SECRET GENERAL AGREEMENT ON

TARIFFS AND TRADE

No. Ml SECHET/85/Add.4* ILDecember 1957

CONTRACTING PARTIES

NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE XXIV - FINLAND

The Delegations of Finland and the Federal Republic of Germany have concluded

their negotiations under Article XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of

concessions provided for in Schedule XXIV as set out in the report attached.

Signed for the Delegation of Finland

Signed for the Delegation of Federal Republic of Germany-

English only

SECRET

Results of Negotiations under Article XXVIII for the Modification or Withdrawal of Concessions in the Schedule of Finland initially negotiated with

the Federal Republic of Germany

CHANGES IN SCHEDULE XXIV - FINLAND

A. CONCESSIONS TO BE WITHDRAWN

Tariff Item

Number Description of Products

Rates of Duty bound in

Existing Schedule

Switchesj sockets and switch plugs| line circuit breakersj controllersÎ

73-058 - other 8 % ad val.

B. CONCESSIONS TO BE MODIFIED

Tariff Item

Number

Description of

Products

Rates of Duty bound in

Existing Schedule

j Articles of leather or skin fori.

! technical I purposes:

! 37-008 - transmission and conveyor belts p.kg

Rates of Duty to be bound

ex72-076

Sewing . : machines; machines for dressmakers and tailors s

- sewing machines kg

68:-

i (initially negotiated with the United King­dom, Germany principal supplier)

20 % ad val. minimum rate p.kg 200:-

15s- | 15 % ad val. (initially negotiated ' e e x e m P t

with Sweden, Germany J principal supplier)

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C NEW CONCESSIONS ON ITEMS IN THE EXISTING SCHEDULES

Tariff 'Description Item of

Number Products

Rates of Duty bound in

Existing Schedule

Rates of Duty to be bound

CLains,except those made of stamped sheets, whether or not in spe­cified lengths,also if with end piecesjparts thereofj un-coated:

- Gall's chains and Ewart's chains; separate parts thereof:

63-080 - - cycle and motorcycle chains, in specified lengths 25 % ad val, 20 % ad val.

D. NEW CONCESSIONS ON ITEMS NOT IN EXISTING SCHEDULES

Tariff Item

Number

Description of

Products

Rates of Duty at present in force

Rates of Duy to be bourd

72-017

Pumps for liquids and firepumps, even if mount­ed on vehicles, with the ex­ception of motor fire-engines Î

- weighing each more than 2,500 kg net 12 % ad val.

e 6 % 15 % ad val. e 7-5 %

SECRET

Tariff Item

Number

72-

72-

•072

•073

Description of

Products

Machines and apparatus for manu­facturing articles of paper and paper-boardjn, e.i.$ bookbinding machines:

- v/eighing each more than 500 kg net kg

- other kg

jRates of Duty ; at present ; in force

i

30:-e exempt

45:-e exempt

Rates of Duty j to be bound

15-% ad val. e exempt

15 % ad val. e exempt

ex72-076

Sewing machinesj machines for dressmakers and tailorsJ

- machines for dressmakers and tailors kg

Machine tools and other machines for metal-work-ing,n.e.i.:

i- drilling machines?

72-083 ! - - weighing each more

15:- 15 % ad val. e exempt

than 500 kg net kg

77-006

Cameras;parts thereofj ob­jectives:

- weighing each more than 3 kg net p.kg

22:50 e exempt minimum duty 12750:- each

15 % ad val. e exempt

225:-minimum duty 750s- each

10 % ad val.

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Tariff Description Item of

Numberi Products

Rates of Duty at present in force

Rates of Duty to be bound

I Cinematograph projectors and cameras; projection apparatusj parts there­of except objectives;

77-010,- enlarging and other projection apparatus, n.e.i., even if with mirror re­flector ,p.

77-019 .Artificial teeth j and eyes ; ortho­

pedic apparatus i and parts there-: of

'Gramophones,phono-t graphs and other

similar ap­paratus for the reproduction of soundjparts thereof and needles there­for;

79-009 - other

Disks,cylinders, bands and rolls for sound repro­ducing appa­ratus; disk blanks ;

I 79-014 - other

kg

P-kg j

P.kg ;

225s- 10 % ad val.

Exempt Exempt

150s- 12 % ad val. minimum rate] p.kg 200:- !

150s- 8 % ad val.