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THEGENERALAGREEMENTONTARIFFSANDTRADE(GATT1947),asterisksmarktheportionsofthetext
whichshouldbereadinconjunctionwithnotesandsupplementary
provisionsinAnnexIoftheAgreement.
GATT1947-2-THEGENERALAGREEMENTONTARIFFSANDTRADETheGovernmentsoftheCommonwealthofAustralia,theKingdomofBelgium,theUnitedStatesofBrazil,Burma,Canada,Ceylon,theRepublicofChile,theRepublicofChina,theRepublicofCuba,theCzechoslovakRepublic,theFrenchRepublic,India,Lebanon,theGrand-DuchyofLuxemburg,theKingdomoftheNetherlands,NewZealand,theKingdomofNorway,Pakistan,SouthernRhodesia,Syria,theUnionofSouthAfrica,theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica:Recognizingthattheirrelationsinthefieldoftradeandeconomicendeavourshouldbeconductedwitha6><#00aa00'>viewtoraisingstandardsofliving,ensuringfullemploymentandalargeandsteadilygrowingvolumeofrealincomeandeffectivedemand,developingthefulluseoftheresourcesoftheworldandexpandingtheproductionandexchangeofgoods,Beingdesirousofcontributingtotheseobjectivesbyenteringintoreciprocalandmutuallyadvantageousarrangementsdirectedtothesubstantialreductionoftariffsandotherbarrierstotradeand
totheeliminationofdiscriminatorytreatmentininternationalcommerce,HavethroughtheirRepresentativesagreedasfollows:PARTIArticleIGeneralMost-Favoured-,andwithrespecttothemethodoflevyingsuchdutiesandcharges,andwithrespecttoallrulesandformalitiesinconnectionwithimportationandexportation,andwithrespecttoallmattersreferredtoinparagraphs2and4ofArticleIII,*anyadvantage,favour,:(a)PreferencesinforceexclusivelybetweentwoormoreoftheterritorieslistedinAnnexA,subjecttotheconditionssetforththerein;(b)PreferencesinforceexclusivelybetweentwoormoreterritorieswhichonJuly1,1939,wereconnectedbycommonsovereigntyorrelationsofprotectionorsuzeraintyandwhicharelistedinAnnexesB,CandD,subjecttotheconditionssetforththerein;(c)PreferencesinforceexclusivelybetweentheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheRepublicofCuba;(d)PreferencesinforceexclusivelybetweenneighbouringcountrieslistedinAnnexesEand9><>F.
GATT1947-3-,1923,providedsuchpreferencesare1approvedunderparagraph5,*onanyproductinrespectofwhichapreferenceispermittedunderparagraph2ofthisArticlebutisnotspecificallysetforthasamaximummarginofpreferenceintheappropriateScheduleannexedtothisAgreementshallnotexceed:(a)inrespectofdutiesorchargesonanyproductdescribedinsuchSchedule,thedifferencebetweenthemost-favoured-nationandpreferentialratesprovidedfortherein;ifnopreferentialrateisprovidedfor,thepreferentialrateshallforthepurposesofthisparagraphbetakentobethatinforceonApril10,1947,and,ifnomost-favoured-nationrateisprovidedfor,themarginshallnotexceedthedifferencebetweenthemost-favoured-nationandpreferentialratesexistingonApril10,1947;(b)inrespectofdutiesorchargesonanyproductnotdescribedintheappropriateSchedule,thedifferencebetweenthemost-favoured-nationandpreferentialratesexistingonApril10,,thedateofApril10,1947,referredtoinsubparagraph(a)and(b).(a)Eachcontractingpartyshallaccordtothecommerceoftheothercontractingpartiestreatmentnolessfavourablethanthatprovidedforinthe
appropriatePartoftheappropriateScheduleannexedtothisAgreement.(b)TheproductsdescribedinPartIoftheSchedulerelatingtoanycontractingparty,whicharetheproductsofterritoriesofothercontractingparties,shall,ontheirimportationintotheterritorytowhichtheSchedulerelates,andsubjecttotheterms,conditionsorqualificationssetforthinthatSchedule,.(c)TheproductsdescribedinPartIIoftheSchedulerelatingtoanycontractingpartywhicharetheproductsofterritoriesentitledunderArticleItoreceivepreferentialtreatmentuponimportationintotheterritorytowhichtheSchedulerelatesshall,ontheirimportationintosuchterritory,andsubjecttotheterms,conditionsorqualificationssetforthinthatSchedule,
1Theauthentictexterroneouslyreads;subparagraph5(a);.
