GENERAL AGREEMENT TARIFFS AND TRADE

GENERAL AGREEMENT TARIFFS AND TRADE COERACTING PARTIES 3.lx:v,h Sutoicn ON RESTRICTED LIMITED B GATT/CP»6/ 20 14 September 1951 -ORTTITNALI ENGLISH f;?a?j? M?RP?pco o ATi? sçnspïïrj'? Œjm GEMSEH, AgggMSNT The outstanding protocols, together with the nemos of the contracting parties which, according to information roco5.ved to dato fron the headquartors of theïïnitednotions, have not yet signed or accoptcd then, are listed below. This List includes the Torquay Protocol, signaturo of which, according to its paragraph 7, constitutes acceptance of all other protocols. There i's also set cut in tabular form tho prosent status of tho schedules to the General Agreement. A» STATUS OF PROTOCOLS! Protocols in forco but not accepted by all contracting parties Protocol 2 - Special Protocol relating to Article IV Protocol 7 - Protocol modifying Article VI Not accepted or signod by Brazil 2 Protocols not yet in force Protocol A - Protocol modifying Part I and Article I Protocol 8 - Replacing Schedule I (Australia) Protocol 9 - Replacing Schedule VI (Ceylon) First Protocol of Modifications Third Protocol of Rectifications Fourth Protocol of Rectifications Fifth Protocol of Rectifications N BuîTO Indonesia Nicaragua

GATT/CP.6/20 Page 2. 3. Torquay Protocol Not accepted or signed by (last day for signature: Australia 21 October) Brazil Denmark * Haiti India Indonesia Italy New Zealand Nicaragua Pakistan Union of S. Africa United Kingdom Austria Korea Philippines * Turkey Uruguay Note 1: The amendment of Article VIII altering the assured life of the schedules from 1 January 1951 to 1 January 1954 will become effective for those contracting parties which have signed the Torquay Protocol when the Torquay Protocol has been signed by 4 more governments. Note 2: Germany signed the Torquay Protocol on 1 September and Peru on 7 September, These two countries will therefore apply the Agreement and their Schedules as from 1 and 7 October respectively to -all governments which are at that time contracting parties and to other governments as and when they become contracting parties. All contracting parties, whether or not they have signed the Torquay Protocol, unless they have taken action under Article V, must apply the Agreement and their Geneva and Annecy Schedules to Germany as from 1 October and to Peru as from 7 October* 'Contracting parties, unless they-have taken action under Article V, must apply their Torquay Schedules to Germany and Peru from those dates, or on the thirtieth day following their own signature of the Torquay Protocol whichever is the later» * Denmark and the Philippines have requested a prolongation of the time allowed for signature (Documents GATT/CP.6/6 and Add.l).

GÂTT/CP.6/20 Page 3. I 'Schedule t 'g & if Is i * $0) _ 0 o* o 4- * 2 Australiajx x x' II Benelux j jx x x III Brazil. 1 1 IV \ Canada x x x x Tz B. STATUS OF SCHEDULES Protocols of,1st Pro- Rectifications tocol of 1st 2nd 3rd 4-th 5th Codifications Other Changes & Remarks Protocol replacing Schedule I Declaration of Netherlands ' relating to Indonesia i (GATT/CP/61).Decision relating to adjustment of certain specific duties and charges (GATT/CP/94- (page 7) and, Corr.l). VI Ceylon x Protocol replacing Schedule VI ;x x x See also footnote 3. i ' Application of items negotiated with Colombia and Uruguay at ; Annecy withheld (GATT/CP.4/6/ Add.l/Corr.l) VII I Cuba jx x x implication of Agreement withhold from all Annecy and Torquujl acoeding governments except Haiti under article UV (GATT/ TN.1/33 and GATT/CP/111, Czechoslovakia Item 12, negotiated with U.K. (for Palestine) withdrawn (G..TT/CP/23). Items negotiated with Colombia and Uruguay at Annecy withheld (GATT/CP/40/ Add.16)..

