 1 Brpzi. - Nor-ay 2 - 1 2
I 3 Chile - Cuba 2 3 2
5 1 Chilc - Czcc`oslovak 1 - 3 2 -
10 4 China: - 4 4 - 4 2
9 3 Cuba. - LIne 3 4 2
11 1 Brczil - China 2 -1 1 -
8 1 Brazil - S.Africa 2 - 1 1 -
9 2 Canada - Chile 2 -2 1
11 4 Ca;ada - Cuba 2- 3 1 -.
8 3 Chile - In-ia 2 - 4 1
11 2 Chiia - N. Zealand 2 - 3 1 - State of
negot 'ns
as re-
ported
by the two
countries
(1)
China - S.Africa
Cuba - Czechoslov.
Cuba - N.Zealand
Cuba - Norway
Czechoslov.- Leb/Syr.
Czcechoslov. - N. Zealand
India - Leb/Syria
.N.Zealand - S.Africa
Norway - S.Africa
Australia - Brazil
Australia - Cuba
Brazil - Cuba
Brazil - N.Zealand
Canada - Lebanon/Syr
Chile - N.Zealand
Chile - Norway
Chile - S.Africa
China - Cuba
Cuba - S.Africa
N.Zealand - Norway
5 - 5
2 -3
1 - 1
5 - 5
4 - 1
3 - 3
4 - 1
5 - 5
1 - 2
2 - 3
2 - 1
2 - 1
1 - 1
3 - 4
5 - 5
5 - 5
1 - 2
5 - .5
4 - 4
E/PC/T/S/5
Page 9
Trade in 1938
Approx. as a. ,% of
value total trade
in among all
Dollars countries
(Millions) represented
at the Conf.
(__._.,_. ( 2)
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
5426 78.8
Number
Of
weeks
since
first
meetinC
Number
of
ieetin-s
hold
Up to
26 July
11
12
10
10
11
11
3
10
11
8
10
2
4
7
12
9
11
3
3
1
5
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3 E/PC/T/S/5
page 10
2. POSSIBLE NEGOCIATIONS NOT YET INITIATED
Trade in 1938
Approx. value as a % of
in dollars total trade
(millions ) among all.t
countries
repres. at
Coere:rnce
)atwo pai';rs of countries pxiected to
:iate negotiationsi. in eh'eniar future:
Australia - Chile 1
Chile - China
1_
(b)Eight pa.miro Of countries - merbers of a
0referential Sysmer:
Australia - Unetod Kindom 527
Canadn - United Kingdom 496 7.2
New Zealand - UniteK !ingdom 01( 4.5.
.urt.alia - Canada 45 0.7
Austla ia -eNoweZcaland 36 0. 5
Canada N lew Zealand 24 0.3
na -da - South Africa 19 0.3
dia -n S outA Ifrica 8 .12.
465~ 21.2
(cE ig ptnai rsof countriesah~vgnq insufficient
t'edo t,p-Dvoride b hasis foregoo,tiations:
China - LebanonySiria 1a
Austral 1i - Lebanon/Syria
zrazil - Lebanon/Syria - -
Chile - Lebanon/Syria -
Cuba - Lebanon/Syria-
Lebanon /Syria - New Zealand
banon /Syria - Norway - :-v
Tebanyn/Svria - South Africa -
1_
locea trade gmonj countriep reQneseated
.t the Crnnce i 8 6,n93 100.30Go e E/PC/T/S/5
page 11
THE 29 NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAVE PROCEEDEED BEYOND
THE FIFTH MEETING UP TO 26th. JULY.
(Showing, in brackets the percentage of
the total traed in 1938 among the
countries represented at the Conference)
6 Meetings:
7 Meetings:
8 Meetings:
10 Meetings:
12 Meetings:
16 Meetings:
19 Meetings:
20 Meetings:
21 Meetings:
28 Meetings:
30 Meetings:
34 Meetings
Benelux-Canada ( 0.5 )
Benelux - China (0.2)
Benelux - South Africa
Canada- Norway (0.1)
Chile - United Kingdoms
France -India (O.5)
France- Norway (0.3)
- United States
(0.5)
(0.7)
( 2. 9 )
Benelux - Czechoslovakia (0.5)
Czechoslovakia - France (0.3)
Czechoslovakia- United Kingdom
France - South Africa (0.2)
India - Norway (0.1)
(0.7)
China - United Kingdom (0.7)
Norway - United Kingdom (1.6)
Canada - France (0.3)
China - United States ( 1.3)
South Africa - United Kingdom
(3.8)
Australia: - Franrce (0.7 )
Norway - United States ( 0. 6)
Benelux - France (4.2)
Benelux - United Kingdom (5.2)
France - United Kingdom (3.1)
Benelux - United States (3.6)
Czehcoslovakia - United States (0. 8)
United. Kingdom - United States (10. 0)
Cuba- United States (2.8)
Canada - United States (11.4) |
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ENGLISH
CRIGINAL: FRENCH
ECONOMIC CONSEIL
AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
FRENCH DELEGATION
Amendments to the Text proposed for Article 14
The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article
shall not be construed to require the elimination of preferences
in respect of customs duties or other charges imposed on impor--
tation which fall within the following descriptions:
(a) Preferenre systems in force, etc.
(b) Preference systems in force, etc.
(c) Preference systems in force, etc.
Under the preferential systems referred to above,
the margin or preference shall not exceed the level determined
by the negotiations referred to in Article 24 and may, in no case,
exceed the existing margin between the preferential tariff rate and
the most-favoured-nation rate in force on the base date adopted
for the purpose of the negotiations.
SECONDE SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERECE ET DE L'EMPLOI
de L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
DELEGATION FRANCAISE
Modifications des termes proposés pour l'article 14
Les dispositions du paragraphe 1 du prdsent
article ne seront pas interprétées comme nécessitant l'élimi-
nation des or éferences à l'égard des droits de douane ou autres
taxes imposées à l'importation, telles qu'elles sont désignées
ci-après:
(a) regimes préférentiels en vigueur etc.
(b) régimes préférentiels en vigueur etc.
(c) regimes préférentiels en vigueur etc.
La marge de préférence dans les régimes preferen-
tiels visés ci-dessus ne depassers pas le niveau fixé par les
négociations visées à l'art. 24 et, en tout état de cause, elle
ne pourra dépasser la marge existant entre le tarif préférentiel
et le tarif appliqué aux Etats bénéficiant de la clause de la
nation la plus favorisee à ia date de referenco fixee pour les
negociations. |
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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
GENERAL AGREEMENT
Amendments to Part III
Proposed b: the Australian Delegation
Article XXII
1. Transfer this Article to Part II of the Agreement.
2. Paragraph 3 (b)
No contracting party shall /Initiate7 put into operation
or maintain .......
Comment
This Article appears to have relevance only to the
provisions of Part II which may be accepted "provisionally to
the fullest extent not inconsistent with existing legislation".
It should, therefore, be the subject of acceptance which is
similarly limited.
Article XXIII
1. Paragraph 7
As soon as the I.T.O. has been established and is capable
of exercising its functions the contracting parties by amendment
pursuant to Article XXVII may discontinue the meetings provided
for in this Article shall be discontinued and may transfer to
the Organisation the function of giving affect to those pro-
visions of this Agreement which involve joint action by the
contracting parties shall be transferred to the Organisation.
2. Paragraph 8a
The Committee mav take such action as it deems necessary
for the performance of its functions and may enter into such
arrangements with the Secretary-General of the United Nations
as may be necessary for this purpose.
Comment.
Some arrangements may need to be made for staff, finance,
etc. E/PC/T/W/277
page 2
Article XXIV
1. Pararaph 3(b), second sentence
The government of such separate custoins territory shall
with the consent of the Committee and upon such terms as the
Committee may determine be entitled to "appoint a representative
to the Committee."
Comment.
Membership of the I.T.O. is subject to conditions such as
these except that those particular separate customs territories
which are invited to the World Conference are automatically
entitled to a form of Membership in I.T.O. If it is desired to
afford automatic membership in the Committee to these territories
the could be specified in the Agreement.
Article XXVII
1. (If; on or after the day of the signature of the Charter
of the I.T.O., two-thirds of the contracting parties so agree)
On the day of coming into force of the Charter Part II of this
agreement (in whole or in part) shall for those contracting
parties who have accepted the Charter in relation to other
contracting parties who also have accepted the Charter be
(suspended on a specified day and shall, on and after such day,
be) superseded by the provisions of the Charter (for such time as
the Charter remains in force provided that all the contracting
parties to this Agreement shall on that date have become members
of the International Trade Organisation) provided that if by
31st December 1948 the Charter shall not have come into force
or if on any date thereafter during the operation of this agree-
ment the Charter shall cease to be in force, the contracting
parties agreee to consult as to the way the provisions of this
agreement should be supplemented or amended.
Comment. This amendment is designed -
(a) to make it automatic that the provisions of the
Charter replace the relevant parts of the Agreement;
(b) to avoid the situation created by the present draft
which in the event of a contracting party failing
to join the I.T.O., the remaining parties are obliged
to work under both the Charter and the General Agree-
ment whose provisions may differ significantly.
The amendment is put forward provisionally. It cannot
be clear what form this clause should take until the content of
Part II and the protocol is agreed upon.
Article XXIX
Obligations entered into under this Agreement shall super-
sede any prior international obligations between contracting
parts to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith. E/PC/T/W/277
page 3
2. Paragraph 2
The contracting parties shall after the Agreement shall.
have definitively entered into force take all necessary steps
to terminate any prior international obligations with any non-
contracting party to the extent that they are inconsistent with
this Agreement.
Comment.
Two of these amendments are for clarification only. It
sees unreasonable to require a contracting party to terminate.
obligations is has entered into with a non-contracting party
while the Agreement is only provisionally in force.
Article XXXII
Paragraph 1; last line, "... shall on and after
(Nov.1.1947) December 15, 1947 ..."
Paragraph 2; last line,"... The Australian Delegation
considers that the place and tire of signature should be left
open for the present." |
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6 September 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE Original: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
The Delegation of the United States suggests the
following texts for paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of Article XXIII
of the General Agreement (Joint Action by the Contracting
Parties):
"4 Each contracting party shall have one vote in the
Committee.
" 5. Except as otherwise provided in this agreement decisions
of the Coimmttee shall be taken by a majority of the contract-
ing parties present and voting.
"6 . In exceptional circumstances not elsewhere provided for
in this agreement, the Committee may waive an obligation
imposed upon a contracting party by this agreement; 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 contracting parties. [The
Committee may also by such a vote
(a) define certain categories of exceptional circum-
stances to which other voting requirements shall apply for
the waiver of obligations, and
(b) prescribe such criteria asi my be necessary for
the application of this paragraph.]"
It is questioned whether the provisions shown in
brackets, which have been drawn front the Charter, need
be included in the General Agreerment. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL
AND ECONOMIQUE 9 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS-AND TRADE
. AMENDMENT to Art. XIII, par.6, proposed by the
AMENDMENT to Art. XIII, par.6, proposed by the
Belgium-Luxemburg Delegation
Text to be added to the text proposed in document
E/PC/T/W/327:
"Any contracting party whose trade is substantially injured
by the application of any measure under this paragraph shall be
free to take such action as may be necessary to prevent or
remedy the injury, and the contracting parties concerned shall
forthwith consult with a view to reaching an equitable solution".
DEUXIEME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI
DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
ACCORD GENERAL SUR LES TARIFS DOUANIERS ET LE COMMERCE
AMENDEMENT à l'art. XIII, par.6, propose par la
DTlégation belgo-luxembourgeoise
Ajouter au texte propose dans le document E/PC/T/W/327,
le passage suivant:
"Toute partie contractante dont le commerce est lésé
faqon substantielle par des mesures prises en vertu du présont
paragraphe, pourra prendre toute mesure czsiro pour prévenir
ou réparer le préjudice causé ot les parties intéressdes entre-
ront immédiatement en consultation en vue d'arriver à une solution
équitable."
UNITED NATIONS
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ECONOMIQUE CONSEIL E/PC/T/217
AND ECONOMIQUE 25 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
Note by the Secretariat
In accordance with the decision of the Tariff Agreement
Committee on September 24, the Secretariat is now circulating
the texts approved to date by the Committee.
The text of the Fiinal Act is being issued as E/PC/T/214.
The text of the General Agreement is being issued as
E/PC/T/214, Addendurn 1.
The text of the Protocol of Provisional Application is
being issued as E/PC/T/214, Addendum 2.
Delegations are requested to examine the texts carefully
and to advise the Secretariat by noon, Monday, September 29,
of any errors in order that necessary corrections nay be made
in the final consideration which the Legal Drafting Cormmittec
will be giving to those texts on Monday afternoon.
NATIONS UNIES " 1 1 1 :, C' |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/272
AND ECONOMIQUE 11 August 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THF
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Observations by the Norwegian Delegation.
The principle underlying the proposal for a General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade contained in Doc.E/PC/T/135
involves that members of the Preparatory Committee should
accept essential parts of the draft Charter as part of a
multilateral tariff agreement before the articles of the Charter
have been considered and decided upon at the Havana Conference.
The parties to the tariff agreement would thereby limit their
freedom of action at the Conference. They would also be
unable to give due weight to such considerations as the other
countries taking part in the Conference may bring forward.
This would not be fair to these other members of the Conference.
The resolution of the Economic and Social Council of the
18 February 1946, whereby the Preparatory Committee was
constituted, requested that Committee to submit a draft
Convention for the International Conference. It would thus
seem that the task of the Preparatory Committee in respect of
the Charter ought to bc limited to suggesting a draft text for
consideration and decision by the full Trade and Employment
Conference. It would hardly be compatible with the assumption
on which the Conference is being called if a number of the
members of that Conforence met with their hands tied by an
agreement amongst themselves on important parts of the draft
Charter. The Governments represented in the Preparatory
Committee should not be finally committed to the draft Charter,
although, of course, the fact that they have collaborated on
it for a considerable time and have produced it after very
careful consideration will have its full weight in the
discussions of the Conference,
For these reasons the Norwegian Delegation is of opinion
that the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade should in
itself retain the character of a multilateral tariff agree-
ment. This Agreement, however, should be concluded on the
express understanding that the Parties thereto should sign
the Charter and become Members of the I.T.O. within a reason-
ably short time, say six months, after the Havana Conference,
or else withdraw from the multilateral tariff agreement unless
permitted to continue to be Parties to that agreement by
unanimous decision of the other Parties thereto. If the
multilateral tariff agreement were concluded on such terms,
the Parties to the agreement would be assured that, although
the tariff concessions were put into force before the Charter,
say from January 1st 1948 the whole charter would become the
agreed background of the tariff agreement within a comparatively
short time. E/PC/T/W/272
page 2,
It is true that some Parties to the tariff agreement might
feel that their concessions lay mainly in tariff reductions and
bindings while the counter concessions of other Parties to the
tariff agreement would consist not only in tariff reductions and
bindings but also in accepting some essential rules of the
charter, and that consequently in this interim period the
former group would have given concessions which would not be
fully met by counter concessions. But this seems to be largely
a formal point and not a real one. The rules of the Charter
as so far drafted, particularly those relating to general
commercial policy, would in this period allow many exceptions
from the general principles and it would probably not make very
much differnce whether the present draft rules were accepted as
binding during this short interim period or not.
On the whole therefore the Norwegian Delegation feels that
the principles outlined above should be the basis for this
tariff agreement, which after all is to be only a first instal-
ment of the tariff reductions foreseen by Article 21 of the
draft Charter and to be followed in years to come by - it is
hoped - many tariff; negotiations and the conclusion of many
tariff agreements for the freeing of world trade from excessive
custom duties. Such future negotiations will take place on
the basis of the whele system of rules finally incorporated in
the Charter, which, it is hoped, will guide the foreign economic
policy of the Members perhaps for generations.
The Norwegian Delegation in consequence of the foregoing
considerations suggests that Part II of the present Draft
Tariff Agreement be deleted. The following further amendments
are suggested:
Article II 3: The text should be amended so as to conform to
the text of the draft charter in its final form. The words
"from the territories of contracting parties" should be
deleted. The following phrase should be added: "Due regard
shall be had to the fact that some monopolies are established
and operated mainly for social, cultural, humanitarian or
revenue purposes."
Article Il, 4: It is questioned whether this clause ought not
to contain a provision to the effect that the contracting
parties should as soon as possible bring their legislation
into line with the obligations undertaken by the agreement.
Article XXIII, 2: To be deleted. When the International
Trade Organization enters into function the Temporary Committee
should cease to exist and its functions should be taken over by
the Tariff Committee to be created under the charter. The
necessary clauses to that effect would seem to be in their
logical place in the present article XXVIII.
Article XXVII: When part II of the General Tariff Agreement
is omitted it does not seem necessary to insert such clauses
concerning amendments as those now suggested in article XXVII.
Amendments to the General Tariff Agreement ought in all cases
to be made through unanimous decision and not through decision
by a majority. It does not seem necessary to include an
express ruling to that effect. E/PC/T/W/272
page 3.
Article XXVIII: This article seems to be in need of
considerable re-drafting, It ought to give expression to
the following points:
(a) The General Tariff Agreement has been concluded on
thc assumption of the establishment of an International Trade
Organization. If this assumption should not materialize, it
should be open to all the parties to the Agreement to withdraw
on short notice after the conclusion of the Havana Conference
without positive results.
(b) If the International Trade Organization is
established as anticipated, the states which are parties to
the tariff agreement must adhere to the International Trade
Organization within a reasonably short time, say six months
after the Havana Conference, or else withdraw from the multi-
lateral tariff agreement unless permitted to continue to be
parties to that agreement by unanimous decision of the other
parties thereto.
(c) As soon as the International Trade Organization has
been constituted and has begun its activities the Committee
mentioned in article XXIII should disappear and its functions
be transferred to the Tariff Committee of the International,
Trade Organization as mentioned under article XXIII above.
(d) On or after November lst, 1950 any contracting party
to the tariff agreement may withdraw in conformity with the
rules of the present draft of article XXVIII.
Article XXII: If Part Il of the draft General Tariff
Agreement is left out, there would not seem to be a need for
distinguishing between "definite" and "provisional" entry into
force of the agreement. The whole agreement would be
conditional upon the subsequent entry into force of the charter
and the establishment of the International Trade Organization.
Protocol of signature: It is folt that in the General Trade
Agreement as envisaged by the Norwegian Delegation the
protocol might be deleted, whilst certain of its clauses might
be included in the preamble, if that should be deemed necessary,
The words "to tho fullest extent of their authority" seem to go
too far and to imply a definite and binding commitment to the
"principles" of the draft charter in such a way as to hamper
to a very great. extent the free action of the Havana Conferénce. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/321
AND ECONOMIQUE 5 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE.
Observations of the Czechoslovak Delegation
to Article II par. 3.
The ad Hoc Subcommittee on Paragraph 3 of Article II
was established with the following terms of reference:
(a) "To devise means of incorporating the results of
negotiations pursuant to Article 31 of the Draft
Charter and
(b) of providing for cases where tariff concessions
already negotiated are liable to be affected by
the creation of a state trading monopoly."
(a) As to the first part of the terms of reference the
Czechoslovak delegation is of the opinion that the results of
those negotiations are incorporated in the Schedules and hence
covered by the par. 1 of the Article Il ("Each contracting
party shall accord to the commerce of the other contracting
parties treatment no less favourable than that provided for
in the appropriate Schedule annexed to this Agreement ...")
(b) As to the second question (that is if a state establishes
in the future a monopoly for the product for which a'maximum
rate of duty is provided in the appropriate Schadule) either
the procedure of Article XXI (Nullification or Impairment) or
that of par. 4 of Article II should be followed in the eventua-
lity that it is determined that the operations of the monopoly
tend to nullity or impair the benefit of the tariff concessions
included in the Schedule. |
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ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade -
Proposed Addition to Interpretative Notes
The Delegation of the United States proposes the addition
of the following interpretative note to Annex 1:
"It is understood that where obligations are incorporated
in Part I of this Agreement only by referring specifically to
provisions in Part II, such obligations shall be considered as
calling within Part II for the purposes of the Protocol of
Provisional Application."
DEUXIEMS SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATORIE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE & DE L'EMPLOI
DE-LA ORGANIZATION DES NATIONS UNIES
Accord général sur les Tarifs douaniers et le Commerce
Additif proposé aux notes interprétatives.
La délégation des Etats-Unis propose l'addition de la note
interprétative suivante à l'annexeI :
"Il est entendu que lorsque des obligations ne se trouvent
incorporées a la Partie I du présent Accord que par référence ex-
presse a des dispositions de la Partie II, ces obligations serent
considérées come appartenant à la Partie Il aux fins du Protocole
d'Application provisoire." |
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AND ECONOMIQUE 9 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade TARIFF AGREEMENT COMMITTEE
The Delegation of the United States suggests the
following revision of Article XXIII of the General Agreement.