GATT1947-4-:(a)achargeequivalenttoaninternaltaximposedconsistentlywiththeprovisionsofparagraph2ofArticleIII*inrespectofthelikedomesticproductorinrespectofanarticlefromwhichtheimportedproducthasbeenmanufacturedorproducedinwholeorinpart;(b)anyanti-dumpingorcountervailingdutyappliedconsistentlywiththeprovisionsofArticleVI;*(c),maintainsorauthorizes,formallyorineffect,amonopolyoftheimportationofanyproductdescribedintheappropriateScheduleannexedtothisAgreement,suchmonopolyshallnot,exceptasprovidedforinthatScheduleorasotherwiseagreedbetweenthepartieswhichinitiallynegotiatedtheconcession,.*
treatmentwhichthefirstcontractingpartybelievestohavebeencontemplatedbyaconcessionprovidedforintheappropriateScheduleannexedtothisAgreement,,butdeclaresthatsuchtreatmentcannotbeaccordedbecauseacourtorotherproperauthorityhasruledtotheeffectthattheproductinvolvedcannotbeclassifiedunderthetarifflawsofsuchcontractingpartysoastopermitthetreatmentcontemplatedinthisAgreement,thetwocontractingparties,togetherwithanyothercontractingpartiessubstantiallyinterested,shallenterpromptlyintofurthernegotiationswitha<#00aa00'>.(a)ThespecificdutiesandchargesincludedintheSchedulesrelatingtocontractingpartiesmembersoftheInternationalMonetaryFund,andmarginsofpreferenceinspecificdutiesandchargesmaintainedbysuchcontractingparties,,incasethisparvalueisreducedconsistentlywiththeArticlesofAgreementoftheInternationalMonetaryFundbymorethantwentypercentum,suchspecificdutiesandchargesandmarginsofpreferencemaybeadjustedtotakeaccountofsuchreduction;providedthattheCONTRACTINGPARTIES(.,thecontractingpartiesactingjointlyasprovidedforinArticleXXV)concurthatsuchadjustmentswillnotimpairthevalueoftheconcessionsprovidedforintheappropriateScheduleorelsewhereinthisAgreement,dueaccountbeingtakenofall
factorswhichmayinfluencetheneedfor,orurgencyof,suchadjustments.
GATT1947-5-(b)SimilarprovisionsshallapplytoanycontractingpartynotamemberoftheFund,*,andlaws,regulationsandrequirementsaffectingtheinternalsale,offeringforsale,purchase,transportation,distributionoruseofproducts,andinternalquantitativeregulationsrequiringthemixture,processingoruseofproductsinspecifiedamountsorproportions,shouldnotbeappliedtoimportedordomesticproductssoastoaffordprotectiontodomesticproduction.*,directlyorindirectly,tointernaltaxesorotherinternalchargesofanykindinexcessofthoseapplied,directlyorindirectly,,nocontractingpartyshallotherwiseapplyinternaltaxesorotherinternalchargestoimportedordomesticproductsinamannercontrarytotheprinciplessetforthinparagraph1.*,butwhichisspecificallyauthorizedunderatradeagreement,inforceonApril10,1947,inwhichtheimportdutyonthetaxedproduct
isboundagainstincrease,,regulationsandrequirementsaffectingtheirinternalsale,offeringforsale,purchase,transportation,,processingoruseofproductsinspecifiedamountsorproportionswhichrequires,directlyorindirectly,,nocontractingpartyshallotherwiseapplyinternalquantitativeregulationsinamannercontrarytotheprinciplessetforthinparagraph1.*,1939,April10,1947,orMarch24,1948,attheoptionofthatcontractingparty;Providedthatanysuchregulationwhichiscontrary