GATT/CP.6/ 20 Page A, I France jschedule l Protocols of jlst Pro- I * Rectifications tocol of! tbï '1st 2nd 3rd Ath 5th S^c-, <D o*. ations So Other Changes & Remarks I 'Article VIII negotiations :(GATT/GP/119 & Adds. 2 & 3). II xnr IV V VI India i < x x x N.Zealand ; x x x ) Norway x x x Pakistan. S.Rhodesia j i '.' 'I! x! ; ; Application of Agreement with- held from S. Africa uader! Article V (GATT/CP.VÀ} I i... 1 i. j.... - - - Application of Schedule withjheld from S. Africa tinder (Article V (GAIT/OP.2/4) 1 Vm S.Africa ; x x x j x x x i 1. _... _,.... [India and- of Schodule to Pakistan lis not required as result of taction by those two countries undjr Article V. I UJC. jstatus of Section B (Newfoundland) (GATT/CP/32, page 30). IStatus of Section E (Palestine) (GATT/CP/32, page 25). U.S.! Waiver on item 771 (potatoes) for year ending 15 Sept.1951 (GATT/CP/61, p.10). Withdrawal of certain concessions negotiated with China (GATT/CP/ûj& Application of items negotiated at Annecy with Uruguay, withheld (GiiTT/CP/40/Add.6 & Corr.l). Application of agreement withheld from Philippines under Art. V (GATT/CP/109). Withdrawal of part item 1526(a) under Art.I (GATT/CP/83)Modif. of item 1530(cUGATT/CP/l22/Adri.l)

GATT/CP.6/.20 Page 5 jschedule c! fl h «no Protocols of 1st Protocol of Rectifications ;lst 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Modific-! ations Other Changes & Remarks I Indonesia x x x x x II D enm ark x x Modification of item ex 8! iatt/cp/51). Cuba is not required as result of action by Cuba under Art.V. r- m Dom. Rep. x x x x i ] Cuba is not required as, result of action by Cuba ' under Art. V. JV Finland x x x x ; '. Cuba is not required as result of action by Cuba! under Art.V. V Greece x x Items negotiated with Syria* Lebanon at Annecy withheld (GÀTT/CPAO/Àdd.9). Cuba is not required as result of action by Cuba under Art.V. VI Haiti VJE Italy xxvm Liberia x x Modification of item 466,(a), (1). (GATT/CP/46) and Add.l) Cuba is not required as result of action by Cuba under Art.V.. Cuba is not required as resuit»of action by Cuba under Art.V.

GATT/CP.6/ 20 Page 6. I Nicaragua 'Schedule i Protocols of,1st Pro- I Rectifications îtocol of «d & ;lst 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Modifie- * ations a a u s a S s ojlfclj J Other Changes & Remarks i Cuba,is not required as result of action by Cuba under. Art.V. Sweden x x JApplication of item ex 63 [negotiated at il nnecy with Uruguay withheld (GATT/CP/40/!Add.14/,. Cuba is not required as result of action by Cuba under Art.V. I Uruguay j xv-i x x Cuba will not be required as result of action by Cuba-under Art.V, H Austria x 1! Cuba will not be required as result of action by Cuba under Art.^-V. GCHGermany # * Cuba iwill not be required as result of.action by Cuba under Art.V. QŒV Korea x 1 Cuba will not be required as result of action by Cuba under Art.V* V Peru V Philippines { Cuba will not be required as result of action by Cuba under Art*V. (Application of Agroement to Cuba j& the United States will not be [ required as result of action by } these two governments under Art.V. VH Turkey xh Cuba will not be required as result of action by Cuba under Art.V.

r GATT/CP/6/ 20 Page 7 Footnotes Not in force 2 These schedules can be found in the Protocols replacing Schedules I and VI- respectively 0 3 The following concessions were granted by Ceylon in compensation for the effect of measures of control, which might be applied under a new law: Present P-ates Concession Rafres MFN Prefer M?N Prefer» Ex 312 Agricultural Machinery 227c 17$ 15% 5% Ex 325 Non-domestic refrigerators tf>% 40 e / 27$ 22è# 'Under the terms of agreement reached in the negotiations between Ceylon and the interested parties under Article VTII, those concessions may be implemented after any of several specified products are brought under regulation within the meaning of the Industrial Products Act of Ceylon. They may not be operative beyond the period of the release granted under Article VIII i.e. up to March 30» 1955» (Cf. GATT/CP,Vl2 and 32).