Joint Action by the Contracting Parties
1. Representatives of the contracting parties shall meet
from time to time for the purpose of giving effect to those
provisions of this Agreement which involve joint action and
generally with a view to facilitating the operation and
furthing the purposes of this Agreement. Wherever reference
is made elsewhere in this Agreement to joint activity by the
contracting parties, they are identified for convenience as
the "Contracting Parties".
2. The Secretary General of the United Nations is hereby
requested to convene the first meeting of the Contracting
Parties which shall take place not later than February 1, 1947.
3. Each contracting party shall be entitled to have one
vote at all meetings of the Contracting Parties.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement decisions
of the Contracting Parties shall be taken by a majority of
the contracting parties present and voting.
UNITED NATIONS
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AND ECONOMIQUE 8 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Tariff Agreement Committee
Australian Delegation Amendment to Article XXVI
ARTICLE XXVI
1) Insert "(a)" after the word "may" in the second line.
2) Add "(b) in the absence of agreement between the
contracting parties concerned, withdraw the item from the
schedule of the Agreement; provided that a contracting
party having a substantial interest may suspend the
application to the trade of the contracting party taking
such action of substantially equivalent concessions, the
suspension of which the Committee does not disapprove. "
DEUXIEME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI
DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
ACCORD GENERAL SUR LES TARIFS DOUANIERS ET LE COMMERCE
COMITE CHARGE DE L'EXAMEN DE L'ACCORD GENERAL
SUR LES TARIFS DOUANIERS
Amendment à l'Article XXVI présente par la
delégation de l'Australie
ARTICLE XXVI
1) Insérer "(a)" après le mot "pourra" à la seconde ligne.
2) Ajouter "(b) en l'absence d'un accord entre les Parties
contractantes intéressées, retired le produit de la liste
tarifaire de l'Accord; sous reserve qu'une Partie contractante,
qui y aura un intérêt substantiel, puisse suspendre l'applica-
tion au commerce de la Partie contractante qui prendrait une
telle décision de concessions équivalentes dont la Commission
ne désapprouve pas la suspension." |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/327
AND ECONOMIQUE 8 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Tariff Agreement Committee.
United Kingdom Delegation.
Tentative Draft of Proposed New Paragraph 6 of
Article XIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
6. The provisions of Article XII of this Agreement shall
not enter into force in respect of import restriction
applied by any contracting party pursuant to Article XI
in order to safeguard its external financial position
and balance of payments, and the provisions of paragraph
1 of Article X and Article XII shall not enter into
force in respect of export restrictions applied by any
contracting party for the same reason, until January 1,
1949; Provided that this period may, with the concurrence
of the Contracting Parties, be extended in respect of
any contracting party for such further periods as the
Contracting Parties may specify, having due regard to the
adequacy of the supply of convertible currencies
available to the contracting party concerned. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/328
AND ECONOMIQUE 9 September 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRIFFS AND TRADE
Paragraphs 6 and 7 of
Proposed new Article XVII.
United States Deleation
"6. Any contracting party may maintain any non-discriminatory
measure which has been imposed for the establishment,
development or reconstruction of particular industries and
which is not otherwise permitted by this Agreement; Provided,
that any such contracting party shall have notified the other
contracting parties, not later than [30]days prior to the
date of this Agreement, of each product on which any such
existing measure is to be maintained and of the nature and
purpose of such measure. Any contracting party maintaining
any such measure shall within [60] days of becoming a
contracting party, notify the Contracting Parties of the measure
concerned, the considerations in support of its maintenance and
the period for which it wishes to maintain the measure. The
Contracting Parties shall, as soon as possible, but in any case
within twelve months from the day in which such contracting
party becomes a contracting party, examine and give a decision
concerning the measure as if it had been submitted to the
Contracting Parties for their concurrence under the
provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article. The
Contracting Parties, in making a decision under this paragraph
specifying a date by which any modification in or withdrawal
P. T.O. E/PC/T/W/328.
page 2.
of the measure is to be made, shall have regard: to the.
possible need of a contracting party for a suitable period
of time in which to make such modification or withdrawal.
7. The provisions of paragraph 7 of this Article shall
not apply to any product described in a Schedule annexed to
this Agreement. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: FRENCH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT,
GENERAL AREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
OBSERVATIONS by the FRENCH DELEGATION on
Documents E/PC/T/135 and 153 and AMENDMENTS thereto.
Document E/PC/T/153 provides that the Tariff schedules
shall be preceded by a covering statement.
This statement would set forth:
1. that products of the contracting countries
should not be subjected to Customs duties in
excess of those provided for in the list
(page 5, paragraph 1, first Part);
2, that such products should be treated in the
same way as domestic products.in the matter
of internal taxes (page 5, paragraph 3a);
3. that anti-dumping or countervailing duties could,
if necessary, be imposed in addition to the
conventional taxes on the list (page 5, paragraph
3b);
4. that taxes representing the cost of services
rendered (fees) could also be charged (page 5,
paragraph 3c);
5. that any other taxes imposed on, or in connection
with, importation could not be in excess.of those
imposed on the day of the signature of the Agreement,
or of those provided for on the same date by the
laws in force (page 5, paragraph 1, second Part);
6. that as regards preferential tariffs, preferential
rates could not be in excess of the rates fixed
in the second part of the schedule (page 5, paragraph
2, first Part);
7. that the margins of preference could not be in
excess of the rates fixed in the Second Part of the
List (page 4, paragraph 2, second Part).
.
. E/PC/T/W/287
page 2
The French Delegation does not see the necessity for
this covering statement, since all its provisions are already
or ought to be - included in the Articles of the Agreement.
In this connection, consideration should be given to
the seven points of this memorandum analysed below:
1. - The question is settled by Art.11, paragraph 1
2. - " " " III
3. - " " " V
4. and 5. In thc opinion of the French delegation there
could be no question of consolidating, under the heading of
customs duties, the large number of taxes of a fiscal nature
and fees for services rendered, which are in no way of a
protective character. However, we should guard against the
possibility of these charges being applied in such a way as
to circumvent the consolidations and render them illusory.
The guiding principle in this respect should be the one
underlying Article Il, paragraph 2. This article should therefore
be completed, and to this and the French delegation proposes to
take as a basis Article 1, paragraph 6, of the Franco-American
Agreement of 6 May, 1936.
6. - The preferential rates laid down in the schedule
are mentioned in Article I, paragraph 3a.
7. _ Margins of preference should also be mentioned at
the same point in the same Article.
In short, if a few modifications were made to the text
of the agreement, the covering statement referred to in
Document 153 could be done away with.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE I, paragraph 3.
Amend the beginning of the paragraph to road as follows:-
"3. The margin of preference on any product in respect E/PC/T/W287
page 3
of which a preference is permitted under paragraph 2 of
this Article shall not exceed
(a) in respect of any product described in the Schedule
to this Agreement, the margin laid down the Schedule
the margin by which the schedule most-favoured-nation rate
exceeds the scheduled preferential rate or, in tho caso
. . . etc."
ARTICLE Il, paragraph 2.
Word as follows:
2. No Contracting Party shall adopt measures likely
to impair, directly or indirectly, the effort of the
concessions provided for in the tariff Schedule annexed
to this Agreement, whether by introducing or increasing
duties and charges (other than customs duties and fees
for services rendered) imposed on, or in connection with
importation, unless such measures are prescribed by
legislation currently in force, or by altering its method
of determining dutiable value or of converting currencies
for calculating this value.
SCHEDULES.
Part I should be headed:
Most-favoured-nation tariff
Part Il should be headed:
Preferential tariffs. |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
GENRAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
DRAFT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XXVII PARA.1.
SUBMITTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN DELEGATION
1. On the day on which the Charter of the ITO enters
into force Part II of this agreement shall be suspended and
superseded by the provisions of the Charter: provided that
within 60 days of the closing of the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Employment any contracting party may object to
Part II or any provision or provisions thereof being so
suspended and superseded.
2. Within the 60 days after the deposit of instruments
of acceptance of the Charter of the ITO by twenty govern-
ments represented at the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Employment, the contracting parties shall confer and
agree unanimously whether the Provision or provisions of the
Agreement to th- supersession of which the contracting party
has objected shall be superseded, rotained or amended.
3. On November lst, 1948, or such earlier date as may
be agreed, should the Charter not have entered into force
the contracting parties shall meet to agree unanimously whether
the General Agreement should be amended, supplemeeted or
maintained.
Note:
This would also replace, in the Protocol of Signature
the second part of the last paragraph. |
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E/PC/T/173
ECONOMIC CONSEIL 15 August 1947
AN C) ECONOMIQU E ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE FREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERHNCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
INDIA'S RELATIVE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE BEFORE AID AFTER
PARTITION.
'With reference to Part B, paragraph Il (b) of the Report
of tho Committee on Voting and Membership of tbe Executive Board
and paragraph l(a) of the text of ArtiCle 72 recommended by that
Cominitee (E/PC/m/143), the Indian Dolegation wishes to ciroulate
the following statistical data to show that in order of economic
importance the Dominion of India will rank at least as higt as
Indin dti before partition.
.ro Partition.
The relative economic importance of India before partition
is iridicted by the following figures given on page Il of the
(.ocument E/PC/T/143.
Foreign Trade (average 1938/39 and latest
12 months available) ... 27 points
National Income, 1940 ... ... 24 points
Total; 51 points
On the basis of these figures, India before partition ranked
seventh, the first six countries being U.S.A., U.K., U.S.S.R.,
France, Canada and the Netherlands.
After Partition.
1. National Income
The national income of the whole of India including
Pakistan has been estimated at $ 12,000 million. The population
of Pakistan amounts to 69 million or 18 per cent of the total
population of India including Pakistan, which is 386 million
(1941 Census). On the basis of this ratio, the points to be
assigrned to the Dominian of India on account of national income
at Ghe rate of 2 points for every % 1,000 million, work out to 20.
2. Foreign Trade
TL^ average foreign trade of India including Pakistan in
1938/39 and the latest 12 months amounted to Rs. 4,560 million,
or roughly % 1,370 million, which, at the rate of 20 points for
every $ 1,000 million,- is equivalent to 27 points.
NITIONS UNIES
UNITE NATIONAS E/PC/T/173
page 2
3. The average foreign trade of the two ports of Pakistan,
namely, Karachi and Chittagong during the same period was approxi-
mately Rs.636 million, or % 191 million, which is equivalent to
4 points.
4. Therefore, if no account is taken of the trade between the
Domini.ons of India and Pakistan, the points to bri assigned to thc
Dominion of India on account of foreign trade would be 23.
5. The trade between the Dominions of India and Pakistan
will, however, be part of the foreign trade of each. It is
cat.mated on the basis of the average for 1938/39 and the l-test
,-, that Pakistan will export to tho Doninion of India at least
4.85 million bales of raw jute valued at Rs.504 million and at
least 360,000 tons of wheat valued at Rs, 96 million. It is
estijL.at.c, further, that exports of sugar from the Dominion of
Indi-i t- Piki.stan will amount to at least 134,000 tons valued
au à;s. 56 million. These figures are based on actual trade move-
ments and involve no speculation as to the future. The total
tra i between India and Pakistan on account of these thrco
commodities only, namely, jute, wheat and sugar, would thus amount
to .2t least Rs. 656 million or $ 197 million, which is equivalent
to 4 points. If only two more points were added to cover only a
part of the trade in the numerous other commodities such es cotton
pioce-goods, cotton, rice, hides ar.d skins, coal, jute manufactures,
oilseeds, tes etc., the additional points to be allowed to the
Dominion of India on account of its trade with Pakistzan would be 6.
6. The total number of points to be assigned to the Dominion
of India on account of its foreign trade on the basis of the
preced.in- two paragraphs would, therefore, be 29. The net result
is as follows:
Nationalal Income of the Dominion of India 20 points
Foreign Trade of the Dormrinion of India 29 p2i nts (minimum)
Total: 4
7. The above estimates have been made on the most
constrative basis and are intended ta serve only the immediate
purpose. They will suffice to show that the Dominion of India
tahen by itself and independently of any customs rulatior-ship
it may have with Pakistan will by no monens rank lower than
s:eventh in order of economic importance and would in fact rank
much Lioi if all relevant factors were takon into account.
The Dominion of India, therefore, should not have been excluded
fre! ùhe list of countries given in paragraph 1(a) of the text
of Article 72 recommended by the Committee. |
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17 June 1947.
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMTTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
The Secretariat has received a copy of the report
of-the Policy Committee of the Conference of the International
Federation of Agricultural Producers held in the Netherlands
on 12-23rd May, 1947. As some of the matters are of
concern to the work of the Preparatory Committee, the fellow-
ing extracts are circulated for the information of delegates.
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/V 9
page 2
General Preamble -
- WHEREAS I.F.A.P. believes that:
l. Agricultural production and consumption problems are interlocked.
2. Sound agricultural development is the key to an expanding world
- economy.
3. This development is indivisible from and dependent on the parallel
development of industry and commerce and on the need for the
highest level of stable employment. Agricultural and industrial
development is especially important in the under-developed countries.
.4. An expanding world economy and the highest level of employment are
the avowed aims of the United Nations and imply the stimulation
of the international exchange of goods and services. This upward
- movement must have primary production as its starting point. of
the world's population which is gainfully employed the vast majority
is engaged in-primary agricultural production. Consequently, it
. is imperative that producers' returns be stabilised-on the basis
of. an assured economic price for the highest possible level of
production. The result will be an expansion of the purchasing
power of the agricultural producer. This in turn will provide
inuch bigger markets for the products of secondary and tertiary
industries, and the attainment of the highest possible level of
employment in manufacturing industries in the production of raw
materials and in transport (including shipping). The cycle is
- completed by the resultant increase in the purchasing power of
people employed in all spheres and their ability to improve their
dietary and nutritional standards, Stability, and opportunity to
increase productive efficiency afforded to the primary producer,
therefore, is the key to an expanding world economy and to the
stimulation of international exchange of goods and services. This
- should result in an improvement in the standard of living.
*5. Just as after World War I so after 'World War II, and as the conse-
quance of any full production programme in the future the production
from an agriculture so stimulated might well load to regional
surpluses. Such surpluses, if allowed to continue and undermine
world prices, reduce the purchasing power oe primary producers,
stultify world .trade and result in mass unemployment.
6. It is the duty ,of IFA.P. not only to primary producers, but to
the world as a whole, to formulate precisely the views of the
Federation en world production, distribution and consumption of
foodstuff s and on measures that will achieve universal and lasting
prosperity.
To attain these objectives, I.F.A.P. announces its policy on
*the principles of agricultural and trade economy, end on proposed
:- intergovernmental charters of the World Food Council and of the
International Trade Organisation. E/PC/T/99
page 3.
Actions to be taken directly by I.F.A.P.
. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
4. I.F.A.P. and its member organisations should rive special
study and consideration to plans to bring about greater
stability of world price and employment levels. Special
study must be made of world monetary problems, including
investigation of the possibilities of the World Bank,
International Monetary Fund and the whole related field
in the development of the full use of the world's resources.
5. Strongly advocate and assist in the negotiations of
agreements for suitable staple commodities on a multi-
lateral basis. These agreements should maximise and
stabilise the movement of such produçts. Minimum price
levels should bear a close relationship to real cost of
production in tha exporting countries At the same time
there must be sufficient flexibilityy to facilitate, within
the framework of a general planning of world production
and trade in agricultural products, the free movement of
those major agricultural products entering into international
trade which past experience, indicates need special
consideration.
......................
7. Consistent wïth other domestic necessities agricultural
food products in excess of immediate effective demand
should not be converted into non-adible goods until the
requirements for direct and indirect human consumption
have been met, and that in this connection they should not
be considered to have been mat in full until
i, A minimum nutritional health standard has
been attained.
ii. National security carry-overs' have'been built up.
iii. Famine reserves or buffor stocks have been
provided for human consumption.
always provided that the roady flow of such commodities
dhall not be impaded by the foregoing.
.... .......... ..
9. I.F.A.P. shall request F.A.O., if necessary through any
appropriate international organisation, to conduct
investigations into possible restrictive praotiocs, whether
industrial or commercial, for example Cartels, which have
an adverse effect on the supply and price of agricultural
requisites such as.fertiliser,
I.F.A.P, is convinced that such practices danger the
ability of agricultural producers to conduct their
business efficiently and on.an economically sound and
expanding basis. E/PC/T/99
page 4.
The prevention of restrictive practices would increase
the flow of industrial goods and benefit both agricultural
producers and the consumers of their products.
10. That the domestic production price and marketing policy
pursued in any one country shall be the concern of that
country, but thct in so far as production in excess of
home requirements is placed on the world market, such
trade should be consistent with the principles laid
down by I.F.A.P.
11. To encourage the provision of ade-uate transport facilities
for conveying food to satisfy optimum nutritional
standards to the right place and at the right time in
adequate quantities,
~. .. . . .... . .
14. I.F.A.P. having received the message from Sir John Boyd Orr
advising a careful study of the report of the Preparatory
Commission of F.A.O. on 'World Food Proposals, requires
that representatives of I.F.A.P. should attend the
annual conference at which these proposals are to be
discussed with a view to expounding its-views.
I.F.A.P.'s relationship te the World Food Council and the
International Trade Organisation,
It should be categorically stated that the concern of
I.F.A.P. regarding surpluses is not motivated only by
self-interest but because farmers everywhere know that
temporary and regional surpluses in the past have had
an immediate undermining effect on price, thus deterring
production often by restriction of production when there
is yet an unsatisfied nutritional need in the world.
Only stable price conditions can ensure an expanding
production programme to meet the overall nutritional
needs of the world's peoples,
I.F.A.P. therefore subscribe wholeheartedly te the state.
ment in the summary of the report .of the F.A,O. Preparatory
Commission on world food proposals paragraph 10 reading:
"The best laid plans for the development of
agriculture can however-be defeated by instability
of prices. To this question which is the second of
our objectives, we have devoted.a great deal of our
time. Governments have increasingly intervened in
the agricultural economy by guaranteeing prices,
subsidising consumers and exercising other control
and regulations, Although this intervention has
somewhat diminished since the termination of the war
it is likely to continue, E/PC/T/9 9
page 5.
The Commission, therofore, has reched the
conclusion that only by consultation and
cooperation between governments can reasonable
stability of agricultural prices be achieved.
We believe that for many commodities the most
satisfactory method would be intergovernmental
commodity arrangements and agreement-."
To this end I.F.A.P. should press F.A.O. and I.T.O. to
expedite the necessary consultation and cooperation between
governments to ensure reasonable stability of agricultural
prices as between producer and consumer of those products
placed on the world's export market. This it is felt
can often best be secured by international commodity
agreements. At least in se far as the staple commodities
are concerned, amongst which wheat and rice are of out-
standing importance with wool, cotton, sugar and possibly
very-few other commodities. Where an international
commodity agreement is based on commercial trading
between minimum and maximum prize ranges, the minimum
price should never be lower than the roal cost of
production by efficient producers in the exporting countries.
"I.F.A.P. attaches the greatest possible importance
to the early conclusion of a wheat agreement, because
it believes that wheat is basic te world agricultural
economy, and unless an international wheat agreement
is possible, it is unlikely that any other commodity
could be tackled on this basis.
I.F.A.P. regrets and expresses grave concern that
Draft Agreement as finally presented to the London
Wheat Conference in 1947 did not prove acceptable to
all participating countries. Moreover this Agreement,
amended if necessary, should still be brought into
being with the atmost despatch.
I.F.A.P. resolves therefore that constituent members
be urged to press their respective governments for the
early establishment cf a wheat agreement and that
I.F.A.P. should communicate forthwith with the Wheat
Council, F.A.O. and any other appropriate agencies,
intimating its grave concern, and stressing the
necessity for a wheat agreement at the. earliest
possible date."
*I.F.A.P. in its relationship to I.T.O.
"I.F.A.P. recognises the important. contribution that
an international trade organisation can make to the
promotion of full employment and the raising of the
standard of living of the peoples of the world by
means of a freer trade.
In developing policies consideration should be given to
programmes designed to bring about a balance between
production and the needs of the people rather than merely
a commercial exchange of goods. E/PC/T/99
page 6
I.T.O. should be an instrument wherein industry, labour
and agriculture should have an equal voice in developing
policies. Since agriculture has such a vital interest
in trade, the agricultural viewpoint must have adequate
representation in the development of policies.
