SECRET ARTICLE XXVIII:5 NEGOTIATIONS SCHEDULE I - COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

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1 SECRET GENERAL AGREEMENT ON No. 0 TARIFFS AND TRADE SECRET/ October 8 al: English ARTICLE XXVIII: NEGOTIATIONS SCHEDULE I COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA The following counication has been received fro the Peranent Mission of Australia on Septeber 8. I have the honour to refer to GATT docuent TAR/0, dated 0 Noveber 8, in which Australia notified the CONTRACTING PARTIES that under Article XXVIII: of the General Agreeent it reserved the right to odify its schedule of concessions during the threeyear period coencing on January 8. Pursuant to that notification and on instruction fro y Governent I have the honour to infor you that Australia intends, in accordance with Article XXVIII: of the General Agreeent, to odify a nuber of concessions specified in the attachent. Tables showing relevant trade statistics are attached to this notification. Australia is prepared to enter into negotiations or consultations in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article XXVIII. Any contracting party which considers that it has an interest in these concessions is requested to so indicate within a period of 0 days fro the date of this docuent. English only

2 SECRET/ Page CCCN TARIFF ITEM ex0.0 ex0.0 ex0.0 exll.08 ex0.0 ex0.0 DESCRIPTION Vegetables (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing except beans, peas ushroos, olives potatoes, truffles Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for iediate consuption gherkins Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared herbs except when put up for retail sale except herbs, ushroos, truffles, potatoes, toatoes Starches, inulin potato starch Vegetables and fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, with or without sugar, whether or not containing said, spices or ustard gherkins other except capers, olives Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid toato paste, pulp, puree or juice gherkins packed in liquid or airtight containers other vegetables packed in liquid or airtight containers except asparagus, capers, olives, potatoes, toatoes, truffles, ushroos ATTACHMENT"A BOUND RATE 0. cents/kg. cents/ FREE cents/kg FREE cents/l cents/ $.l/kg dry weight cents/ cents/

3 Initial negotiator rights are accorded to: SECRET/ Page Italy in respect of the concessions on gherkins of ex0.0, ex0.0 and ex 0.0. Benelux in respect of the concession on potato starch of exll.08. France and Italy in respect of the concession on toato paste, pulp, puree or juice of ex0.0. France in respect of the concession on other vegetables of ex0.0.

4 Tariff Ite'ex (SK, AUSTRALIAN IMPORT CLEARANCES B) Vegetables (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing except beans, peas, ushroos, truffles, olives and potatoes. Quantity (000 kg) ' Value ($A000) /0 0/0 0/0 year 0/ 0/ lô/é year New Zealand 8 USA, Netherlands S Belglu Luxebourg 0 00 Israel 8 0 TOTAL' GATT ^Jlb Jb 0 <«i

5 * Tariff Ite ex (SK ) Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for iediate consuption! Gherkins. Quantity (000 units) Value (ÇA000) (litres) (litres) (NC) (NC) 8/ 8/Û Ô/Ô year 8/8 8/8 8/B year Italy Spain 8 Gerany,F.R. Czechoslovakia t TOTAL GATT TTCTi Not coparable TT T ^ IT 0 o O) to (j> VI CO o TO H»» lal 00 o

6 Tariff Ite ex (SK ) Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared: Herbs,except when put up for retail sale. Quantity (000 kg) Value (ÇA000) 0/8 0/0 8/8 year 8/8 8/8 8/8 year USA Gerany,F R. t France le 8 Denark Hong Kong 0 Greece Cyprus 8 0 India Egypt 8 New Zealand

7 Tariff Ite (SK,8 ) Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared: than herbs, ushroos, truffles, potatoes and toatoes. Quantity (000 kg) Value (SA000) 8/8 8/8 Ô/Ô year 8/ 8/0 8/Ôé year USA New Zealand Gerany,F.R.. 8 Israel Japan 80 Netherlands Denark 8 Spain Hong Kong 0 Turkey 0 France 0 88 TOTAL CATT TTT 88 0 S "TT "0" 8 o CO 0) CO 0> o =0 g i ~^ rj W c*

8 Tariff Ite.OB.00 (SK 8) Potato Starch. v O) (Q 0 00 CO o H ^ Krt f\j o> Quanti ty (000 *g Value (SA000) 8/8 8/8 0/8 year 8/8 8/8 8/8 year Netherlands Gerany,F.R France Japan 0 0 TOTAL GATT / b 8"

9 Tariff Ite Vegetables and fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar, or acetic acid, with or, without sugar, whether or not containing salt, spices or ustard: Gherkins and cucubers. Quantity (000 units) Value (ÇAJ.000) (litres) (litres) (NC) (NÇ) 8/8 8/8 8/8 year IJ/B U/B 8/8 year Canada Czechoslovakia 8 Poland Yugoslavia Gerany,F.R Hungary 0 Italy Austria Netherlands TOTAL GAT? HUT Not Coparable TÎT" TÎ8T" "Î0T" Twrr 8 o 0 to o> >o c/> o H ^ Ul r\j &

10 Tariff Ite Vegetables and fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, with or without sugar, whether or not containing salt, spices or ustard: than capers, olives, gherkins or cucubers. Quantity (000 units) Value (ÇM000) (litrcshlitres) (NC) 0/8 0/0 0/0 (NC) year 0/0 0/0 0/0 year United Kingdo Italy USA 0., Yugoslavia Japan 8 India 0 0 U Canada Hong Kong Thailand Israel b 8 Gerany,F.R. 8 Spain Hungary New Zealand 0 8 TOTAL GATT J TÏÏT T8" NCt Not Coparable

11 Tariff Ite ex (SK ) Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid: Toato paste, pulp, puree or juice. Quanti ty (000 kg) Value» (ÇA000) 0/8 8/8 8/8 year 8/8 /8 8/8 year Italy 0 8 New Zealand ie Israel 0 Portugal 8 Greece Spain 0 8 Mexico 8 8 TOTAL GATT TB 8 TUT TOTT TT" "IaTJT TÎTT TJ C/J 0} <D D o*

12 Tariff Ites ex (SK X and 0) and Vegutables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, packed in liquid or in airtight containersi than gherkins, asparagus, capers, ushroos and truffles, olives, potatoes, cucubers and toatoes. Quantity (000 units) Value ($Al0ÔÔJ o HI (Q (D f\j GO <> TO I w f\> c* (Litres) (Litres) (NC) 8/8 0/8 0/0 (NC) year 8/8 8/8 8/8 year Italy Spain 08 0 T 0 TSTT New Zealand Israel USA Netherlands Greece Thailand Hungary 80 8 Japan Hong Kong 8 8 Turkey France 0 Singapore 0 Gerany,F. R. 8 TOTAL GATT ÏÏ "TT" 8 NCt Not Coparable

13 Tariff Ite ex (SK and ) Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, packed in liquid or in airtight containers: Gherkins and cucubers. Quantity (000 units) (litres) (litres) (NC) (NC) 8/8 8/8 8/8 year Value (ÇA000) 8/8 *8/8 8/8 year Italy Spain 8 ' 8 0 Israel Czechoslovakia USA 0 8 Poland 8 8 Gerany,F.R Gruccu L 0 Canada 0 0 Netherlands Hong Kong TOTAL GATT NCi Not Coparable ÏÏBTT *TT 8 T"T "ÏÔST 80 v 0 (O n> UJ CO r> t ^v w ru o