GATT/CP.6/20 Page 8. Mote I Prolongation of the Assured Life of the Geneva and Annecy Schedules The assured life of the following schedules has been extended to January 1, 1954» by signature of the Declaration cf Continued Application of Schedules: Schedule I Schedule II Schedule V Schedule VI Schedule Vxl Schedule I Schedule Schedule %7. Schedule II Schedule III Schedule V Schedule VI Schedule VIII Schedule I Schedule Schedule III Schedule IV Schedule VIII Schedule Australia Belgium - Luxembourg - Netherlands Canada Ceylon Cuba Czechoslovakia France India New Zealand Greece Southern Rhodesia South Africa United Kingdom United States Dominican Republic Finland Liberia Sweden The following governments have given an undertaking that they will observe, on a reciprocal basis, the provisions of'the Declaration not to invoke the provisions of para. 1 of Article VIII to effect changes in their Geneva or nnnecy Schedules pending a decision on the matter by their Parliaments,, Denmark (Schedule II) Indonesia (Schedule I) Italy (Schedule VII) Norway (Schedule IV) Pakistan (Schedule V) There remain the following schedules for which no commitment has been assumed: Schec.ule III Schecule 17 Schec.ule VI Schecule I Brazil 3urma Haiti Nicaragua

GATT/CP/6/20. Page 9. j&tte II, Action by contracting parties in withholding and withdrawing concessions The following table sets out the position of contracting parties which have notified the withholding or withdrawal of items in their Geneva or Annecy schedules which were negotiated with countries which have since withdrawn from the Agreement or are not applying their schedules. Also listed are the other contracting parties who negotiated with such countries but have given no notice of withholding or withdrawing items, Countries with which negotiations were carried out Schedule III VIII Erazil China Action by Contracting Parties under Article VII or Annecy ' Protocol of Accession U.S.- Article VII -withdrawal of 67 out of about 90 items or part-items negotiated with China and consequential changes in the preferential rates (GATT/CP/115). S» Africa - Withdrawal of mostfavoured-nation treatment but no change to Schedule as items all negotiated with at least/otner as well as China (GATT/CP/54/Add.l) Contracting Parties which carried out negotiations but have given no notification of withdrawals or withholdings Republic Finland Italy Sweden Uruguay Geneva Australia Czecho, Benelux France Brazil India N e Zo Canada Norway Ceylon U 0 K, Cuba Annecy Denmark Finland Italy Sweden Uruguay VII Syria- Lebanon Greece - withholding of 3 items under paragraph 4 of Annecy Protocol Geneva Australia Czecho, Benelux France Canada UiKa UvS, Annecy Italy I United Kingdom Section: E Palestine Withdrawal of one item by Czechoslovakia under Article VII See footnc.r. # I Uruguay Withholding under paragraph 4 of Annecy Protocol Canada - 6 items Czechoslovakia - 4 items U,S, - 8 items At Annecy Benelux France Brazil #* Italy N.Zealand China Norway Denmark U«Kingdom Colombia (No schedule) Withholding under paragraph 4 of Annecy Protocol Canada 4 items Czechoslovakia ~ 4 items Sweden - 1 item At Annecy Brazil ** "(France, U.K. St. Italy also nego- India tiated with Norway Colombia but did Uruguay not include the results in their schedules) * France advised intention not to withdraw any concessions negotiated with Palestine (GATT/CP.3/SE,11), ** Schedule not applied.