I.F.A.P., therefore, insist that in establishing an
international trade organisation, means be provided
whereby the purposes of F.A.O. can be made effective
in developping policies, -specially in the fields of
commodity agreements in agricultural products.
We also believe that effective means 'must be provided
and maintained whereby the co-ordinated views of I.F.A.P.
can be placed before any international trade organisation,
We, therefore, recommend that each member of I.F.A.P.
seeks to establish means whereby the viewpoint of farmers
in their respective countries can be placed before the
official of governments responsible for the development
of policies pertaining to international trade. |
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SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL April 11, 1947.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
International Trade of Members of the Preparatory Committee of
the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment
and of certain non-Members.
(1938; in million U.S.A.. "new" dollars; Merchandise only)
Source: "The Network of World Trade (L.of N., 1942.II.A.3) and
unpublished data used in its compilation.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Note (a): Territories: The following call for remark:
Belgium: Belgium and Luxemburg together constitute the Belgo-
Luxemburg economic Union, which is a single Customs and Trade
statlstical area. Their inter-trade is of course exclude
China: The figures in the table are those of China (as per
the Maritime Customs trade returns - which fact, incidentally,
accounts for the discrepancy between the China/U.S.S.R. and
U.S.S.R./China figures, as most of the land trade escapes record),
plus those of Manchuria ('Manchukuo"), excluding their inter-
trade, which was:
"Manchukuo" returns: Imp. from Chi-a 20; Exp. to China 35.
Chinese figures: not recorded.
The contribution or Manchuria to the figures of the table was:
Imports: 343 (of which, from: Japan 265; U.S.A. 26; Korea 16;
Germ.11; rest, 9 or less).
Exports: 171 (of which, to: Japan 99; Korea 14; Egypt 26;
Germ. 14; rest, 5 or less).
Czechoslovakia: From Oct. 1938 inclusive, the territory was
decreased by the transfer of certain territory to Austria, Germany,
Poland and Hungary, which affected the Czechoslovak figures,
relatively, to a much greater extent than those of the others.
India: Sea-borne trade only.
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page 2
Lebanon: Syria-Lebanon and other parts of the Mandated
territory as it was in 1938, as one entity.
United Kingdom: Excluding the Channel Islands and the U.K.
trade therewith, which was (according to U.K. returns):
Imports into U.K.: 23 (none of which was re-exported);
Exports from U.K.: 30 (of which, 5 represented re-exports).
U.S.^.: The Customs and trade statistical territory includes
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Germany: The figures relate to the "Altreich" (i.e., ex-
aluding Austria). Consequently, trade with.Austria is included,
Japan: Japan Proper (including Sakhalin). Consequently, trade
with other parts of the Japanese Impire is included, viz.:
Imp. into Japan 329 (from: Korea 201, Formosa 119, Jap.
Mandated Pacific Is., or Nanyo 9);
Exp. from, Japan 361 (to: Korea 262, Formosa 93, Nanyo 6).
The trade of Formosa (Taiwan) with countries other than Japan
was: Imp. 11 (of which, from China and Manchuria 11); Exp. 11
(of which, to China and Manchuria 5).
Poland: Includes Danzig.
Switzerland: Includes Liechtenstein.
Note (b): Double display: For the convenience of the reader,
each amount in the "I. Members" portion of the table is shown twice -
once, in ordinary (i.e., unbracketed) figures, representing the
imports (part a) or exports (part b) as recorded by the country
shown at the head of each column along the top of the table; again,
in brackets beneath the corresponding export figure (part b) or
import figure (part a) of the reciprocal country.
Note (c): Categories of trade: General and Special trade are
designated by "G" and "S", respectively, at the head of each
column. Special imports may or may not exceed the General in a
particular year, because Special imports include warehouse trade,
only if and when cleared for home consumption, and not at the time
of arrival; in the long run, they are less than General imports
because re-exports ex warehouse (or indirect transit) are excluded.
Special exports are always less than General, to the extent of the
re-exports ex warehouse. Direct transit is excluded in all cases.
The national systems are shown below., together with the manner
of recording by country of provenance (consignment origin, purchase)
and of destination (consignment, consumption, sale). 'here a double
system of recording by country is followed, the one used in the
table is underlined; for the figures of the double record, see
Note (d) below: E/PC/T/ 38
page 3
Country
Australia
Belgo-Lux.
Brazil' .
Canada :
Chile
China
Cuba (1)
Czechoslovakia
France
Imp. Exp.
G
S
S
G
G
S
S
orig.
csgt.
c sgt.
csgt.
csgt.
orig.
orig.
csgt .
orig.
csgt.
csgt.
csgt.
csgt.
csgt.
csgt.
csgt.
sale(4)
csgt.
Members
Country
India
Lebanon
Netherlands
New Zealand
G
S
S
G
Norway . G
Un.of S.Afr.G
U. S.S. R. S
U.Kingdom G
U.S.A. (2) G
Imip.
csgt. csgt.
csgt.. csgt.
csgt. csgt.
csgt. csgt.
purch. sale
orig. csgt.
csgt. csgt.
csgt. csgt.
orig. csgt.
Non-Members
Country
Argentine
Austria
*Germany
Italy
S
S
S
S
Imp.
orig.
orig.
orig.
orig.
Exp-
csgt.
consume.
consume.
consume
Country
Japan(3)
Poland
Sweden
Switzerland
G
S
S
S
Imp. Exp
orig. csgt.
orig; consum.
purch. sale
orig. consume.
Of the Re-exports included in the table, the following amounts are
known:
Country
Australia
Brazil
Million $
7
Chief destinations
New Zealand 2; others, 1 or le.
(1) For Cuba, exports are domestic produce only (practically equivalent
to S or G, as re-exports are usually very small).
(2) The U.S.A. publishes also Special imports (but not exports). The
recordedd figures were: General imp. 1960, Special imp. 1950, of
which, the warehouse trade accounted for about 15%: imp. into
warehouse (in G) 294; clearances for home consumption from ware-
house (in S) 284. The excess by provenance, of General over
Special imports was: .
Mexico 7;. Turkey 4; canada 3; Japan-5.; Other countries, difference
2 or less. In the case of Japan, this excess of Special over.
General imp. indicates a clearance for consumption of stocks of
. Japanese goods accumulated in previous years; the excess of
deliveries over receipts from:Japan.may even have been greater, as
sales to abroad - if any - of warehoused stocks is not known. The
reverse is the case with Mexican goods.
(3) For Japan, practically Special trade.
. (4) For Czechoslovak exports, "real consignment" in many cases, in
practice. E/PC/T/ 38
page 4
Note (c): Categories of trade (cont.):
Re-exports included (cont.):
Country
Million $
Chief destinations
Canada 11 U.S.A. 8; U.K. 2
(The Canadian re-exports are Special trade, i.e from
the free internal circulation, and not ex warehouse)
China 5 (of which, from China 2, from
Manchuria 3)
India 21 U.K.9, U.S.A.2, Belg.2,
Neth.2, others 1 or less.
New Zealand
Norway
Un. of S. Africa
Unit.Kingdom
2
3
13
296
37
Japan 3
Not included in the table are
Special trade countries, e.g:
S. Rhodesia. 4, S. A.
Africa 3.
U.S.S..R. 53, France 40,
U.S.A. 40, Germ. 30
(for details, see below).
Canada 15, U.K. 7,
Germ. 3, others 2 or less.
(Special trade).
the Re-exporta ex warehouse of the
France
Germany
Italy
18 (of which. to: Spain 6, others
2 or less).
49
22
In the case of the United Kingdom the re-exports included
in the General exports of the table (and consequently in General
'imports also) amounted to some 300 (million dollars). How much
of this was Special exports (i.e .re-exports from the free
internal circulation, or goods nationalised by release from
Customs-control and placed at the free disposal of the importer)
and how much was re-exports ex warehouse is not known; the
relative proportions of these two types: of re-sales of foreign
goods to abroad depends to a great extent - in this country, as
in others - upon whether the goods are duty-free or dutiable. It
is known, however, that the (technically) Special-trade portion
of the U.K. re-exports includes $45 million duty-free goods on
)through bills of lading (hence, "disguised transit"), of which,
the following exoeeded $2 million:
Provenance
Australia
Canada
India
New Zealand
Un. of S.Africa
U.S.S.R.
6
7
5
15
3
3
Destination
Belgium 8
France 13
U.S. S. R. 5
U.S.A .
Germany
Poland
4
6
3
U.S.A. E/PC/T/ 38
page 5
Note (c): Categories of trade (cont.):.
Re-exports included (cont.):
The United Kingdom Re-exports are distributed thus:
Country
Australia
Belgo-Lux.
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Provenance
26
1'
1
26
13
Destination Country
3
22
1
4
Tot.17 Memb.
Argentine
Austria
Germany
Italy
Proven, Dest.
205 182
7 2
- 2
7 30
1 2
China
Czechosovalkia
France
India
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Un.of S.Africa
U S.S..R.
U.S. A
5
1
6
33
2
25
3
16
17
30
3
40
3
a
53
4
53
40
Japan
Poland
Sweden
Switzerland
8 Non-Memb.
Other Non-Memb.
Total (1)
3
1
1
2
22
73_
300
1
.11
7
4
55
29r6
Note (d): Recording by countries of Provenance and destination:
The list showing which of the 3 systems of recording by country is
followed is given under Note c, page 2, above.
The results shown by the countries that make a double record
are as follows, in so far as the difference in any country or
continent exceeds $2 million: (The first system mentioned is the
one used in the Table)
Czechoslovakia
Imp. from:
All Africa
U.S.A.
All Asia
Netherlands
csgt. orig.
13
30
23
9
16
35
28
6
Imp. from:-
Unit. Kingdom
*Germany
All other Europe
* Excl. Hamburg
(Free Port)
csgt. orig.
16
54
124
13
50
118
1
(1) The slight difference between the import and the export aide
is due mainly to adjustments involved in the exclusion of
the trade with the Channel Islands. E/PC/T/ 38 `
page 6
Note (d): (cor.t.)
Norway:
Imp. from:
All Africa
Argentine
Canada
Curacao
U.S.A.
Iran
New Zaaland:
Imp from:
All Asia
U.K.
Sweden.,
Imp. from
All Africa
Argentine
Canada
Chile
Curacao
Mexico.
All other
America
China
purch orig.
2
.3
5
6
.8 . 12
_ 3
32 29
- 3
Exp. to:
All Asia
U.K.
csgt.
21
106
Imp. from:
NetherIandes
All other Asia
Denmark
Germany
Ne therlands
U.K.
. Sale Consum.
5
54
Purch.
7
15
50
13
68
9
48
orig
23
04
orig lmp. from:
purch orig Imp. from:
3 6 Netherlands
10 13 All other Asia
1 5
1 . 8 Germany
9 Netherlands
3 U.K.
95
2
100
' 8'
Exp.to:
All Asia
All other Europe
Oceania :
Sale.. Consum.
15 19
108
United Kingdom. 113
purch.
7:
29 .
121
29
' 96.
127
2
Note (e): Freight.on .Imorts: In cases where it was not
already included in the national trade returns, estimated freight
(including similar charges) has been added to the import figures
(and allcated pro rata to the various countries of provenance
when the amount tor each such provenance was not already revealed
in the national Balance of Payments estimates of excluded freight(l)
The table therefore represents, approximately, Imports c. i.f.
Exports f.o.b., national frontier.
The figures so added are:
U.S.A. 243 (and expert charges 28)
Canada 115 (and export charges 35)
Australia 12
Un. of S. Africa (supplementary import freight 4 and export
charges 3)
New Zealand, Nil
Cuba 13, and various small . amounts in the case of non-Member
countries (2).
(1) Of. "Network..,' p. 98 (English) and "Balances of Payments 1938'
(L. of N., 1939. II.A.0), pp. (Eng.) 25, 121, 137, etc.
(2) Of. 'Network,...", pp. 99-*101 Eng.) .
orig.
6
12
'0
53
10
48
orig.
4
.19
. 17
* 11.0
20
* 63
133
.5 E/PC/T/ 38
page 7
Note (f}:- Discrepancies between the recorded.exports of
country A to country B and the recorded imports of B from A
are due to manycauses, the chief of which are: inclusion of
freight in imports; recording of country of origin by country B,
but country of consignment by the exporting country A; the
time factor (exports in December arrived in January; the
warehousing time-lag in "Special-trade" importing countries);
ultimate destination.known only approximately to exporting
country A,.or..changed en route; transhipments and re-exports
ex warehouse in importing country B; Free Ports and similar
exclaves, actual or constructive (in so far as their operations
are treated as extra-territorial);.. ships' stores outwards
from country A, on. foreign ships which stores of course never
reached the Customs area of B (1).
Note (s): Gold and silver: Gold and silver bullion and
specie is excluded. Exports of nationally-produced gold by
the world's three largest producers are:
Australia 58 (million dollars); Canada 75; Union of S. Africa 255,
(1) Although Germany assimilates German ships to the trade
statistical territory and regards them as part of the
Wirtschaftsgebiet, this affects only ships' stores outwards
of foreign goods from German ports on German ships, such
stores being treated.as imports into Germany; ships'
stores shipped on German ships in foreign ports are rot
included in German imports. /IC/T/e38
Pag. 8
International Trda oft Meobers of the Prpearatiry
0omttes ot the United N.tiu,,s gosiforenoe on "rode
- nt UPlent Md of certain nen-Xonbers.
(196; In million "new"dcllaru; Ilsrohanose only,)
S. UZOES,
(S)nIPORTS
Notes In euh soluan thé ordInal (unbrcksted)tlwu
- prsn th iporto a to ea or
îugthsicirs hs . dfius
tit Z or e cowi shean *t *neho o ha oelumr
rbsaktos gures belew tho cr04
,sane srade according tot eort ttahe!!or tho
nxportlg country.
Commerce International dem Pays Uembres de la
Omission Préparatoir de la Oont6reno du Cemaroo
et de lymple1 de llOrgnsation des Natie Uniones
et de oertains Peay non-membres.
(1938; en mSlain de nouvouix dollar
ma rchand nesulement )
. PAYS MERES.
(R> Importatinne
Notes Dans ohaque oolonai, log hi r dinare (qui
ne sont pas :nt r parenthi se> rep ntent les
import oen d sris et stat iquepdior a du
Ip o nr! QU GnUde l1. coloLnne " s ohi res entree
pars th se, p lAO e au-dessous de oV itru erdlna rs,
rpresne1t; tlo m me omareo dfapr s les statistiques
d xp rtztin esu py exportatour.
. .
Provenanoees
Australia
Belgo-Luxemt
Netherlande
Belçpo-Lux. i
Noth. (1)
Irazia
Canada
Chelo
China
Cuba
Czeohoslovaà
Franoc
India
Lebanon
New Zeeland
. .Norway
Un. orL S. A:
United King
U'S.A.
Total of abi
Total des pi
o i-dessus
USs.R.
Other Countries
Autres pays
TOTAL
Australia
* 1
(-)
burg 6
(4)
3
(3)
Lfld 9
(7)
M
39
(34)
1
(-)
2
(1)
(7)
kla 3
(2)
b
* (3)
* 15
(il)
8
(7)
* (1)
,rrîca 1
* (-)
bdm 229
'(190)
*84
(69)
xove 399
>ys (3526)
128
(109)
627
* (434)
Lux
s
22
(22)
(-)
71
(58)
(sa)
i:!
il
(11)
11
(11)
3
(12)
2
(1)
5
(2)
8
(7)
112
(123)
20
(17)
M
(-)
2
(1)
6
(6)
7
(8)
61
(62)
86
(77)
426
(415)
27
(23)
312
(33C'
765
(768)
Nstherlands
S
1:
(4)
88
(88)
(-
( ).
9
(13)
13
(11) '
2
(2)
9
(4)
2
(1)
15
(16)
36
(38)
(le)
(1) '
(6)
2
(3)
63
(72)
84
(97)
343
(373)
(19)
413
(464)
774
(856)
se K &Ac
'S
23
(26)
(-)
(- )
20
(24)
24
(22)
5
(14)
(5)
7
(3)
23
(22)
148
(168)
31
(36)
(-)
3
(2)
13
(12)
9
(11)
124
(134)
169
(174)
610
(642)
45
(42)
726
(794)
1380
(1478)
d Brasi3 Caada Chhll
o ' S '. S
( ) (7) (_)
12 7 1
(9) (7) (1)
3 . 1
(4) (4) (1)
15 . 12 2
. (13) . (11) (2)
(-) '' ' (1) (''
4 - _
* (4) . (-) (1)
()( ) ' (
_ 2 * -
* (-) . (1) (-)
* (-) (-) . (1)
4 5 *
* (3) (2), (-)
9 . 7' 2
(9) (5), (2)
5 . 10 } (1
(2) (7
(_) (4) (-)
* (1) (1), (-)
* (-) . ( 2i) . (-)
31 139 10
(26) (15 ()
72 493 28
(82) (496) (25)
. 140 687 46
(121) (652) (41)
156 104 57
(135) (88) (51)
296 791 103
* (256) (740) (92)
(1) For reference; not included in the
totals (because already counted).
Excluding inter-trade.
(1) Pour référence; non inclus dans les
totaux parcele que déjà comptés)- A
l'exclusion du Commerce à l'intérieur
de l'Union douaniare.
_
_
i
-
.
. international l Trade of Members of the Preparatory
Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Employment a.nd of certain non-Members.
(1938; in million "new dollars; Werehandise only)
I. MEMBERS.
(B)IMPORTS (ocntinued)
Note: In each collumn the ordinary (unbraketed) figures
represent the imports according t o the import
statistics of the country shown et the head of the
column; the bracekted figures belcw the ordinary figures
represent the same trade according to the export
statisticalof the exporting country.
E/PC/T/38
Page 9
Commerce International des Pays-Membres do la
Commission Préparatoire de la Conférence du Commerce
et de l'Emplci de l'organisation des Nations Unies
et do oertains Pays non-members.
(1938; en millions de "nouveax" dollars;
marchandise seulement)
I. PAYS MEMBERS.
(a) Importations (suite)
Note: Dans' chaque colonne, les chiffres ordinaires
(qui ne sont pas entre parenthese) reprocentent
les mportations d'aprés les staistiques d'importa-
tion du pay indiqué en 'tate de la coIonne les ohiffres
entre parenthese, places au--dessous des chiffres ordi-
naires, representent le même commerce d' après les
statostoqies d'exportation du pays exportateur.
China Cuba Czechoslovakia: France: India. Lebanon: New England Norway
Provenances: G S C S G
Australlia 10 43 8 -
Belgo Luxemburg 6 1 7 90 1 2 2 2 10
Netherlande i i 9 34 6 113
(1) (1) (7) (33) (4) ( ) ( ) (9)
Belge-Lux and 7 16 124 18 3 3 23
Meth. (1) (10) () (13). (143) (16) (2) (2) (:Le)
Brazil 1 - 4 22 -1
Canada 3 1 (2) (19) - -) 81
(3) (1); 8~~~~~3 3) - (9
Chile 111
Ohina 1 7 61 1
Cuba ( ()2
Czechoslovakia 2 1 9 4 1 1 5
France 7 3 13 - 4 10
(6) (2) (12) () (s) (s) (1) (7)
india 14 2 7 37 - 2 2 2
() (2) (5) (21) (- (î) (2) (21)
Lebanon -4 -
New Zealand 8 1
Norway 1 1 29 2
Un. of S. Africa 1 12 11 -
United Kingdom 2 3 5 16 92 186 3 106) 68
(22) (4) (14) (14) (168) (3 (95) (38)
U.S.A. 71 856 30 1 52. 42 3 26 3
(52) (76)Jj6) (134) (34) (3) (23) (23)
Total of above 139 101 99, 551 276 16 190 150
Total des pays (120) (8e) (83) (537) (243) (15) ( 168) (.3
ci-dersus
U.S.S.R. -31
Other Countries 454 1 8 190 753 381 .20 2,8 13VZ8
Autres pays (2) (15) (162) (655) *eol) (l) ) (14
TOTAL 595 119 292 1322 658 36 218 9
(676) (104) (247) (1206) (545) (33) (192) 121
(1) For reference; not included in the (1Pour référence: non inclus dans les
totals (because already cou-nted)-. totaux (parce que déjà comptés). E/PC/T/38
Page 10
International Trade of Members of the Proparatery
Committee of the United Nations Conference in Trade
and Employment and of certain non-Members.
(1938) in million "new" dollars Merchandise only)
I. MEMBERS.
(I)IMPORTS (concluded)
Note: In each columnthe ordinary (unbracketed) figures
represent the imported according to the import
statistices of the country shown at the head of the
column the bracketed figures below the ordinary figures
represent the same trade according to the export
statistics or the exporting country.
CommerceInternational des Pays Membres de la
Commission Préparatoiro de le Conférence du Commerce
et do l'Emploi do l'Organisation des Nations Unies
ot do certains Pays non-membres.
(1938: en millions de "nouveaux" dollars;
marchandise seulement)
I. PAYS MEMBERS.
(a) Importations (fin)
Note: Dans chaque colonne, les chiffres rdinaires (qui
- ne sont Das entre parenthese representent let
lmportations d'apres les statistiquess d'importa-
tions du pays indique en tôto de la colonne les chiffres
entro parenthèse places au-dessous des chiffres arai-
naires representent le même commerce d'après les
statistques exportation du pays exportateur .
Un.of South United U.S.A. Total U.SS.R. Other Countries WORLD
Africa Kingdom (17 count.)
Provenances: G G G S
Australia 4 352 10 494 10 126 630
* (4) (282) (13) (412) (4) (109) (525)
Belgo-Luxembourg. 16 94 47 401 13 318 732
(14) (98) (52) (423) (15) (286) (724)
Netherlands 7 143 35 334 20 319 673
(10) (129) (20) (285) (13)' (568)
Belgo-Lux. and 23 237 82 576 33 637 1246
Neth. (1) (24) (227) (72) (562) (28) (1146)
Brazil 1 38 ' 110 199 1 166 366
(1) (26) (102) (178) (_) (118) . (296)
Canada 17 384 285 808 6 134 948
(16) (353) (290) (766) (1) (113) (880)
Chile 39 32 92 66 15B
( ) (33) (33) (93) . ) (46) (139)
China 1 35 ' 56 124 22 384 530
(-) (14) (21) (51) (a) (266) (317)
Cuba - 24 119 154 _ 10 164
(-) .(20) (108) (134) (-) (8) (142)
Czec'noslovakia 5 34 29 125 4 215 344
(6) (32) (23) (124) (9) (2 1) (354)
France " 115 61 395 8 53. 940
(5) . (102) (49) (371) (5) (o00) (876)
India 8 245 66 444 330 774
* (5 (211) (53) (364) (2) (294). (660)
Lebanon - 2 2 8 - 10. 8
. (-) (l) (l) (;) (-) ~ ~ (12) (17)
New Zealand . 229 7 263 - 14 277-
(-) (189) (6) (213) (-) (11) (224)
Norway 1 54 18 105 2 105 212
* (1) (54) (15) (104) (2) (87) (193)
Un.of S.Africa 1 71 18 118 - 72 190
() (54) (4) (84) (-) (70) (154)
United Kingdom 203 . 133 1368 46 1333 2747
(197) (-) (141) (1269) (85) (1219) (2573)
U.S.A . 82 578 - 1947".. 77 1530 3554
__ LQL f (70) (51 .64L 2
Total of above 351 2437 1028 7379 209 5669 13257
Total des pays (329) .(2119) (931) (6664) (206) (4e94) (11764)
ci-dessus. ___
U.S.S.R. 95 27 197 - 86 283
( ) (75) (20) (184) (-) (73) (257)
Other Countries 120 1929 1148 6349 59 5782 12190
Autres pays (106) (.1696) ( 988) (5808) (53) .('251) (11112)
TOTAL 472 4461 2203 13925 268 11537 25730
) (5820) _(199 l256) (2',) (10218) (23iL
(1) For reference; not included in the (1) Pouw référence; non inclus dans
vertical additions (because already
counted).
les additions verticales (parve
que déjà compté). Internatil^nel Trade of ILembers or the Prenarc.to y
GO»it$Wlo et the United Nations Conforence on Trade
. 1and clmyent and cf oerta'n non-YMmbers.
(1939e in million 'new" dollars; Mrohandise enly)
I. IL~~mER..
(b)EPORTS
Notes In eaoh cclunn, the ordinary lunbracoketed)
rS2ur; o represent the orpor s aoeording te the
~o.rtsXt^tltins oa the oourxtry ahon {t tho hoad
orthnocJ,; thé ~raokatcd rs yres bho1wo tho
Ionoth. r >t.btO ot tte I.portm ouJuMdyry.
w/PC/T/38
Page Il
Ccoasroo International des Pays Membres de ln
CoeurssiZn PriPartoirsdb la Cebhtfoneo du oommeroq
et de 1t2mplvi 'de l' rgaunisatlon des Nations Untoe
et de o.rta1lno Pays non-mombreo.
(lg38 n milliQns do -nouvea&x" dallers
nrohlandise soulemont)
I. PAYS ILEIRES.
(O)Exp ortrctions
Note:Qess ohaque olonne, les ohi ès ordinires
kqes ne sont q a ntre parents) reprosentent
tion du pa.ysindiu * t tt _
o fffre: e ren nt5o plaoés eAUa s maous 2
t srntent 1l o u o
d 'après as steatistiqubs dlimpo"tautondw pays
importiteur.
*' . , , .Australia DelDo- Netherlanda BNlIà ; and caardzl a hil.
.Luzem --r. Nh. , .
Destinations: G S S G S S
Australia -4 3 7 -3
Australia (1) (s) (3) '. (9) . (-) (39) (î)
Belgo-Luxemburg 58 - il il
(°2 . (~). 71) (_ (11) (11) (3)
Netherlande 4 86 - - 13 il 2
__________________ (1) (88) (-) (-) (9) (13) (2)
Belgo-Lux. and. 26 - - 24 22 14
.Neth,; (1) (23) () (-) (-) (20) (24) (5)
Brazil - ; 9 4 13 - 4 1
! * (-) 9 ~~~~~(12) (3) (15) , () (4)(1
canada 7 7 4 il .
Canada' (10) (7) (S) .- (1.2) , (1) (_) (..)
Chile - . * 2 1 1 -
China 5 1 :. 101 3 .
Cuba (10) (6) (J) ( (1) (3) ()
Czeohoslovakia 3 6 7 13 2'3
4) (7) (9) (16) (4) (3) .)
France 40 110 33 143 19 9 10
(43) (90) (34) (124) (22) (18) (12)
India 5 12 4 16 - 3
* (8) (12) ~~(6) (18) . (). (3) (_
Lebanon 2 - 2
(-M 2 1 (3) () () (
New Zealan . 27 . 1 2 - 18
(29) (2) (1) (3) () (19)
Noray : - . 9 9 . 18 J. 9 . -
Norway (-) (iO) (13) (23) (1) (8) (.)
Une of S. Arrica: 4 14 ~ ) (411
(4) (16) 7) (23) (1) (17)
United Kingdom 282 98 129 227 26 363 33
* (352) (94) (143) : (237) (38) (384) (39)
U.S.A. 13 52 20 72 102 290 33
(1o) (47) ((1 1Q) . io) (285) (32)
Tutal ut above 412 423 285 562 178 766 93
Total des pays (494) (401) (334) (576) (199) (808) (92)
-de su. - : _ 28 _
U.S.S.R. : 4 15 13
(10) (13) (20) .. (33) (1). (6)
Other Couatries 109 286 .270 -556 118 113 46
*Autres pays (126) (318) 6(319) : 637) (166) (134) (66)
TOTAL . 25 724 568 1146 .: 6 - 880 139
(630) (732) (673) . (1246) (.366): (948) . (158)
(1) For reference; not.incl1;ded in the .
totals (Secause already' counted).
Excluding inter-trade.
(M Pcur réfre.rnc;' iôn- inclus dans les
totauI c (pbrae que déj& cQnpt6s). A
l'exclusion du Commerce-& l'intérieur
de l'Union douanière.
.; s
. , w . E/PC/T/38
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Internattonal Trade of Members of the Preparatory
Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Employment and of certain non-Members
(1938; in million"new" dollars, Merchandise only)
I. MEMBERS.
(b) EXPORTS (continued)
Note: In each column, the ordinary (unbracketed figures
represent the exports according to the export
the column; the bracketed figures below the ordinary
figures represent the same trade according to the
import statistics of the improting country
Commerce international des Pays Membres de la
Commisoion Préparatoire de la Conférence du Commeroe
et de I'Emploi de l'Organisation des Nations Unies
et de certain Pays non-membres.
(1938; un millions de "nouveaux"dollars,
marchandise seulement)
I. PAYS MEMBRES.
(b) EXPORTATIONS (suite)
Note: Dans ohaque colonne les chiffres ordinaires
le (qui ne sont pas entre prenthese) représentent
les exportations d'après les statiques d'exporta -
tion du pays indiqué on tête de a colonne; les
chiffres entre parenthèses placés au-desaous des
chiffres ordrnaires representent le même commerce
a'près les statistiques importation au pays
China Cuba Czcho- France India Lebanon New Zealnd Norway
Destinations: .G S S I S G S G G
Australia 1 1 2 i 3 11 7
Belgo-Luxemburg 1 2 7 120 17 1 6
; * (2) (5), (8) 4 (112) (20) ( ) (2) (6)
Netherlands . 4 1 15 ; 38 18 1 6
(9) 2t. (15), (36) &. (1 -. _ ù (
Belgo-Lux. and 5 3 . 2 158 35 2 12
Neth. (1) (11) (7) (23) (148) (31) ( ) (3) (13)
Brazil - 9 2 1
(-) (-), (4) s 9) (3) (-) 1
Canada.. 1 5 7 4 1
i (2). (_) (3)> (7) (10) ( (6); (1)
Chile 1 2 1
() (1) (1) . (2) (1) () (). (
China 14 6 6 1
(- (- (2) i (7) (14) (- -, (1)
Cuba 2 1
(-) (-) (1) (3, ()* () ()i (1)
Czehoslovakia 1 5 2
i (1) (_- () 13 7 M (1) (2)
France 2 9 21 5 4 14
(7) (2) (9) (-) j 37) (4) (8) (9)
India 4 5 - 1 1
(6). (_ (4) . (6) () () 1 2
Lebanon 1 5 1
* (1) (-)(1) (4) (1 (_ () ()
New Zealand 1 2
Norwray 67.2
5 710
(1) () () i (10) (2) (-) (-) (-)
Un. of S. Africa 6: 5 6 1
* (1) (-) i (5) (f)i (8) . () -) (1).
United Kingdom 14 20 32 102 211 189 54
(35) (24) (34) (115) (245) (2) (229) (54)
U.S.A. Z11 108 23 49 53 1 O 16
*_ (56) E (119) (29) (61) (66) (2) (7) (18)
Total of above 51 134 124 371 364 5 213 104
Total des pays .
ci-dessutes (124) 3 (154) (125) (395) (444) (8) (263).
U.S.S.R. - - 9. 5: 2 -2
Other Countries 266 E 8 221 500 294 12 il 87
Autres pays (584) (10) (215) (537) (330) (10) (14) (losY
TOTAL 317 i 142j 354 876 660 17 24 193
(530) (164) (344) (940) (774) (18). 7) (212)
1For references not included in the (1) Pour référence; non inclus dans les
total (because already counted).
totaux (pare que déjà comptés). Internatonal Trade of Members of the Preparatory
Committee of the United Nations Conferenoe on Trade
and Employmentand of certain non-Members.
(1938) in million "new" dollars; Merchandise only)
I. MEMBERS
b) EXPORTS (oonoluded)
Note : In each column the ordinary (unbracketed)
-figures represént the exports according to the
export statistios of the countr shown at the head
ofthe column the bracketed figures belowthe
ordinary figures represent the same trade according to
the import stations of the importing country.
~ ~~ U±e U..A
. Un.of South United U.S.A. Total
Africa Kingdom : (17 count.)
Destinations: G G
Australia
Belgo-Luxemburg
Netherlands
Belgo.-Lux. and
Neth.. (1)
(1)
8
(7)
3
(2)
190
(229)
62
(61)
72
(63)
il 134 |
(9) 1 (124) ,
69
(84)
77
(85)
97
(84)
325
(399)
415
(426)
373
(343)
_. I -
174 X 642
(169) . (610)
E/PC/T/39
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Commerce International des Pays Membres de la
Commission Préparatoire de la Conférence du Commerce
et de l'Emploi de l'Organisation des Nations Unies
et de certains Pays non-membres.
(1938j an millions de " nouveaux" dollars;
marchandise seulement )
I. PAYS MEMBRES.
(b) EXPORTATIONS (fin)
Notes Dans chaque calonne, les chiffres ordinaires
(qui ne sont pas entre parenthèse) représentent r
les exportations d'après jes statistques d exporta-
tion du pays indique en tête de ;a colonne les
chiffres ordinarire representent le mème commerce
d'après les statistiques d'importation du pays
importateur
; U.S.S.R.
i
S
!4
__
Brazil 26 62 i 121
(31) (72) 3. (140)
Canada | 2 115 496 652
(3) (139) (493) (687)
Chile ' 8 25 ' 41
(-) (10) (28) (46)
China - 3 22 52 120
3 ( ) ~(2o). '1)l. 19)
Cuba 4 Ï6 89
( ) (5) (85) (loi)
Czechoslovakia 2 14 . 26 83
(1) i (1.6) (30) 3. (99)
France 10 114 134 537 *
(1 ) (9) (152) (551)
India 1 168 34 243
(1) 3(186) (41)- (2 76)
Lebanon 3 3 5
(-) . (3) (3) (16)
New Zealand !95 23 68
. (1) '.(106) (26) (190)
Norway 38 23 103
, . (_) ' (68) (32) (150)
Un of S. Africa - 197 70 329 9
. (1) (203) 6 (.) (351)
United Kingdom 54 521 2119
,b . (71) ' (_) (578) ("437)
U. S.A. 4 141 931
.(18) (133) . ) (1028)
Total -of above 84 î12; 1788 6664
Total des pays (118) (1368) (1947) (7379) (
oi-dessus . -
U.S.SR, - 85 70 206
** (_) , (46) (I).- (209) !
Other Countries 70 1219 1U64 4894
Autres pays (72) (1333) (1530) (5669)
Countries
- ' 109
(-) (128)
23 330
(27) (312)
19 - 464
(18) (413)
42 794
(45) (725)
135
(_), (156)
88
(-) (104)
(-) (57) }
1Z4 . 532 s
(2) (454) R
15
(M) (18)
2 162
(3) (190)
14 655 '
(18) (753)
1 301 -
(1) (381),
()28
* Z4
(-) (28)s
4 134 {
(5) (138)
2 106
(1) (120)
75 1696
(95): (19219)
20 986
(27) (1148)
184
(197)
( ).
73
(86)
5808 Z 12656
(6349) '(13925)
53 2 259
(59) (268)-
6251 ". 10218
(582) ^'(11537)
_~A 15 2573- . -, _
154 ' 2573 47
(190) 'S (2747) ;
3122 . 117E4
(3554) .- (13257)
257 11112
('.83).: (12193)
(1}.For reference: not included in the
vertical additions (because already
county:).
(1) Pour référence; non inclus dans les
additions verticales parcele que
déjà comptés).
WORLD
434
(527)
768
(765)
856
(774)
1478
(1380>
266
(296)
740
(791)
92
(103)
676
(585)
104
(119)
247
(292)
1206
(1322)
545
(658)
33
(36)
192
(218)
241
(293)
437
(472)
3890
(4461)
1939
(2203)
4 23133
1(25730)
_
I I 1:
-.rrn, - - i.
TOTAL
J. z/PO/T/38
Pffe 14
Zn'ernational Trade of Mombers nt the Preparstery
Committee et the United Nations Corterenoo mn Trade
and Emplcyment and et aertai.n non !Lembors.
(1938; ln million "now" dollars; Lerohandise only)
II. NOt;U13!ERSi Trode zt 8 nor.-Members vîth eaoh Member.
(c)IMPORTS trom Moebers
Notes In each column, the ordinary (unbr-aoksted)
njurep reproopnt thi imported aooordlng ta tha
importstat r 'cl e^ thie oqun:ry shcwn at Ihe hes ot
tIhe eolin the bracketed flgures bolew the oriarty
tfiure re resent the came trade aooording te the
e;ort s Letios or the exporting country.
Cornercs International deo Pays Membres de la
Commission Prépaietoire de la Oonitrenoe du Coemree
et de l[Emplci de ltOrganisation deo Nations nioes
et de certain Pays non-meobreu
(19389 en msilirne de 'W9cuve doeihar
mairchandose ua mon)
II. PAYS NOU M); SCOmmerce de P ftys non-membres
avochaque mys Membre.
(a) LPORTATIONS en provenance des Pays Ihmbree.
Note: na chaque colonna les ahi rrs ordln iros
-tqui n eant we onJ;ron$hf M he) o:rnnen
les I or ta mporio-
tien du pays in lqué t te ae a ooonn. *s
ohirres enre parenth se plaos e vsus de
if - r!!,-r r pnt! 4 mIs o "erot
daprés les u1ane1ssustu a ou pees
t Atg-I Austrla Italy Japan Poland ,Swden SWI.td iotal (
Pr:,venances: . S S S S G- S S S
ALuBtraliï. () 4: 21:11) (2 3 5! 2:. 69
*(4 (14); (6) (22) (45 (2) (1) (50)
elgo-LuxemburÉ 31 .4 78 9 4 10 22 16 174
(24) (2) (90) (9) (4) (10) (20) ('9) (178)
Netlerlands 8 4 80 7 1 7 29 13 149
Bsig-i 6m gg(7) (5) (843) (76) ' (2) ' (74) (20) (12) ,"~(142)
Brazil 22 2 87 ~~ ~~~~~7 13 7 72914
() ( 22 ) (56) (6) (14) (2) (6) (1) " (8)
Canada '6 2 . 0 2 ' 26 . 1 1 6 ' 74
'(5) , (1), (18) (2) (22) ( (5) (1) (55)
Chue 2 2 37 9 3 2 1 ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ 2 5
CeàgN . " Ï (2> (l) (17)' (79) (33) ( (2)- (6) (1) (57)
China . - 2 . 72 . 2 161 1 . 2 2 .. 242
Cuba 1 .3 4 , 5
Czechol2va2kia 6 24 . 52 13 1 8 l . 13 128
(5) (19); (59)' (13) * (1) ' (7), (10) : (12) ,(126)
France . 21 63. 58 13 4 9 16 51 178
j(21) . (4). (53). (14) (3) ',(10) (14) (55) '(174)
lnd'a 16 4 57 14 48 6 2 6 153
(10) (1) (34) (12) (54) (2) (2) (-) '(ll)
Lebanon ' - - 1 . 1 . - -: -. -
Ne Zealnd 4 3 2 .9
NL'rvay 3 1 40 6 ~ ~~ ~~~ 3 57
j (2) (1) (0) (6) (3) (2) (8) ()7
Un.of S.A±rical 31 5 3 2 .61 . 1 2 43
'. (-) (-) (25), 5:2 (1) (1) - .. (50)
United Kingdom 89 il 113 37 18 28 96 20 412
(96) (8) (131) (30) (10) (37) (64) ! (21) (397)
U.S.A. k 77 6 20 163 '70 260 30 5 28 33
87) (3) (105) _(58) (234) (25) (64) (11) (587)
Tctan. of abo5e 282 86 927 206 4573 11 291 166 2649
(21) (-4) (750) (17) (3) (109) (23) (13) (2262)
Other Countriea 161 201 '.76>. 380 , ) 512. 127 *5 1 229 (16)
Pays ,'(152) :(142). (988), (342),. (484) (llS) :(206) (154) 2)(258
TOTAL ~ 443 ,8 1ag 2222 . 586 ,1085 .247 ',523 363 .5758
.(425) -(186) '( 1756)1 (s2o)5, (985) .(226). (441) ( 292) j. (4831)
(1) For reference; nlot included ln the vertical additions becausee already countedd.
(1) Pour raf6rence; non inclus dans les additions verticales(parce que déjà
zomptés). International Trade of Uembere of the Praparatory
coeittee et the United Nations Conterence on Trade
and Empleyment end or certain non-i<embers
(1938; in million "newv" dollarui Merohandise only)
Ir. NON-IEBERS; Trade et 8 non-Mui4bers with coach Uember,
(b) £XPORS te Mombers
Notet Zn eaoh column th ordinary (unbraoketed)
- e reproint the expertss according te rhe
export 'sesti:s or the oountry shown at the heea ot
the column; the braokatud figures bolow tho ordinary
figug. repreeept4he sac trdo , oreding to the
o t o tlh oft he !uport ng country,
- -- j Arn tra O*tDerny Italy
Destinations: S S S S
Auetralia 4 16
(1) 1(-) .(22): (4).
Belgo-Luxembi.r 3 2 9
(32) (2) (89) (7)
Netherlands I 32 5 180 8
(35) (4) (165) (7)
anigBeé ttr (675) (z) 2274) (15)
2 (414)
Brazil f 31 61 5 5
(35) (-) (74) (5)
Canada 2 10 2
Chile 4 (2) (4
(4) ( 2) (3)
China 1 2 51 2
* (-) (1) .(44) (6)
Cuba - 4)1 J
Czech",alovakia i 6 55 7( .
(6) (8) (
France (8) ~~~(55) (a
France ' 24 5 88 17
(27) (4) (90)' (17),
India 3 43 8
(5 (-) (2) (48) (10)
Leban-n 2, 3
( ) ( ) ~(3) (2)
New Zealand 3
Norway C) () (4) î
4 50 5
(3) (1) (50) (6)
Un. of S. Africa 2 . 33 5
(2) (2) (36) (5)
United Kingdom 144 10 140 31
(188) (8) (148)' (34).
U.S.A. 37 3 60 41
Total of above 320 44 917 150
Total des PaYs !(380) (36) (942) (165):
ci-desus_
U.S.S.R. - 1
. (1) (1)
Other Cruntries: 118 133
Autres Pays _ 19lY(124)
TOTAL , 438 . 178
E/ PC/T/38
Pus 15
Comeros International de4.Prs Membres de la
Co=ms«aiun Pe4paratoire de la Conf4renoe du Commerae
et de llEmploi de IlOrganisation des Nations Unios
_t de certain Pni c non-membres.
(1938a n millinans de ouvey
M&rolàn ire eu 'Cemeni,
Il. PAYS N014-MEURES: Ceomerc de t Pays non-ebres
aveo chaque Peys Membre.
(b) EXPORTATIONS à cestinGtion des Pays Membreoa
Note: Dans chaque oolonne les ohiihres ordiniresa
tqui ne eonà pa izre parenpse Plre ntent
les exportations 'prs les s q prt-
tion du pays indiqué eo t6te de l o] onne s l
ohi(rec unt .ru arenthauq, pla.6s LU- *50ou des
ohrre or1In mres représelntent 1e aq commerce
d apros les statistiques dtimportation au pays
Imortatour.
Japan Poland iSwdmn !Switzeriaa4t Xr8
G =S S S S
20' - 4 4 49
(24) ,-) (7) (4) (62)
4 10 17 14 . 270
(12) (17) (12) (256)
7 @1) ~(31) (9) j 42
(1 9) M
3 i 4 4 114
(4) (1) (7) (3) (19
4 2 3 23
(5) ( (2) , () ,' (2)
2 i 38
(2) () (2 1 (40)
(331 2 8 397
(336) ( (2) (3) j 3833
(05(8)
(1) (9) (12) (10) (109)
il 9 15 28 197
(11) (139) (19) (29) (210)
51 2 4 1 5 116
(57): (1) (5) (6) .(129)
3.
(4) (1) ().
(5) (3) . 5) ! (3) (la)
(2) . (5t (35) .. (33) . (105)
10 1 4 3 59
(13) (2 . (8) (3) (71)
38 41 113 (5
(44) (417) (10) i(33 (51)
124 12 42 21 340
609 98 265 i 151 2554
(646) * 117) .(306) (150) '(2742)
13 2 ~ ~~~4 3 23)
(14) (-) (3) ( ) (5) 2
1232 397. 514 122 194 147 2857
2129 5(4s5) (580) Ll 142) J U2Q) (141 (3102)
2162 547 1125 220 463 301 5434
~(2195)' (620) (1229L (259) 9(541) I (293) -(87)
(1) For reference; nOt included in the
vertical additions (because already
couIted).
(1) Pour référence; non inclus dans
les additions verticales (parce
que déjà comptés).
-
-
_ _ _ _X
-
_
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/C/T/233
AND ECONOMIQUE 7 October: 1947
SOCIAL COUNC IL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSI0N OF THE PREPARATORY COMMiTTTEE, OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Interpretative Note to Article XXVI and Final. Note-
Arising from document E/PC/T/224, no objection .to the
English text of the above two notes were received by ii.con on
October 6. The footnote and askerisks on page 80 of the
English text of E/PC/T/214/Add.I.Rev.1 may therefore now be
deleted.
In regard to the French text of document EP/C/T/224, the
Belgium-Luxembourg delegation has submitted the following
amendment of the Final Note:
Le text français de la 'Note Finale" dans le document
E/PC/T/224. du 2 tobre 1947 doit être come suite:
"Note Finale
La question de l'application de l'Accord G2énéral
sur les Tarifs et le Commerce aux changes commerciaux
des parties contractantes avec les territoires sous
occupation militaire n'a pas été traitée et est reserve
en vue d'un examen ultérieur à une date rapprochee.
Entretemps, aucune disposition du present Accord ne devra
être interprétee comme préjugeant des solutioins à adopter.
Ceci n'affecte pas, bien entendu, l'application des
dispositions des Articles XXII et XXIII aux questions
qui pourraient être soulevees à propos d'un tel commerce."
if no comments are,received by noon on Friday, October 10,
regarding this proposed change in the French text, 't will be
assumed that it is acceptable to other delegations, and the
necessary changes will be made on page 89 of the French text of
E/PC/T/214.Add.l.Rev.l.
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Information Centre Press Release No.479
Geneva. 30 October 1947.
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE
ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
ITO PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FINAL MEETING AND
SIGNING OF FINAL ACT AND OF PROTOCOL
OF PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
1. The Final Meeting of the Second Session of the Preparatory
Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employ-
ment was held in public session in the Council Chamber of the
Palais des Nations at 10.00 AM on October 30, under the chair-
manship of H.E. M. Max Suetens (Belgium). The following vice-
chairmen of the Committee were present: H.E. Dr. Erik Colban
(Norway), Mr. Sergio I. Clark (Cuba) and Hon. L.D. Wilgress
(Canada).
2. The Chairman of the Tariff Agreement Committee reported
that the Tariff Agreement Committee had completed its work
and today submitted to the Preparatory Committee a Final Act
to be signed on behalf of all those countries which participated
in the tariff negotiations. This Final Act authenticates the
text of a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade together with
its accompanying Annexes and Schedules and also a Protocol of
Provisional Application. A total of 123 negotiations between
pairs of countries were completed during the course of the
Second Session of the Preparatory Committee and the results of
these negotiations are embodied in the Schedules to the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
3. The Chairman, M. Suetens, then addressed the Committee.
The full text of his remarks is contained in Press Release
No.475.
4. The Chairman of the Sub-committee of the Tariff Agreement
Committee,on Credentials, Dr. Erik Colban (Norway) then sub-
mitted his report and announced that all credentials were satis-
factory.
5. The Chairman, M. Suetens, then announced that the Final Act
was open for signature, and the- following representatives signed
in alphabetical order
For the Commonwealth of Poar le Commonwealth d'Australie:
Australia:
Mr. C.E MORTON
For the Kingdom of Belgium: Pour le Royaume de Belgique:
Mr. P.A. FORTHOMME
For the United States of Pour les Etats-Unis du Brésil:
Brazil:
Mr. A. de V. FERREIRA BRAGA
(P.t.o.) Press Release No.479
Page 2.
For Burma: Pour la Birmanie:
Mr. U. NYUN
For Canada: Pour le Canada:
Hon. L.D. WILGRESS
For Ceylon: Pour Ceylan:
Mr. G.C.S. COREA
For the Republic of Chile: Pour la République du Chili:
Mr. A. FAIVOVITCH
For the Republic of China: Pour la République de Chine:
HE. Dr. WUNSZ KING
For the Republic of Cuba: Pour la République de Cuba:
Mr. Sergio I. CLARK
For the Czechoslovak Republic: Pour la République tehécoslovaque:
H .E. Dr. Z. AUGENTHALER
For the French Republic: Pour la République françgaise:
Mr. P. BARADUC
For India: Pour l'Inde:
Mr. S. RANGANATHAN
For Lebanon: Pour le Liban:
Mr. MIKAOUI
For the Grand-Duchy of Pour le Grand-Duche de Luxembourg:
Luxemburg:
Mr. J. STURM
For the Kingdom of the Pour le Royaume des Pays-Bas:
Netherlands:
Dr. A.B.. SPEEKENBRINK
For New Zealand: Pour la Nouvelle-Zélande:
Mr. J.P.D. JOHNSEN
For the Kingdom of Norway: Pour le Royaume de Norvége:
H.E. Mr. E. COLBAN
For Pakistan: Pour le Pakistan:
Mr. H.I. RAHIMTOOLA
For Southern Rhodesia: Pour la Rhodésie du Sud:
Mr. K.M. GOODENOUGH
For Syria: Pour-la Syrie:
Mr. H. JABBARA
For the Union of South Africa: Pour 1'Union Sud-Africaine:
Mr. PARMINTER Press Release No.479
Page 3.
For the United Kingdom of Great Pour le Royaume-Uni de Grande-
Britain and Northern Ireland: Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord:
Mr. T.M. SNOW
For the United States of America: Pour les Etats-Unis d'Amérique:
Mr. Winthrop G. BROWN
6. The Chairman, M. Suetens, then announced that the Protocal of
Provisional Application was open for signature, and the follow-
ing representatives signed in alphabetical order:
Belgium
Canada
Luxembourg
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
Note to Press representatives: The countries named in the
Protocol are: Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, France,
Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. The release
of the General Agreement together with the schedules on
November 18 by the Secretary General depends on his having
received signatures to the Protocol of all the above named
countries by November 15. The signatures of Australia and
France must therefore be received within the next 15 days.
7. Exchange of Notes. Notes, or instruments, were exchanged
between the following countries and were signed in duplicate
by their representatives. These Notes are concerned with
the relationship between existing trade agreements and the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Czechoslovakia - Australia
United States - United Kingdom
Canada
France
Cuba
Brazil
Belgium
Netherlands
8 Chairman's closing remarks. The Chairman read the text of a
telegram received today from the Secretary General of the
United Nations: "I am heartened to larn of successful
conclusion of tariff negotiations begun under auspices
Preparatory Committee in April. Successful conclusion of
these negotiations is encouraging evidence of intention of
United Nations to take common action to press on with the
economic organisation of peace with a view to attaining the
higher standards of living and economic progress envisaged
in Article 55A of the UN Charter. Stop. Your agreement
in Geneva is also a happy augury for successful outcome to
the UN Conference on trade and employment which is to open
in Havana next month."
(P.t.o.) Press Release No.479
Page 4.
The Chairman made the following announcement of in'
issued to attend the Havana Conference.
Acceptances received up to October 24; Australia, :
Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Haiti, Liberia,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines,
Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Afghanistan,
Sweden, Pakistan, Portugal, Switzerland, Trans-Jordan through
Iraq, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon, Southern Rhodesia.
Refusalsreceived up to October 24: Byelo-Russia, Ethiopia,
Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, USSR, Yugoslavia, Siam, Bulgaria.
The proceedings then terminated and the Second Session
of the Preparatory Committee was concluded, |
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ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRLDE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Joint Report of Charter Steering Committee
and Tariff Negotiations Working Party
Addition to Annex
Dates for Discussion in
the Commissions
Commission B
Monday July 11th
Tuesday July 15th
Wednesday July 16th
Thursday July 17th
V (30 and 45)
VIII (Voting and compo-
sition of the executive
boardi)
VIII (Voting and composition
of the exccutive board)
VIII (Votïng and composition
of the executive board).
DEUXIEME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L 'EMPLOI
DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
Rapport présenté
en commun par le Comité directeur de la Charte et
le Groupe de travail chargé des négociations tarifaires
Addendurm à l'annexe
Dates des discussions
en Commission
Commission B
Lundi, 14 Juillet
Mardi, 15 juillet
Mercredi, 16 juillet
Jeudi, 17 juillet
V (30 et 45)
VIII (Vote et composition
(la Comité exécutif')
VIII (Vote et composition
du Comité exécutif')
'vIII (Vote et composition
du Comité exécutif
NATIONS UNIES |
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AND ECONOMIQUE E/PC/T/81.Rev.1
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 30 May 1947
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Joint Report of Charter Steering
Committee and Tariff Negotiations
Working Party
The Charter Steering Committee and the Tariff Negotiations
Working Party have met jointly to consider what arrangements
could be made to meet the difficulties being experienced by
certain Delegations in providing representation at the same
time for Charter discussions and tariff negotiations. This
point was raised at the second meeting of Commission A on
Tuesday, May 27, by the French Delegate on behalf of certain
Delegations and was supported by the Cuban and Chinese
Delegates. The Chilean, Syro-Lebanon, and Indian Delegations
have indicated subsequently that they would have difficulty in
meeting the plan of work set out by the Charter Steering
Committee and adopted by the Preparatory Committee (E/PC/T/72
and E/PC/T/78).
The Steering Committee and the Tariff Negotiations
Working Party recommend the adoption of the revised schedule
for Charter discussions attached hereto.
Meetings of the Commissions to discuss the Draft Charter
have been scheduled for afternoons only, leaving mornings free
for tariff negotiations and sub-committee meetings. All
Commission meetings will begin at 2.30 p.m. instead of 3.00 p.m.
In addition to meetings scheduled in the attached table, it
may be necessary on occasion to call evening meetings. This
may be necessary particularly at the end of the series of
dates scheduled for each separate part of the Charter if the
Commission concerned has not completed its general discussion
thereon within the time allotted.
The Joint Steering group has avoided scheduling any
conflicting meetings of Commissions A and B in this initial
plan of work. It is expected that the Commissions will
consider sub-committee reports, including that of the Working
Party on Technical Articles, as soon as they become available
in so far as these can be fitted into the schedule. Conflicting
meetings of Commissions A and B will probably become inevitable
when the Commissions are considering sub-committee reports.
It is therefore essential that Delegations be prepared to
provide sufficient representation for conflicting meetings of
Commissions A and B when necessary. - However, in consideration
NATIONS UNITES E/PC/T/81.Rev. 1
page 2
of the difficulties being faced by small Delegations, the
Charter Steering Committee will attempt to avoid such conflicts.
Article 30 of Chapter V has been transferred from
Commission A to Commission B because of the former's heavy
schedule and because Article 30 is closely related to Chapter
VII.
The latest dates for the submission of amendments have
been revised in accordance with the changes made in the dates
for discussion in the Commissions. There will be no oppor-
tunity for late amendments to be discussed in the Commissions
prior to their consideration in the sub-committee or the
Steering Committee, although these committees might afford
opportunity for discussions with them by the Delegation
concerned.
The Joint Steering group strongly recommends that this
revised plan of were should not be altered unless absolutely
unavoidable in order that Delegations may plan accordingly.
The Joint Steering group recommends further that the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party begin as soon as feasible to
study the draft text of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade, including the functions, etc., of the proposed Interim
Trade Committee, and report thereon to Commission A when
Commission A has finished its general discussion of Chapter V.
It is not intended that the Working Party should make substantive
decisions in this connection but rather an explanatory study
for the guidance of Commission A. ANNEX
Dates for Dis- Commission A Latest Dates
cussion in the for Submission
Commissions of Amendments
E/PC/T/ 81 .Rev .1
page 3
x
Commission B Latest Dates
for Submis-
sion of
Amendments
June
Sunday 1
Monday 2
Tuesday 3
Wednesday 4
Thursday 5
Friday 6
Saturday 7
Monday 9
Tuesday 10
Wednesday 11
Thursday 12
Friday 13
Saturday 14
Monday 16
Tuesday 17.
Wednesday 18
Thursday 19
Friday 20
Saturday 21
Monday 23
Tuesday 24
Wednesday 25
Thursday 26
Friday 27
Saturday 28
Monday 30
July
Tuesday 1
Wednesday 2
Thursday 3
Friday 4
Saturday 5
Monday 7
Tuesday 8
Wednesday 9
Thursday 10
Friday 11
Saturday 12
V(14,15,24) May 30
V(14,15,24)
V(14,15,24)
_________________________
________________________
.________________,__________
V(34,35,36 138) June 5
V(34,35,36,38)
V(34,35,36,38)
_________ ___________1__
V(31,32,A3) June 13
V(31,32,133)
V( 31,32,33)
____27)______n___21_
V (25 & 27) June 21
VII
VII
VII
V (30)
V (30)
VIII( 61-80)
VIII( 61-80)
VIII (B1-80)
V (25 & 27)
V (25 & 27)
_____________ _____________
___________________________
___________________________
VIII( 81.-89)
VIII(81-89)
VIII(81-89)
V(26,28,29) June 21
V(26,28,29)
V(26,28,29)
- - - - - - - - - - ------ II and I
-------------------------II and I
x The Commissions will meet in afternoons only, beginning at 2.30
p.m. It may also be necessary on some occasions to schedule
evening meetings.
May 31
June 11
June 18
June 18
July 4 |
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AND ECONOMIQUE
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Joint Report of Charter Steering
Committee and Tarlff Negotiations
Working Party
The Charter Steering Committee and the Tarlff
Negotiations Working Party have met jointly to consider
what arrangements could be made to meet the difficulties
being experienced by certain Delegations in providing
representation at the same time for Charter discussions
and tariff negotiations. This point was raised at the
second meeting of Commission A on Tuesday, May 27, by
the French Delegate on behalf of certain Delegations and
was supported by the Cuban and Chinese Delegates. The
Chilean, Syro-Lebanon, and Indian Delegations have indicated
subsequently that they would have difficulty in meeting the
plan of work set out by the Charter Steering Committee and
adopted by the Preparatory Committee (E/PC/T/72 and E/PC/T/78).
The Steering Committee and the Tarilff Negotiations
Working Party recommend the adoption of the revised schedule
for Charter discussions attached hereto.
Meetings of the Commissions to discuss the.Draft
Charter have been scheduled for afternoons only, leaving
mornings free for tariff negotiations and sub-committee
meetings. All Commission meetings will begin at 2.30 p.m.
Instead of 3.00 p.m. In addition to meetings scheduled in
the attached table, it may be necessary on occasion to call
evening meetings. This may be necessary particularly at
the end of the series of dates scheduled for each separate
part of the Charter if the Commission concerned has not
completed its general discussion thereon within the time
allotted.
The Joint Steering group has avoided scheduling any
conflicting meetings of Commissions A and B in this initial
plan of work, It is expected that the Commissions will
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UNITED NATIONS E/PC/T/81
page 2
consider sub-committee reports, including that of the Working
Party on Technical Articles, as soon as they become available
in so far as these can be fitted into the schedule. Conflicting
meetings of Commissions A and B will probably become inevitable
when the Commissions are considering sub-committee reports.
It is therefore essential that Delegations be prepare to
provide sufficient representation for conflicting meetings
of Commissions A and B when necessary.
Article 30 of Chapter V has been transferred from
Commission A to Commission B because of the former's heavy
schedule and because Article 30 is closely related to Chapter
VII.
The latest dates for the submission of amendments have
been revised in accordance with the changes made in the dates
for discussion in the Commissions. There will be no oppor-
tunity for late amendment to be discussed in the Commissions
prior to their consideration in the sub-committee or the
Steering Committee, although these committees might afford
opportunity for discussions with them by the Delegation
concerned.
The Joint Steering group strongly recommends that th.s
revised plan of work should not be altered unless absolutely
unavoidable in order that Delegations may plan accordingly.
The Joint Steering group recommends further that the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party begin as soon as feasible
to study the draft text of the General. Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, including the functions, etc., of the prorosed
Interim Trade Committee, and report thereon to Commission A
when Commission A has finished its general discussion of
Chapter V. It is not intended that the Working Party should
make substantive decisions in this connection but rather an
explanatory study for the guidance of Commission A. E/PC/T/81
page 3.
ANNEX
*
Dates for Discussion Commission A Latest Dates Commission B
ln the Commissions for Submission
of Amendments
Latest
Dates for
Submission
of- Amend-
ments
June
Sunday 1
Monday 2
Tuesday 3
Wednesday 4
Thursday 5
Friday 6
Saturday 7
Monday 9
Tuesday 10
Wednesday 11
Thursday 12
Friday 13
Saturday 14
Monday 16
Tuesday 17
Wednesday 18
Thursday 19
Friday 20
Saturday 21
Monday 23
Tuesday 24
Wednesday 25
Thursday 26
Friday 27
Saturday 28
Monday 30
V(14,15,24) May 30
V(14,15,24)
v(14,15,24)
VII
VII
VII
V(34,35,36,38) June 5
v(34,35,36,38)
V(34,35,36,38)
V (30)
v (30)
V (30)
V (25 & 27) June 13
V (25 & 27)
V (25 & 27) (61-80)
-VIII(61-80
VIII(61-80)
VIII(61-so)
V(26,28,29) June 13
V(26,28,29)
May 31
June 11
June 18
July
Tuesday 1
Wednesday 2
Thursday 3
Friday 4
Saturday 5
Monday 7
Tuesday 8
Wednesday 9
Thursday 10
Friday I1
Saturday 12
V(26,28,29)
? ------------------ VIII(81-89) June 18
------------------------------VIII(81-89)
------------------------------?VIII(8-89)
V(31,32,33) July l
V(31,32,33)
V(31,32,33)
------------------ --- II and I July4
- -------------IIand I
* The Commissions will meet in afternoons only, beginning at 2.30
p.m. It may also be necessary on some occasions to schedule
evening meetings. |
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Original: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Language Authenticity-
With reference to the list contained in Document
E/PC/T/253 Rev. 1 ., it should he noted that Schedule
Number XI, France, is authentic only in the French language,
and not also in the English as stated.
DEUXIEME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE DE LA
CONFERENCE DES NATIONS UNIES SUR LE COMMERCE ET L'EMPLOI
Authenticité de la liste No.XI de la France
- ._ , .
En réfiérence à la liste continue dans le document
E/XC/T,'253 Rev. 1, '-n voudra bien noter que la liste No. XI
de la France fait foi seulement dans son texte francais, et
non pas dans les tetes anglais et francais ainsi qu'il
avaiz été indiqué |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/250
AND ECONOMIQUE 11 October 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL Original: SPANISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Latter to the Secretariat from the
Chilean Delegation
Arising from document E/PC/T/221, the following letter
has bean received from the Head of the Chilean Delegation:
"Translation from Spanish
I have received a cable date the 7th instant from
my Government informing me that they have dispatched
to me by air mail a statement concerning non-discriminatory
measures, in force in Chile on 1 September 1947, which
have been imposed for the establishment, development
or reconstruction of particular branches of industry
or agriculture, and which, in accordance with Article
XVIII, paragraph 6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade , have to be notified to the other contracting
parties.
I regret to inform you that I have not yet
received the air mail letter in question, but I shall
transmit the statement to you as soon as it reaches me.
(Sgd.) A. FAIVOVICH
Chairman Chilean Delegation."
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES |
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AND ECONOMIQUE:
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL Original: .
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARAT0RY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Letter from Chairman of Cuban
Delegation
The following letter has bean received from the-Chairman ôf
the Cuban Delagation Copies of this letter will also be sent
to all countries, not Memners of the Prenarqthrr Cv hitteewhich
have been invited to attend the United TIations Conference on
Trade and Employment.
For your information the commission organized
Habana and which has already been operating in the interests
of the World Conference to convene there next month is
called:
COMISION AUXILIAR DE LA CONFERENCIA. DE LAS NACIONES
UNIDAS SOBRE COMERCIO Y EMPIEO
The postal address is * TFNTINTE REY 4ON, qNBLXA, CVMB&.
The cable address is: CLCNTTCE vLEA&Nh
This com-ission ïs working in close-cont.pct - the
ONU, and is ready and wiJ.lting to boonerate to thé fT.'leËt
extent irmnediately. We tlicrcfore sucrost that voû ctrot--i
late this information aRnong the various TnfleF'tions inortr
thYtt they rniay know of the nbilîtv of this commission to
handle hotel reservations; rontal of ?urnished orU iXshed
apartments; take care of steamshfp, r-ïlroad or 'air accn:o-
dations; arrange for office space; check rnsà<rvqti~5YS alrAaidy
tentativoly schoduled; and answer qny'ert.tnent quêstit6his
with regard to t'hase details, or surnlr whatever fui1t<Fnr drata
may be required in connection withi the World qonf?-rince.
We strongly recommend and urge that l7ina.ries Fe
addressed directly to the COirision \uxi1iar dé ld Confef'enc1a
de las cîone; TInidas Sohro Ccrnorcio Y 17mi!feo hy îaîil ur
catbla "Io sa- - 4,.; i'nd. éab)sscze the ne>aRost.-eir
reservations will recei-ve rromrt attention.
Zhis com>-ission, incidentally, is IeaHed >v Ch1irman
Sergio I. Clark, head o? the Cuban e?1e-q.tiDon in Peer1
however the vice-chairman of our D)el.ePrati5n, Dr. -utavo
Gutierrez, now in Hnabana, is t-kirig ch1arme of the nho'9e
organization until the return of Mr. Clark wiio wil1. t:h(n
take over.
Yours very sincerely,
SERG.IO r. CT,'.RK
Chairman Cuban Delozat±lon
Mr . E. lyr,-.hamn-White
Executive secretary,
Palais des Nations,
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL 16 October 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: SPANISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Letter from CHILEAN DELEGATION
Arising from document E/PC/T/221, and further to document
E/PC/T/250, the following statement, dated 14 October 1947, has
been received from the Head of the Chilean Delegation:
Translation from Spanish.
In accordance with the provisions of Article XVIII, paragraph
6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Chilean
Delegation wishes to inform you of the following non-discriminatory
protective measures which were in force in Chile on 1 September
1947 for the establishment, development or reconstruction of
particular branches of industry or agriculture, and it would be
grateful if you would notify the other Contracting Parties thereof.
(A) Products in respect of which quotas have been applied
to assist the development of the domestic production of
similar merchandise:
Calcium carbide;
Cans of aluminium, saucepans and water bottles;
Tailor's chalk;
Butter;
Stockings of cotton, natural silk, rayon or nylon,
and socks of cotton, silk and wool;
Bovine cattle for slaughtering;
Sncks for agricultural uses.
(B) Products in respect of which import licences are
withheld, to assist the development of the domestic
production of similar merchandise:
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES
RESTRICTED E/PC/T/250 Addul.
page 2
t;i3.Xv-r :lloyDd wiitn othor hoetals;
5.ndpapcr for carpenters;
Milling-cutturs, boring tools, screw-tnps, and screw
dies of all types .and specifications;
Calcium carbide;
Toilet articles;
Paper clips;
Cork in sheets of a thickness not exceeding a mm, and
ordin.-.ry stoppers of cork;
Iroil bars of circular section fcr building, measuring
i, 5/16, -3-, 7/32 of an inch;
Endless bc1ts, Of linon, for cigar machines;
Jute sa-c!;ing, weii;hiï-ïn & ounces or lesE;
vVindow.J gl-.ss9, flat, com.-ion, of , thickness not
cxc c;.ir1g 6 ~-:n. rnd a breadth not exceeding 1D55 metras;
Rotort c-irbon;
Black fuscxs for us; in ..!inus;
G.ln.lith, -rn sheets and bars;
Wicks for cindics;
,Jools UIp tO 54 s,
Pct-n SSiU`. C'irbori a!te;
Pot".ssiuy riutbl)isulphite;
Dry battecries, except those foi tlophon.. and bells and
small tubul;.r batteries;
Glass bricks or blDecks for building;
U:ibrellOs u.xcept autoii.atic or spring umbrellas and
enl-t;out;- c>s ;
Fanicy pap-e', glossy and for binding;
Threads, fibres ?nd yrtrns of flax in n1l sizes up to No.30;
Tissuos of horse-hnir, .nd Optima tissues;
Fires bricks nnd silica bricks, and foundry vessels of lday;
Footballs and basket b-.lls;
S:.;oothint irons, co.al-hcated.
(C) Articles, thi iimportat.:. of which is teorporarily prohibited,
as bDing luxury goccis or goods the importaflon of which
is not essentiitin because tihey arre hoino-produced:
(Deercc No.952 issued by the Ministry for Econonie
Affairs, drtted 11 Aui;ust 191+7):
Fine skis unwor!._d o:- prDprred;
Wins ir. i L;eçncral; E/PC/T/250 Add.1.
page 3
Linon fabrics in general, silk fabrics in general;
Tulle, lace-point and Iace;
Clothing in general;
Table cutlery;
Aeroplanes and bicycles;
Wares of pottery, Dnrthenware porcelaoin, darblu d. other
stones;
Briclcs or tiles of procalain, earthmnware, azu1ej02 cOI of'
other like materials;
Manufactures and articles of glass tnd crystal.;
Woods workLcd v'oneerinjg shoots for furniture and 3-ply wood;
hrms, rumnunition and hunting equipr!Ient;
Watches '1d . jewellery, finie or .rtïfiïr'.kl;
PhonoErn.phs, gramophones 'md record.,;
Musical -instruments of -i1l kinds, photographic canerns :mnca
cin o- ca ,era, s;
Tharnos fl:a skscs
Toys 'nd recre;ativc games;
Equipment for industrial .nd c-,meiercî'tl refri gera.tors;
Domestic refrigerntcrs;
Sports oqui.p.mnDit, .pparr.tus for physical exercises and
fishing : tack1o;
Houscho3cl furnishings of textile materials, in gonarali.o.
the whols of group L-3 of the Customs T ,riff.;
Ca2rpots 'nd floor rugs, of r single piece or scrimed.
Cushions;
E£mbroiderod articles not specially mentionod, wîiether
finished or not;
,Articles of reod (b.o.luco), wicler, straw, craei, or Wood
shavings;
Flags of cloth, with or without parts of othor m ttrie. ' ;
To.ble e.nvûrv ba3s preads, bed-covers, or table nats, with or
without e..broiderios or orni.iontr.t.on of othur reitcrials;
Counterpanus (quilts);
Curtains, with or without embroidery or ornam.^entatiori of
other natoricls;
Chinrese :ots or ptettes or imitations theroof, including~
curt'%ins nnd thec fabric m:cec from sinrrll wooadan rods, held
toGiether by throa'ds, not cont.ainîng silk, provided the
threacds do not cover i:cro th}n 30% of th eir surf'-.co. E/PC/T/250 ' o. 1.
BS. b.1 --t.C .itL Dor tt-u rorr containing silk,
Cus!-io& ô: fulrnitu: e cover w-itr or without cut out ornarionts
(r _cortus )
lace or oribroiderics, not containing.; silk;
CrDb;olins a.nd imit%-ti ,ns thereof;
FrictioDn glovo, viittuns, p; ds nd b.nds,
Foot-wipors !nd ciDOOr-rints of hemp, jute or coconut fibres,
with or w, .out wioolloii frini-us or borders;
Taeblacloths, napkins a.nd table sets of clothi
La.aipshadEcs;
Dish clouts, shoe, floor, aznd rchinery etc. wipers;
Nets, hamiinocks, bags -nd othi.r similar articles of ropowork
n.s.;n.;
Bath sheets, (sabnanas) nnd robcs, of Turkish towellirng;
Shots and coverines for beds;
Hand towels or cloths;
Blinds of hmnp, jutoS cotton, or linon tissue, pnintad or not
with or without p frts rf wood or othor nmatùrial;
Pais, sachets, cnveclopes arnd cards, sccntod;
First- Ld portablc, meclicinc chests with - section of usuel
jecliciîncs
GeD.lntine capsules, crmpty, for nedicincs;
Dcntifricus of .Il kinds;
.D.il atorins, drugs znd p op. rations for dyein;,. or bleaching
the hcai.îr;
Scûnted extracts or essences for toilet purposes, in
cor.tainel;rs of any kind, nnd toilet articles i!uported
t-, uther with ther. in ca,,ses or boxes
Cacica butter in oakes wei.-hing not more than 100 graimaaes;
Toilet -mrticles suoh as creans, complexion milks, cosmetics,
5o'.indes and others, n.s.m.;
Toilet powder, white or 5t iChtly culourocc, whvrth,;r comprossod
or not, wLith or without thi tdai'tion of rnedic.a.r.znts;
Powders, sticks Pnd prerpnrations cxheling pcrfu!no whun burnt;
Cooking utensils, n.s. : .
Knivus, lnrZdc knives and choppers for kitchen use, table
forks, spoons, ton-s ,and other utensils, colanderslacJ.les,
Fr aters, spits, eDtc. E/PC/T/250 Add.1 .
page 5
Stoves, cookers, electric heaters aind portable furnaces
for domestic use, pots cn.6. pans, ettc.;
Machines for pounding grain, fruit, tubers, etc., end also
roasting, grincding, squeezing, etc.. =?chines;
Hides and skins ard leather articles;
Playing cnrds;
Tickets in any form;
Prints ^.nd phDto.raphs, f'ranad;
Prints :,nd photogre.phs, not. framed or :nounted, etc., fancy
postcards for congratulatory messages, etc.;
Labels or tazs for hotels and other usus;
Printed books with bindings containingtsilk or tortoise-sholl,
b-1kcelitït celluloid, atc.;
Cards not engraved, printed or lithographed;
Wireless rucDiving sets for domestic use;
Electric -and gas heaters;
Hydro-clectric radiators;
Tinned ndl gnlvanrized wire for spring rvmttresses;
Bronze fittings and sr:nitary fittinr;s;
Bronze taps and cocks;
Solde>ring-irons;
Ice-chests;
Toys of embossed motal;
Vini^iltur.l imchinory;
Purips f-fr d&cruîtirq- zin-I vintaging!, spr:gyingi pumps;
l4iachine s for pounding r.nijat;
InIaid sheets of any metal;
Bronze padlocks;
Bolts atnd rivets cf iron;
Cheese;
Carponrters! glue;
SteeJl shavin-s for floors;
Tini solder;
Safes and iron doors for vaults;
Horse-shoes; E/PC/T/250 Add 1.
page 6
Furniture of all kinds;
Gratings, doors 'Dsini'.j-frmûs i' ir;cri ' s l
Pipus -)r tubDs of 1_ cI;
Cots, crr^dlEcs, 3tc.;
PlouF.hs wifth steç`I tiv);
Coal sh-ivecls a.nd cvDid nds ;
Bolts, scrcwzs *-rld i1,pr scrws foir rr ilw.ys;
Rail-bond pins;
Buoys;
Tailors' chnl1k;
Wire ancd flox for .lcetricod usus, :nd .L'Wl slt.
(D) Law No. 8403, of 29 Decnbor 194,5 prDviïd.s th.at --. , rri. r
ExchanEo Bud-ot sh-ll bu dr:.awn up arlrurully. (ihc Budi>l; t f ur
1947 was approved by Iccrico Nc. ;+30 of' 28 M'5rch liM.'?, of thù
Ministry of Econoo;:Iic Afi. Irsg).
The issue of i;nport licanccs nust nhor.;for. r . fl thliO
sumis nrfvided undor th.; variDus itemis cf thv snil `.nniJ.l
EudgEt, thus csttcb1ishin", intircctly, a ,enûrfl quntrt system .
I would point out tl-.t thz- ;.1.surus :cantiïne unJlçr
l.ttzrs (C) =d (D) abova hnrve not beon inposdi for bhl szolo
purpose of cst;5.blishin", dovcloDin, or r JcnstructinV pz:rticu-
lar branches of inclustry or ar;,riculturc, but; r=prisent import
restrictions rm tinly do3siined to r(2storoe thu oqtiîltbriu:-ui of th;3
balance ot p.aym:nts, prefer 2ncj boinL- -iv.Df in allottinre
foroien oxch-.wnr,-, to thc iiost css^ntia1 imports, witl .. viowl
to r.«constructin,s -nd. (dûvclopin,, th.- rlrrJ.1 ec')moriy of
country on a firr, foundntimn.
(E) 4incs, spirits, tob?.cco, ciCars f ci rctt3n o? t'orui.I:n
oriEin arc subject to a higher exiso duty than liko articles
of dorncstic oriSin, with thû nim, _nter rlia, of r)rot; ctin7
the devolonmemt of th.c corrasp' jndinI; 1omstic in(lum;triCs.
i h^.ve plo- suro in corL.iunicatinl: the 'orejpin.. to yoL1 in
cmnforn.ity witih th. terns of document ,INo. E/PC/T/?2n1.
I h-v_ the hDnour to bc, otc.,
( Sij:ne(' ) A. Faivovich
Chairr.mnn |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/249
AND ECONOMIQUE Original: Spanish
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL 10 October 1947
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEPLOYMENT
Letter frorn Cuban Delegation
on Existing Protectivo Maasuros
ArisiLrg from 1/?C/T/22l, tha following statement has been
lodgod with the Secrctarîat by the Cuban Delogation:
'?r<anslati on fror Spanish
Sir,
1 amn writing to you on the subject of the provisions
o- Article XVIII, ParagraDh 6 of the General Agreernent on
Tariff s and Trade, viz. thoa obligation to notify the other
contracting parties, not later than Octobor 10, 19+7., of
each product on which any existing protective measure is
to be maintained, and of the nature and purpose of such
measure.
In accordançco with instructions roceived from rny
Government, 1 have to notify you, and wouid requost you to
pass on this information to the other contracting parties
to the Agreement in question, that the Government of the
k-'public of Cuba is ready and wïl1ing te forego the
application of its quota system to the imports into Cuba of
condensed milk, fabrics, unrofined ta1Low, rubber goods,
rïce .and the articles now subject to quota, included under
Item 127-A of the Cuban Customs Tariff, irnnadiately upon the
enrtry into force of the General Agreoeront on Tariff s and
Trade.
At thé same time r' wish to notify you, also for
UNITED N'ATIO.NS
NA4TIONI. UNIES E/PC/T/249
Page 2
general information that my Government intends to continue
the quota system for imports into Cuba of the following
articles, which are at present subject to quota:
1) Trimmings, galloons, ribbons, plaits, tassels,
fringes, cords of all kinds and other similar
manufactures of jute, linen, ramie, rayon, spun
rayon, nylon and other fibres and their combi-
nations, including rlixtures of cotton and rayon,
included under Item, 142A and B of the Cuban
Customs Tariff;
2) Trimmnings, ribbons, plaits, galleons, cords of
all kinds and other articles included under
Item 127 B of the Cuban Custons Tariff;
3) Quebracho.;
4) Sisal (hencquen) fibres.
For ail useful purposes, I wish to inform you that:
The measures adopted by my Government in respect of thc
above-mcntioncd articles arc in the nature of import quotas
and are onc and all destined to protect and develop the
particular industry or branch of agriculture to which each
relates. They are therefore essential to thc progress of
Cuban national economy.
The above-mentioned quotas care into force on the
following dates;
a) For tho products included under Item 142A and B,
25 July, 1944;
b) For the products vol 8drl: Itcrj 127B,
25 July, 1944;
c) For qucbracho, le May, 19IF2; and E/PC/T/249
Page 3
d) For sisal (henoquen) fibres, 18 July, 1939 and
were all în force on 1 September, 1947.
The quantities at which the quotas in question awe sc-t
are the following:
a) For the articles included under Item l42-4, 5;'C
of the total imports into Cuba in 1941, i .
17,398 kilogrammes, to the value of 62,700 c.oi2xars.
For the articles included under Item 142-B, ':%
of the total imports into Cuba in 1941, i.e.. 8,952
kilogrammes, to the value of 43,353 dollars.
b) For the articles included under Item 127-B, 5(%
of the total imports in 1941, i.ee 5,194 kilo-
grammes, to the value of 20,681 dollars.
o) For quebracho, included under Item 80 of the Cuban
Customs Tariff, a total of 3,000,000 Kilogrammes
annually, in accordance with the terms of
Presidential Decree 168, of 26 January, 1942,
issued in conformity wïith the provisions of the
Commercial Agreement concluded between the
Republics of Cuba and Argentina in 1940.
Notwithstanding this, tho aforesaid quantity was
temporarily suspended during the period of war
emergency, under Decrec 1388 of 15 M.ay 1942, and
was roplaced by a quota equivalent to 20e of the
total imports into Cuba of this product, and
d) For sisal (honequen) fibres, included under Item
129-A of tho Cuban Customs Tariff, a quantity
equivalent to the imports ïnto Cuba during the
normal year of 1936, ie. 327,184 kilogrammes,
to the value of 55,793 dollars. E/PC/T249
Page 4
Finally I have to inform you that the quotas in
question, which my Government wishes and intends to maintain,
are not of a discriminatory character, and are essential to
the economic developnent of Cuba.
I have the honour, etc.
SERGIO I. CLARK
Chairman Cuban Delegation." |
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E/-IT /'i/2 67
ECONOMIC CONSEIL 30 octobei 1947
AN D ECONOMIQUE Or1CrlÈL ENGLISH
SOCIAL. C'OU)NCIL ET SOCIAL ; »Js!kr
SECU(UD SLE_ SION OF T Hi PREPkRATORY CO1,liIITTr; OF THE
UNIThI) N ATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND -E-`LOYMENT
1,Ttters relatin,,4 to th; Brazilian
Tarif f
Thli- followiin, exchanL;e of let-tors betivD:en tho Chairman of
the Tari'ff Negotiations Working Party and the Leader of the
Brazilia:i Dleiation is circulated for the information of the
met.bers of the Tariff Agreoment Con.nittee.
H.E. A.du V. Ferreira Braga
3razilian Delegation
Palais dos Nations.? Geneva. 23 October 1947.
De.:ri Mr. Draca:
A que.^ 'Lion has bein raised ln the Tariff lqegotitLticns
Working 1a,%rty as to the status cf the tariff concessions granted
by Brazil in Schedule IlI of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Tra6e, i relatiojn to the proposal beforee the Brazilian
legislatu:-e lûaoking toward a general adjustment of the Brazilian
tariff IC takoD account af the devaluatioii of the cruzeiro.
You will recall. that the other countries negotiating at
geneva, cognizant cf the effect of this basic devaluation on
the long-terin protective incidence of the Brazilian tariff, have
accepted tha existing tariff, plus a general upward adjustment
of 4O per cent, as a basis for negotiations; and as a conse-
quanca ail concessions offered by Brazil have been agreed to on
the understanding that the scl ,duled rates reflected this pro-
posed adjustment.
In vi:w oa th1o foregoing, and of the questions raised
concerning the antry into force of the proposed legislation, I
would appreciate word from you confirming the understanding that
any adjustmc-nt oa thth existing Brazilian tariff, including that
reflected in Scledule III, will bce a general one, design.er1 to
take accoiint o' thc affect ai '-'e devaluation of the cruzeiro on
the ii: ari taril`' as a whole.
rt is oa course understood that in the circwastances the
Governn2ent of 3raziil would be completely frec ta maintain the
existing 3:azili.an tariff on any product for which a lower duty
is not provided for in Schedule III of the General Agreencnt.
L.D. Wilgress
Chairman
Tariff INegotiations Working Party
".,YrvrF l ,rl,
Il..l rrn.s.s r)l yl.c iraml'~ % td I`l`Ci: FreOnch.
''o Hion, L.D. VJilgress,
Chnl w rman ai of thLe ' `.xriff Agro :.:--nt Cori.iittee,.
Frro.m Mr. A. de Vilhena Ferriru-i-Bïaga.,
Heond of t'no Braziliar, Delo-ation.
Sir,
I have the honour zG acknowledge receipt of your letter
of the ?3rd instant concernîgn the application of the 0
readjust::!eiit to the Y3raziliani CustonIs Tariff.
In ruply> I have ple:sra in informin,, you that, in
accordance with -1 the ter.is cf fruol the Prosident
of the 1.pun1 e tô 1±- - _ turc nd in accordance
with the cprovisions of theo drafu luw on this subject which is
already passtiri, through Cor,'ress the above-inentioned reajust-
ment, which. is basad on the devaluation of the currency, will
ba applied to ail the Ite ofs ai the Brazilian Tariff.
Onlç -a certain ntuiber of Itoins considered as essp-ntial
for consui.ption will perhaps b. excluded froa this readjustment.
Those exception ara ini conformity with tho policy of tariff
reduction whlich ie haveJ been planning at Gùnevxa and with the
spirit f' tAie Chiarter- oa tlil Interna tional Trade Organizatu on.
I hoav tLo hoeiaur ta b;., etc,
(S.d.) A. 'e Vilhnia FE!rrSir.a-BraEa
F-Dad Oa' th,' Brazilian Delegation,
Geneva, s 3 October l94+7, |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/39
AND ECONOMIQUE 11 April, 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY
COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATlONS
CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
MEMORANDUM ON SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
Covering note to Dooument No. E/PC/T/39, dated 11/4/47.
In accordance with the understanding given by the
Executive Secretary at the meeting of Heads of Delegations
held on Thursday, 10 April, the attached paper on
security arrangements has been prepared by the
Secretariat. An early meeting of delegation representa-
tives concerned with security matters will be convened
for the purpose of considering these arrangements in
the light of the complementary experience which various
delegation officials may have had in connection with
such matters and which they may be willing to pool for
the benefit and guidanes of delegations generally.
as a CL @s) L4.@Ly fL'SX. . All delegation U y , together
with those of the Secretariat are located within this
block. In addition to delegation and secretariat offices,
a number of rooms have been set aside within the Security
Block for tariff negotiation purposes. Committee meetings
concerned with general Charter provisions will possibly be
arranged in larger committee rooms situated outside the
Security Block, but it is intended that all activities in
any way relating to tariff discussions shall take place
entirely within Security Block limits.
The sections of the building set aside for security
purposes are as follows (reference should be made to the
plan of the United Nations Buildings contained in the
Conference Handbook on organization and general arrange-
ments):
a) The offices of the Canadian, New Zealand and
United Kingdom Delegations which are entered directly
through Entrance Door No. I, on the left hand side
of the entrance archway.
UNITED NATIONS
NATIONS UNIES E/PC/T/39
Page 2
b) The offices of the Secreteriat comprising rooms
200 to 220 on the 2nd floor, which can be entered
by way of elevator and stairway No. I, or through
the doors on the 2nd floor adjacent to elevator and
stairway No. 2.
c) The offices of the Indian and French Delegations
together with the President 's office and the Heads
of delegations meeting room, comprising rooms 300 -
326 on the 3rd f loor which can be entered by way of
elevator and stairway No. I.
d) Rooms 347, 349, 351, 353, 355, 382, 384, 386,
388, 390, 392 on the 3rd floor, including the offices
of the Chinese Delegation, which can be entered
th-rough the doors adjacent to elevator and stairway
No. 5 (in the Council Building).
e) The entire 4th floor of the Secretariat Building
comprising the offices of the remaining delegations
(Australia, Belgium.-Luxemburg, Brazil, Chile,
Czechoslovakia, Cuba, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway,
Union of South Africa, United States) which can be
entered by way of elevator and stairway No. I, or
through the doors adjacent to elevator and stairway
No. 5 (in the Council Building).
2. Guards
It will be noted that provision has been made for
only four means of access to the Security Block, each of
which will be guarded in the manner indicated below:
a) The main entrance by No. I doorway on the ground
floor will be under a 24 hour guard. In addition to
the guard, two messengers will be stationed et this
entrance for the purpose of conducting visitors in
end out of the Security Block.
b) A guard will be stationed et the doorway on the
2nd floor (near No. 2 elevator and stairway) from
8 a.m. until midnight.
c) The same arrangements will apply with respect
to the entrance to the 4th floor from the Council
Building.
d) The same arrangement will apply also with
respect to the entrance to the 3rd floor from the
Council Building. E/PC/T/39
Page 3
Wiith the exception of Entrance No. I, all other
doors will be lacked at midnight, and persons desiring
to enter or leave any portion of the Security Block
other than that containing Rooms 347 349, 351, 353,
355, 382, 384, 386, 388, 390 and 392 will require to
do so by way of the main door (Entrance No. I).
l other entrances and exits to the Security
Block will be permantently blocked for the duration of
the session. Elevator No. 2 will not operate beyond
the second floor. Elevator No. 4 will not operate
beyond the 3rd floor.
3. Passes
Presentation of the necessary passes will be
essential for admittance to the Security Block.
Guards will be instructed to require passes to be
shown, but it is requested thut delegates co-operate
by voluntarily presenting passes on all occasions.
The following categories of passes will be in use:
CARD
(a) Delegation
(b) Delegation
(c) U.N.Secretariat
(d) U..N.Secretariat
(e) U .N.Secretariat
(over stamped
"Representative")
(FAO, ILO, Fund
and Bank)
(f)
Observer
(Government
Representatives
etc .)
(a) Fiche d'Entre
Personnelle de
Service (Book or
carbon slips)
COLOUR
Blue
ACCESS
Security Block
Blue Security Block and
Red bar Charter meetings
Yellow
Blue bar
Charter meetings
Yellow Security Block and
Red bar Charter meetings
Yellow
Red bar
Brown
Blue bar
White
Security Block and
Criarter meetings
Charter meetings
Security Block for
specific work E/PC/T/.09
Page 4
CARD COLOUR A.CCESS
(h.) Carte d'Entree Green Security Block for
Personnelle de cleaning
Service -
Permnanen te
(i) Visitors' Pass White Seourity Block
Delegation passes (a and b above) are being issued by
an official of the Trade Conference Secretariat in accord-
ance with lists furnished by each delegation under cover
of a request signed by the head or deputy head of the
delegation.
Secretariat passes (c, d end e above) are being
issued to members of the International Trade Secretariat,
to accredited representatives of the. agencies mentioned
and to other members of the Conference staff whose funotions
necessitate their admittance to the Security Block or their
attendance at closed meetings held outside the Security Block.
Passes referred to in category (f) above, will be
issued to accredited official observers of Governments,
Members of the United Nations, but not Members of the
Preparatory Committee, for the purpose of. admitting them
to closed meetings held outside the Security Block, i.e.
Charter meetings. Such observers, however, will not have
regular and automatic access to the Security Block.
Passes referred to in category (g) above, will be made
up in the form of a book of carbon. slips and issued by the
official in charge of Internal Services to those members
of his staff or other personnel who are required to enter
the Security Block to perform specific work for a specific
time.
Passes referred to incategory (h) above, will be
issued by the official in charge of Internal Services to
cleaners who are required to perform their work in the
Security Block and to leave those premises before 9 a.m.
each morning. list of names of such persons will be
furnished to the guard on Door No. 1 (the main entrance)
who will be instructed to check the names off as the
cleaners leave the building each morning in order to
ensure that all such persons have left the premises by 9 a.m.
Visitors' Passes (category (i) above), will be produced
in the form of a book of slips with carbon copies and given
to the guard at Door No. 1. The guard will be responsible
for seeing that e visitor desiring access to the Security
Block for the purpose of interviewing a member of a E/PC/T/39
Page 5
delegation fills in the slip and for confirming by
telephone with the member of' the delegation concerned
that the visitor.may be admitted, following which the
visitor will be conducted by a messenger to the person
whom he desires to interview. The interviewes will
be required to sign a slip on the departure of a
visitor and to call a messenger to conduct the visitor
back to the exit.
4. Custody of papers and confidential documents.
It is hoped that delegations will to the fullest
possible extent tuke all reasonble precautions for the
safe-keeping .of confidential papers, and in particular
will make suiteble arrangements for the custody of such
papers within.their delegation offices in the Security
Block. It is particularly important that all papers
should be locked up on offices being vacated each
evening. Delegates will be aware that, in the normal
course cleaners will have to enter the offices during
the night . It is desirfble also that similar precautions
should be followed in the event of offices being left
unattended any time during working hours. Most offices
are provided with cupboards which can be locked, in
addition to which a limited number of filing cabinets
with looks will be supplied to delegations requiring them.
Delegates should be aware that even inter-office
telephone-calls within the Security Block must pass through
the central switchboard in the Building. Accordingly .
delegates may wish to exercise reasonable caution in the
use of the telephone even for walls within the Block.
5. Security in the Production and Distribution of
* Documents
The general arrangements concerning Committee (as
distinct from Delegation) documents are outlined on
pages .8 and 9 of the handbook.
Concerning the production of secret documents which
may be submitted to the Secretariat for production in
connection with bilateral tariff negotiations, delegations
will have received already a communication from the
Secretariat indicating that while entry effort would be
made to safeguard such docurments certain difficulties
might arise, and that accordingly delegations might wish,
when possible, to make their own arrangements for the
production of such documents. In those cases, however,
where delegations require the assistance of the Secretariat,
the following procedure will apply: E/PC/T/39
Page 6
(a) An officer of the delegation should deliver
the documents in person to Miss Peaslee, Miss
Brody or Miss Dhjan in Room 220.
tb) The officer should make sure that he receives
a receipt in the following form:
"Receipt concerning originals of secret documents
submitted for reproduction (or translation where
possible)
Receipt No. XX .........
1. Title or Description of Document ............
2. No . of copies of original document or
stencil submitted ...................
3. No. of copies to be produced ................
4. Submitted by ....... ............ (Signature)
Delagation .
5. Received by ..................... (Signature)
6. Date and hour ....... ........... "
(c) The officer of the Secretariet will deliver
the document in person to the Head of the Documents
Section or his Deputy, who will exercise all
possible caution and in particular will certify in
eaoh case that not more than the specified number
of copies have been produced.
(d) An officer of the Secretariat will deliver all
copies together with the originals to the originating
officer of the delegation against the return of the
receipt.
6. Restaurants and bars within the Building.
Delegates will be aware that the restaurants and bars
within the building are not restricted to delegates, but
are open to the public. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/233
AND ECONOMIQUE 3 July 1947 Original:FRENCH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE BELGIAN, FRENCH
AND NETHERLANDS DELEGATIONS AT THE FIRST
SESSION REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
WHICH MIGHT ARISE OUT OF THE WORKING OF THE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION
(Originally distributed as E/PC/T/C.V./35)
The Belgian, French and Netherlands Delegations consider that
the International Trade and Employnent Organization will only be
able to achieve its aims if all Members have full confidence in it
and, in particular, feel convinced that disputes arising from the
application of the Charter will be settled with perfect equity.
Therefore it seems essential for the future of the Inter-
national Trade Organization that any Member exposed to serious
injury by reason of decisions of the Organization should be entitled
so appeal to an independent tribunal, where impartial judges, free
from any political bias, will pronounce final judgment.
Failing such right of appeal, there would be a danger of
conditions of tension arising within the Organization, which could
only be resolved by the withdrawal of the Members who considered
themselves injured.
Far from impeding the working of the Organization or threaten-
ing its prestige, the possibility of appeal to an international high
tribunal, enjoying sufficient authority to discourage any rash or
unjustified appeal, would be a safeguard for the International Trade
Organization itself and one of the essentials of co-operation
between all Members.
Committee V has already recognized the significance of these
observations:
1. When, during the preliminary discussions on the powers of
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page 2
the Commissions, several Delegates were unwilling to accord
the latter the right of judging in the first instance disputes
between Member states.
2. When the Commiittee proposed to amend Article 76 of the
Suggested Charter with a view to providing for recourse to
arbitration and the right of appeal to the International Court
of Justice against decisions of the Conference.
However, it would seem that the present text might well give
rise to difficulties of interpretation. Therefore the three
Delegations are of the opinion that it would be advisable to re-
draft the new Article 76 so as to specify that
(a) Any dispute between Members of the Organization shall be
submitted in the first instance to the Executive Board, which
may either give a ruling, or with the agreement of both parties,
refer the dispute to arbitration.
(b) Appeal to the Conference may be made against any decision
of the Executive Board.
(c) Appeal to the International Court of Justice against any
decision or recommendation of the Conference detrimental to
the interests of a Member, may be made at the request of the
Member concerned.
As it is clear that the settlement of disputes of a commercial
and economic character postulates the existence of a specialised
tribunal with suitably qualified judges, the three Delegations
request the Conference on Trade and Employment to recommend to
the United Nations the setting up within the International Court of
Justice of an Economic Chamber to hear and determine disputes
arising out of the application of the Charter of the International
Trade Organization, and, to this end, to recommend an increase in
the number of judges by enlisting the services of persons with the
requisite experience.
Having made these proposals, the three Delegations suggest
that this Memorandum be annexed to the Report of Committee V, to
be submitted to the Preparatory Committee in Plenary Session. |
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13 June 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Modification of Programme of Meetings
The Preperatory Committee in Executive Session on June
12th decided to alter the meeting of the Executive Session
to discuss the statement made by the Belgium-Luxerburg
Delegation from Monday, June 15th to Wednesday, June 18th.
Commission B for the consideration of Article 30 has
therefore been advanced to Monday end Tuesday of' next
week instead of Tuesday and Wednesday.
DEUXIME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'EMPLOI
DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES
Modification du Programme des Séances
La Commission Préparatoire, réunie en Comité
exécutif le 12 Juin, a décidé de reporter au mercredi
18 juin la séanee en Comité exécutif qui devait avoir
lieu la lundi 16 juin, en vue d'examiner l'exposd de la
délégation bulge-luxembourgeeise. La Commission B,
chargée de l'examen de l'article 30, se réunira done
lundi et mardi de la sèmaine proohoine au lieu de mardi
et mereredi.
NATIONS UNIES |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL /
AND ECONOMIQUE 22 April 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE -
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Negotiating Rooms
In the space allotted to individual Delegations there are
several rooms which might serve satisfactorily as negotiating
rooms for negotiations in which the Delegation at present
occupying the room is a participant. In suo ,cases it will not
be necessary for the Secretariat to schedule the use of the rooms,
"but it will'be for the Delegations occupying the rooms to deter-
mine for which of their negotiations such space will be used.
Delegations should, however, inform the Secretariat of meetings
planned for such-rooms in order that a central and up-to-date
record of meetings may be maintained, in accordance with docu-
ment E/PC/T/51 approved by the Preparatory Committee'in
Executive Session.
The above dbservations do not apply to those rooms which
Delegations have been permitted to use as meeting rooms on the
understanding that they would be avilable for allocation when
requlred as negotiating rooms (e.g. Rooms 18, -424, 436, 452 and
Stenodactyl 3). In such cases the Delegation now using the room
will be expected to check with the Secretariat before arranging
meetings in any such room as such rooms will be regarded as
available on and after April 23 for scheduling by the Secre-'
tariat as negotiating rooms. In scheduling meetings in such
rooms the Secretariat will, of course, endeavour to meet the
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desires of the Delegations now using them by arranging for
negotiations involving those Delegations to take place ther .n
so far as may be consistent with the maximum use of the lir; ;ed
negotiating accommodation available.
In addition, the Secretariat has reserved for negotiating.
purposes Rooms 210, 400, 402A 402B, 402C, 406, 435, and file
de Comite L-4. On and after April 23 all of these rooms will
be subject to scheduling by the Secretariat for negotiating
-purposes.
Advance notice of any scheduled negotiations may be
communicated to Miss Parce and Miss Hudson, telephone extension',
2219, who will be responsible for recording the dates and times
of such proposed meetings. If two negotiating teams require
space outside the office accommodation already specifically
allotted to their Delegations, notice of the proposed meeting
should be given to Miss Parce or Miss Hudson as far in advance as
possible, and the request should be accompanied by an indication
of the number of persons who will be participating in the
negotiation,
With the present general limitations on available space it
is apparent that satisfactory accommodation can be found for the
numerous negotiations only if full use is made of office space
now allotted to Delegations and if full information concerning
the proposed schedule of meetings is communicated to the central
Secretariat for use in planning the temporary allocation of
such negotiating rooms as' are available with the Security Block. |
GATT Library | jx630wd4770 | Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment : Negotiations between Chile and China | United Nations Economic and Social Council, October 9, 1947 | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | 09/10/1947 | official documents | E/PC/T/243 and E/PC/T/228-267 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/jx630wd4770 | jx630wd4770_92290309.xml | GATT_154 | 162 | 1,042 | UNITED NATIONS
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9 October 1947
Original: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION 0F THE P?EPXRYTORY COM?'ITTEE 0E T?E
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFREENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
Negotiations between Chile and China
The Delegations of Chile and China have notified
the Secretariat that it has not been possible to reach direct
agreement between their two countries in view of the fact
that the reciprocal trade does not offer a sufficient basis
for such an agreement.
DEUXIEME SESSION DE LA COMMISSION PREPARATOIRE
DE LA CONFERENCE DES NATIONS UNIES
SUR LE COMMERCE ET L'EMPLOI
Négociations entre le Chili et la Chine
Les délégations du Chili et de la Chine ont fait
cennaitre au Secrétariat qu'il n' pas été possible de
parvenir à un A.ccord direct entre leurs deux pays étant
donné que leurs échanges ccnefre.eriaux réciproqn"o nP
fournissent pas une hrAise suff`isante à un accord de ce genre.
NATIONS UNIES |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/W/199.
AND ECONOMIQUE 18 June 1947
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
NETHERLANDS DELEGATION
Amendment to Article 25, para. 2 (e).
The Netherlands delegation support the amendment
proposed by China as submitted in Doc. E/PC/T/W/75 and
propose moreover to insert between the words "the like"
and "domestic product''; "or a directly competitive" .
The paragraph therefore should read as follows:
"Import restrictions on any agricultural or
fisheries product imported in any form necessary to the
enforcement of governmental measures which operate (i) to
regulate the quantities of the like or a directly com-
petitive domestic product permitted to be marketed or
produced, or to stabilise the prices of such products,
or (ii) to remove a temporary surplus of the like or a
directly competitive domestic product ....... below the
current market level".
Comment:
If it would not be permissible to extend import
restrictions supplementary to governmental measures as
provided for in this paragraph to directly competitive
products it is to be feared that such measures in some
cases might easily be frustrated if one import restrictions
should apply to like products only. |
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GATT Library | qf969nr1230 | Second session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment : Netherlands Delegation. Amendment to Article 81 para 2 | United Nations Economic and Social Council, June 18, 1947 | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | 18/06/1947 | official documents | E/PC/T/W/200 and E/PC/T/W/177-207 | https://exhibits.stanford.edu/gatt/catalog/qf969nr1230 | qf969nr1230_90050344.xml | GATT_154 | 245 | 1,635 | UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES RESTRICTED E/PC/T/W/200
ECONOMIC CONSEIL 18 June 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE Original: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARTORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE A.ND EMPLOYMENT.
NETHERLANDS DELEGATION.
Amendment to Article 81 para 2.
At the end of the first sentence put a colon and add
"with particular reference to the importance of food and agri-
culture in relation to the subjects dealt with in chapter VII".
Comments:
The London conference deleted the words which are pro-
posed to be re-inserted (c.f. Draft Charter art.7 para. 2)
but retained in art. 73 (London Draft) the phrase as set forth
more fully in paragraph (2) of art. 81. The Drafting Committee
in Lake Success knocked out these words, presumably because
nothing was set out more fully in article 81 and left every-
thing to agreements. This seems undesirable, the more so since
the Report of the Food and Agriculture Organization Prepara-
tory Commission in its recommendations on the constitution
of the World Food Ceuncil specifies the I.T.O. to be invited
to send a representative to the meetings of the World Food
Council (para, 253 under 2.). It is important for the necessary
co-operation between F.A.O. ard I.T.O. in the field of agri-
cultural commodities that there are mutually consistent rules
in beth organizations.
The best place to deal with this problem seems to be
art. 81, leaving the way to make the actual arrangements to
the organization.
. |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/107
AND ECONOM!QUE 24 June 194.7
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
NINTH ,REPORT
by the
TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS WORKING PARTY
on
THE PROGR.SS OF TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
1. Two meetings for the opening of negotiations were held
during the week ending 21 June, namely, Chile with Czecho-
slovakia and India with Lebanon/Syria. There are noir 95 nego-
tiations in progress and 335 meetings have been held. 12 pairs
of countries have hold more than 5 meetings of which 5 pairs
have held more than ton. 8 pairs of countries (seven of them
include Chile) which intend to open negotiations have not yet
held the initial meetings.
2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in document
E/PC/T/91, the Working Party reports that the delegations for
Canada and Norway have completed the bilateral stage of their
negotiations. It is to be understood that the outcome of those
negotiations is subject to any adjustments that. may be. required
in the light of other negotiations as they are completed, and
is to be incorporated in the Schedules to be annexed to tho
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; further, the General
Agreement, when arrived at may be subject to approval by the
authorities of the countries concerned.
P.T.O.
UNITED NATIONS.
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page 2
3. The Working Party wishes to record that a number of dele-
gations have recently revised and consolidated thoir lists of
tentative offers of tariff concessions, and to advise delegations
concerned to take stops to obtain copies of these revised lists
If they have not already received them. The Secretariat endoav-
ours to keep delegations informed of changes in offers by
issuing fortnightly reports in accordance with the procedure
laid down in document E/PC/T/76, and on the basis of the informa-
tion received from delegations. It is hoped that this procedure
is working effectively and that delegations are being kept
informed of all changes in the offers made by those delegrations
with which they have entered negotiations, but in addition to
the fortnightly reports received from the Secretariat delega-
tions should take steps to ensure that they are given copies of
all revised and supplementary lists that may be issued from time
to time by the delegations with "which they are in negotiation.
4. The Tariff Negotiations Working Party propose to discon-
tinue the weeckly reports which have appeared during the past two
months, and to issue instead fortnightly reports based on the
statements received from delegations on the general progress of
their negotiations. |
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRDE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Ninth Special Report
on the
Progress of Tariff Negotiations
by the
Tariff Negotiations Working Party.
Progress of tariff negotiations in the period
21 September to 4 October is shown in the following table:
Previous period Current period
Number %of trade Number % of trade
Completed
Nearing completion
Considerable progress
Making progress
Preliminary stage
56
15
12
21
3
107
17.1
6.6
19.3
36.5
0.9
80.4
69
14
9
11
106
22.1
21.8
30.9
4.7
80.4
It will be seen that the main feature in this period,
in terms of percentage of trade, has been a substantial advance
in negotiations from the "making progress" category to the
categories "making considerable progress" and "nearing com-
pletion" .
The reduction in the number of negotiations from
107 to 106 is accounted for by the fact that negotiations
between Chile and China have been suspended.
35 meetings were held as compared with 74 meetings
in the previous period. This brings the total number of
meetings to date up to 858.
The following table shows the present state of
negotiations:
A. Completed.
Australia-Brazil
-Chile
-Cuba
-.Bebanon/Syria
-Norway
-South Africa
Benelux-Chile
-China
-Lebanon/Syria
-Norway
-South Africa
-United States
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A. Completed (continued)
Brazil - Canada
- Chile
- China
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- France
- India
- New Zealand
- Norway
- United States
Canada - Chile
- China
- Czechoslovakia
- India
- Lebanon/Syria
- Norway
- South Africa
Chile - Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- France
- India
- Lebanon/Syria
- New Zealand
- Norway
South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States
China - Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- France
- New Zealand
- Norway
- South Africa
Cuba - Czechoslovakia
- India
- Norway
- South Africa
- United States
Czechoslovakia - India
- Lebanon/Syria
- New Zealand
- Norway
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
France - Lebanon/Syria
- Norway
- South Africa
India - Lebanon/Syria
- Norway
Lebanon/Syria - United Kingdom
- United States
New Zealand - Norway
- South Africa
Norway - South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States
South Africa - United Kingdom
B. Nearing Completion
Australia - Czechoslovakia
Benelux - Czechoslovakia
- France
Brazil - South Africa
Canada - Cuba
China - India
- United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia - France
- United States
France - United Kingdom
India - New Zealand
- United States
New Zealand - United States
United Kingdom - United States E/PC/T/S/11
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C. Making Considerable Progress.
Australia - France
Benelux - Canada
- India
- United Kingdom
Brazil - United Kingdom
Canada - United Kingdom
- United States
China - United States
France - United States
D. Making Progress.
Australia - Benelux South Africa - United States
- China
- India France - New Zealand
- United States - India
Benelux - Cuba
- New Zealand
Canada - France
Cuba - France
E. In Preliminary Stage.
Benelux - Brazil
Cuba - United Kingdom
- New Zealand |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/87
AND ECONOMIQUE 4 June 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
SOCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT.
Non-Governmental Organisations
Summary Record of Meeting of Consultative Committee
with Representatives of the International Chamber of
Commerce held at 3 p.m. on 30th May, 1947, in the
Palais des Nations, Geneva.
Chairman: Dr. H.-C. Coombs
Present: Mr. J.R. C.Helmore
H.E. Erik Colban
Mr. H. C. Hawkins
M. Dieterlin
Mr. J. Pucik
Mr. M. P. Pai
Mr. L. P. Chao
Representatives of the International
Chamber or Commerce:
Mr. W. B. Phillips
Mr. A. R. Guinness
Dr. M. A. Heilperin
Mr. J. R. Minter
In opening the meeting the CHAIRMAN stated that the Con-
sultative Committee would be pleased to consider any proposals
concerning the Draft Charter of the International Trade Or-
ganisation which the Representatives of the International
Chamber of Commerce might wish to put forward; the Committee
would consider whether effect could be given to such proposals
and would report to the Preparatory Committee on the issues
raised.
1. Article 1 - Purroses. Representatives of the Chamber sug-
gested that the objectives of the International Trade Organisa-
tion should be more closely defined than is done in the draft
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of Chapter I. In this Chapter there should be no confusion
between the short-term and the long-term aims of the Organisa-
tion. Further, the position of the Organisation, vis-a-vis,
the Economic and Social Council and the other specialised
agencies, should be clarified; if the Chapter were redrafted
as indicated those who will be charged with the task of ad-
ministering the Organisation will have a better understanding
of their duties, and the principles upon which the Organisation
is based will be better appreciated by public opinion all
over the world.
In reply, Members of the Consultative Committee stated
that it was not clear to them in what manner the International
Chamber would wish Chapter I to be redrafted, bearing in mind
the difficulty of securing the agreement of all members of the
Preparatory Committee if an attempt is made to set forth the
purposes of the Organisation in detail.
The CHAIRMLN stated that the Committee would be pleased to
recoive a statement in writing from the Chamber oontaining
definite proposals for the amendiment of the Chapter. he said
:-that such a statement would be regarded as a private memoran-
dum between the Representatives of the Chamber and the Members
. of the Committee.
It was agreed that the International Chamber would submit
-.a statement on the proposed revision of Chapter I.
2. Article 6 - Removal of Maladju.stxants in the Balance of
Payments.
The Representatives of the Chamber drew attention to the
proposal contained in their memorandum of the 14th April
(document E/PC/T 44) suggesting a complete revision of
Article 6 so as to provide for closer co-operation between the E/PC/T/87
page 3
IT.O. and the International Monetary Fund in dealing with
problems of disequilibrium in balance of payments. In this
connection reference was niade also to article 26 which, it
was thought, should bc deleted and partly combined with
Article 25. The Representative.. of the British National Com-
mittee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Guinness,
however, stated that not all members of his committee entirely
agreed with the Chamber on the elimination of quantitative
controls. He thought the intention f' a government to have
recourse to import quotas should be referred, before such
quotas were introduced, to the I.T.O. and also to the I.M.F.,
but in some cases such quantitative restrictions would be
j.ustiftied, provided they were applied without discrimination.
Members of the Committee expressed the view that restric-
tions on commercial transactions as a means of dealing with
balance of payments difficulties were of concern first of ail
to the I.T.O.; however, in connection with all problems upon
which consultation betwoon the I.T.O. and the I.M.F. could be
of value, arrangements for such consultation had been provided
in the Charter. The CHAIRMILe gave an assurance that the Com-
mittee would be pleased to reconsider this matter if it oould
be shown that the various provisions for co-operation between
the I.T.O. and the Fund were inadequate..
3. Article 13 - Governmental assistance to Economic Develorment,
4f Representative of the Chamber expressed the opinion that
..rticle 13 would. permit governments to protect industries even.
though they might have little prospect of economic operation;
it seemed desirable that the provisions of Chapter IV should
be subordinate to those of Chapter V. HowdVer,. it was stated
that the Chamber would not recommend the prohibition of pro-
tection for young industries, but it was unfortunate that an E/PC/T/87.
page 4.
international document should legitimize this policy: they
enquired whether the Preparatory Committee had considered the
merits of subsidies (direct or indirect) as an alternative
means of assisting infant industries; the International
Chamber would prefer subsidies to tariffs for this purpose.
In reply, the C}.AIRMAN said that he could not agree
with the implication that there was any conflict between
Chapters IV and V. Chapter V placed no prohibition upon the
use of customs duties for the protection of industry and left
to each member the decision whether to grant protection, sub-
jectto the possibility of duties being reduced by negotiation.
Further, he informed the Representatives of the Chamber that
the relative merited of subsidies and duties had been discussed
at'the First Session of the Preparatory Committee.
4. ChaPter III - Employment, Effective Demand and Economic
Activity.
The Chamber Representatives enquired whether, if Chapter
III has already been redrafted at this Session, it weuld be
advisable to Leave this discussion for another occasion, but
they were informed by the Chairman that the Sub-Comm'ttee to
which Chapter III had been referred had not completed its
studies and therefore it would not be too late for the
Chamber's views to be given consideration.
Referring particularly to Articles 3 and 4, the Chamber's
Representatives stated that controversial terms in trade cycle
doctrine should not bu used in the Charter and thet Chapter III
appeared to expect the achievement aend. maintenance of full
and productive employment by means of independent action on
the part of the various governments, whereas, in fact, this aim
could not be achieved except by the use of international measures. E/PC/T/87
page 5.
In reply, attention was drawn to Section H of Part II,
Chapter I, of the Report of the First Session of the Pre-
paratory Committee which describes the functions of the
Economic and Social Council and of the specialised agencies.
It was mentioned that the Preparatory Committee had taken the
view that a search for remedies for unemployment on an inter-
national scale was beyond the scope of the I.T.O. and that
the Economic and Employment Commission of the Economic and
Soc'azl c^u-4 il '.^!s the appropriate body to deal with the Natter.
5. Capital Movements. Attention was drawn to the paragraphs
under the heading "Capital Movetments" in the Chamber's
mneorandum (E/PC/T/44). The CHAIRMAN stated that the subject
of capital movements was receiving the attention of the Pre-
paratory Committee in'connoction with Chapter IV. This sub-
Ject, therefore, was not further discussed.
6. Conciliation and Arbitration. Attention was drawn to the
paragraphs under the heading lConciliation and Arbitration"
on Page 39 of the Chamber's memorandum (E/PC/T/44).
7. Provision of Information. The Chamber's Representatives
stated that they would welcome opportunities to assist the Pre-
paratory Committee but that not much could be donc unless they
were given access to more of the Conference documents. The
CHAIRMA.N offered to report thia to the Committee and suggested
that the Noii-governmental Organizations might be given, for example,
the redraft of CIhapter III.
8. The Next peet&n., The Chamber's Representatives asked for
an opportunity tG meet the CoLmaittee again during the week
commeencing 9th June, i.o., after the conclusion of their
bi-annual congress at Montreux, |
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ECONOMIC CONSEIL E/PC/T/97
10 June, 1947
AND ECONOMIQUE ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
OCIAL COUNCIL ET SOCIAL
SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COOMITTEE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EitLOYMENT
Non-Governmental Organizations
Summary Record of Meeting of Consultative Committee
with Representatives of the International Chamber of
Commerce held at 5 p.m. on 10 June, 1947, In the
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Chairman; Dr. H. C. Coombs
Present: H.E. Erik Colban
M. Royer
Mr. S. L. Holmes
H.E. Stanislay Minovsky
Dr. Zdenko Blazej
Mr. M. P. Pai
Representatives of the International Chamber of
Commerce:
Mr. Wallace B. Phillips
Mr. John Minter
Dr. Michael A. Heilperin
After some discussion concerning the nature of the summary
records issued on meetings of the Consultative Committee, the
Chairman assured the representatives of the International Chamber
of Commerce that the Consultative Committee did not necessarily
..regard the discussion of a matter at one meeting as finally
disposing of that topi and that the Committee would be prepared
.to discuss any such matters further if the Non-Governmental
.Organization concerned should indicate a desire for such further
discussion at a subsequent meeting. The ExecutIve Secretary
remarked that summary records should be regarded as drafts in
the first instance, and that any participant in a meeting should
feel free to oommunicate to the Secretariat any revisions which
are required to make the record accurate. E/PC/T/97
page 2.
In response to a suggestion which had been made at the
previous meeting, Mr. Phillips Introduced for the consideration
of the Consultative Committee the following revised draft of
Chapter I which had been prepared by a special drafting committee
appointed by the council of the ICC at its 66th session on
June 2, 1947:
"1CHAPTER I
The Purpose of the I.T.O.
1. - As a specialized agency of the United Nations, the
International Trade Organization shall assist the
Economic and Social Council in promoting high and
stable levels of production and employment and
rising standards of living throughout the world.
2. - The specific purpose of the Organization shall be to
promote the freest possible flow of multilateral trade
and commerce between nations, thus securing the full-
est utilization of the world's human and material
resources."
Dr. Heilperin explained that the purpose of the redraft
ras to state comprehensively but briefly the objectives of the
- ITO. He Indicated that the Draffting Committee of the ICC
had considered it desirable to Indicate at the outset the
- appropriate relationship between the ITO and the Economic and
Social Council and to avoid the Impression that the purposes
-`of the ITO were as broad as those established for the Council,
thus duplicating most of the work of thé Council. The ICC
-felt that promoting "the freest possible flow of multilateral
' trade and commerce between the nations" accurately represented
.the special function of the ITO within the more general
objectiveses of the United Nations as a whole. The ITO would
;have the unique responsibility for furthering these general
objectives through Its activities in relation to international
trade. Other organizations would contribute to the achievement E/PC/5/97
page 3.
of these objectives in a similar manner in their special fields..
The ICC felt that words such as "free" and "multilateral"
indicated the conditions which the ITO should establish for
international trade through the more detailed provision to be
made elsewhere in the Charter concerning tariffs, quantitative
restrictions, exchange control, etc. if the ITO isto ensure
that international trade will serve the general purposes of
the United Nations.
A member of the Committee questioned the implied con-
stitutional relationship between the ITO and the Economic and
Social Council. He observed that the ITO could derive its
authority directly from its member governments.
The Chairman agreed that the ITO would be set up by the
member governments of the Organization and that its precise
relation to the Economic and Social Council could be a matter
for subsequent negotiation between the Organization and the
Council.
Another member of the Committee pointed out that provision
for the working out of appropriate relations with the Economic
and Social Council was already made in Article 81 and he
doubted the desirability of prejudging the appropriate relation-
ship. He added that from a procedural point of view it was
difficult to see how a precise relationship, binding on both
the Economic and Social Council and the ITO, could be stated in
the Charter before the actual establishment of the ITO.
There was some suggestion that paragraph 1 might be more
satisfactory if it were revised to read:
"The International Trade Organization shall assist in
promoting high and stable levels of production and
employment and rising standards of living throughout
the world. I E/PC/T/97
page 4
Concerning the second paragraph of the proposed draft,
a member of the Committee remarked that there might be some
hesitancy on the part of several Delegations to agree that in
every case increasingly free trade would necessarily secure the
most complete utilization of resources. He observed that the
present draft of the Charter recognized that in certain circum-
stances a limitation on the freedom of trade might be required
to secure the desired utilization of the worlds resources.
Since several members had questioned the casual connection
implied by the word "thus" in the proposed draft it was
suggested that paragraph number 2 might be separated into two
paragraphs; one of which could, indicate that a purpose of the
Organization was to promote the flow of International trade,
while the other paragraph would recognize as a. more or less
separate purpose the appropriate utilization of the worlds
resources.
Another member remarked that the suggested draft implied
not only that the most complete use of resources could not
be secured without free trade, but that it could be secured
through free trade alone. He observed that such a statement
appeared to neglect the importance of measures not related to
international trade in increasing the use of the world's
resources. Domestic measures, not directly related to
international trade, might be at least equally important in
many cases. On this point Dr. Heilperin suggested that the
language of the second paragraph might be revIse. from "thus
securing" to read "thus assisting in securing".
Another member' suggested that "the fullest utilization"
might well be replaced by "the best utilization" in order to E/PC/T/97
page 5
avoid the impression that the Organizatioin was concerned only
with the completeness of the utilization.
One Member remarked that the ICC draft was admirably
brief.' He observed that the version of that Article in the
Drafting Committeels report was probably unnecessarily complex
and doubtless would have to be simplified.
During the-meeting it was made clear that in discussing
the ICC draft the Committee was exploring the possibilities which
it might present and not expressing any preference as between
the ICC draft and other drafts. It was emphasized that the
views expressed on the ICC draft by various Members were
necessarily non-committal at the present stage.
At the conclusion of this discussion the Chairman expressed
the appreciation of the Committee for the suggestions which had
been put forward and informed the representatives of the ICC
that those suggestions would be drawn to the attention of any
sub-committee considering Chapter I.
Mr. Phillips expressed the desire of the ICC to attend
meetings of commissions or sub-committees *'which might be,
dealing with points raised at various times by the Chamber. The
Chairman indicated that the Consultative Committee was intended
to consider, and make recommendations concerning, the question
of attendance by representatives of the Non-Governmental
Organizations in Category A at meetings in which consideration
was being given to points which they had raised or-in which
they had expressed a special interest. He assured the repre-
sentatives of the 100 that the Interest which they had expressed..
would be taken into account in making such recommendations. E/PC/T/97..
page 6
* Mr. Phillips informed the Committee of the discussions
which had taken place at the recent Montreux Congress of the
ICC. He drew attention particularly to the following section
in a resolution adopted by the Congress:
* "The International Chamber' of Commerce has commented in
detail upon the Draft Charter of the International
Trade Organizatiori in the report approved by its
Executive Committee on April 2nd, 1947. It believes -
*and this was its sole purpose in formulating those
comments - that the final Charter would be stronger
*and more effective if the Preparatory Committee of
the United Nations were to be guided ln the course of
its further work by the views of the business world.
The ICC in no way claims to have said its last word on
all the highly complex problems covered by the Draft
Charter. In some instances it has inevitably had to
confine itself for the time being to a warning against
too hasty assumptions and generalizations based on
controversial points of economic theory. On many
problems too, such as the balance of payments, economic
development, international action for stable and high
levels of employment, trade relations between free
enterprise and state-controlled economies and the
incidence on the future of world trade of the Charter
escape clauses, an immense amount of work remains to be
done before it can give final shape to any detailed
* * statement of economic policy on behalf of business."
Dr. Heilperin referred to the extensive discussion
which had taken place in the Montreux Congress concerning the
subject of Article 26 (particularly paragraph 3 e), involving
the relation between domestic measures on the one hand and
international trade on the other.
The meeting rose at 5.50 p.m.' to reconvene at 4.00 p.m.,
Wednesday, June 18, for the purpose of hearing the representatIve
of the World Federation of'Trade Unions. |
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