GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

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1 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTED GS^OT/US ORISLL! 5 USH CONTRACTING PARTIES Schedule XX - United States Wl?^drawal_of ^Concessions negotiated with China (Article XXVII) The United States Government, referring to the communication of the Secretary-General of the United Nations circulated by the Secretariat as document GATT/CP/54 of 8 March 1950 which announced that the Republic of China had withdrawn from the General Agreement, has resorted to the provisions of Article XXVII and withdrawn from Part I of Schedule XX of the General Agreement a number of concessions originally negotiated with China. This action was taken by a Presidential Proclamation of 12 October 1950, which gave effect to the withdrawal of the listed concessions on 11 December ,1. An announcement of the United States Government's intention had been made on 31 August 1950 and, before that date, all contracting parties had received notification of a list of items which the U.S. Government proposed to withdraw, in order that they might have an opportunity to consult in accordance with the provisions of Article XXVII. A number of consultations were requested and the items involved were for the time being removed from the list of concessions which it was proposed to withdraw. The UoS. Government have informed the Secretariat that they may wish to withdraw some additional concessions originally negotiated with China, in which case due notice will be given. Should such concessions include any not originally notified as items which the U.S. proposed to withdraw, action would be taken only after opportunity to consult had been given to the other contracting parties, The following are the concessions which have been withdrawn from Part I of Schedule XX:

2 GATT/CP/115 Page 2. - (paragraph) 5U /third/ 34 per lb /2$ ad val, /second such rates identified only as to camphor oil and ho oil included in "Other^y 60 10$ ad vale /identified only as to 209 /third/.. '... Both rates musk, grained or in pods/ $ ad vale /second such rate/ $ ad val * /identified as to all articles except those wholly or in chief value of rock crystal/ 302(c)... 3&4 per lb. on the metallic tungsten contained therein /2$ ad val* 376 /first/.... l4 per lb. 376 /second/... l/u4 per lb « /2$ ad val. /first such rate/. 40^2tM^2?.... o 5/8/ per lb. 712 /second/ per lb /Identified as to all birds, except whole chicken packed in air-tight containers/ 713 /first/ per doz. 713 /second/... l4 per lb. 713 /third/ per lb» 719 (1), (2). (3), (4-), and (5) per lb. net wt. _ 15$ ad val. /second such rate/ 15$ ad val, /"third such rate/ 730 /fifth/... 3/20/ per lb. /identified only as to peanut oil cake and peanut cil-cake meal/

3 GATT/CP/135 Page 3«(paragraph) /2/ per lb /$ ad val /2/ ad val. 752 /second/ /2/ ad val, ' /2/ per lb. /first such rate7 15/ per lb. /identified only as to walnuts of all kinds, shelled/ 761 /first/ /4/ per lb. /second such rat 7 2-1/2/ per lb. 761 /third/ /2/. ad val /2/ per lb. l/ per lb. 771 /third /2/ per lb. 775 /third/ /2/» ad val. 775 /fifth/ /2/ ad.val. /Identified only as to soy beans, prepared or preserved in any manner; and bean stick, miso, bean cake, and similarproducts, not specially provided for/ 778 8/ ad val /first /26:Per sq. yd /third $ ad val. /identified only as to floor coverings of grass or of rice straw included'in w 0ther^/ 1101(a) /second/ N All rates ' " ' 1101(b), subject to the'provisions of paragraph 1101(b), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended /identified only as to hair of the camel/

4 GATT/CP/ll5 Page U* (paragraph) 1504(b). (1), (2), (3), and U) 1506 /fire l8/first7 i' : r. : t> -' 1519(a) /first/ 1519(a)/second /firsj Zêixth7 1529(a) /fourth/ (a) /fifth/ 1$ ad val. /Identified as to all articles except hats,, bonnets, and hoods, composed wholly or in chief value of straw or ramie/. 25i per doz. and 15$ ad val, /identified as to all articles except hats, bonnets, and hoods, composed wholly or.in chief value of straw or ramie/ 12-1/2/. ad val, 3jé per lb 0 Both rates 10$ ad valo /identified, as to. all articles except ostrich feathers and ostrich downs/ 12-1/2$ ad val e /second such rate; identified only aa to do.g,' goat, and kid furs and dog, goat, and' kid fur skins included in "Othert If not dyed^7 15$ ad val, ^identified only as to dog,, goat, and kid furs and dog, goat, and kid fur skins included in "Other? If dyed l/ Both rates ad vale 17-1/2$ ad val c 60$ ad valo /identified only as to lace wholly or in chief value of vegetable fiber other than cotton/ ad val» /first such ratej identified only as to articles wholly of lace and wholly or in chief value of vegetable fiber other than cot,ton/

5 GATT/CP/115 Page 5«(paragraph) 60$ ad'yal,-r/second such rate; identified only as to articles vholly of lace which is not over two inches wide, provided the articles are not over two inches wide and are wholly or in chief ' value of vegetable fiber other than cotton/ 1529(a) /twelfth/ (a) fourteenth/. 1529(b)... *> (a) 1558 /second/ $ ad val» /both such rates/ 70$ ad va± ; All rates /identified as to all handkerchiefs except those composed wholly or in chief value of silk/ 14$ ad vale 12-1/2$ ad val, /identified as to all articles except manufactures of palm leaf or whalebone, or of which these substances or either of them is the component material of chief value, not 'specially provided for/ 10$ ad val. /identified only as to thick soy/ /identified as to all articles except cubebs, ginseng, barks,-dried'pawpaw juice or papain, bulbous and other roots, and drugs of animal origin/ /identified only as to kolinsky,' marmot, goat, kid, and dog furs and fui skins/ /identified only as to ramie or china grass/

6 GAïT/CP/115 Page 6. (Paragraphe) 16S *.. (section) 2491(b) /secondj (d)/second_7 /identified only as to hair of horse, drawn_y /identified only as to perilla seed^/ /identified only as to anise, camphor, and cassia oily /identified only as to perilla oil, tung oil, and tea seed oil not specially provided for/ /identified as to all articles except sticks of bamboo or rattan/ Rates of import tax 3/ per lb. 0.69/é per lb. 2. The following articles, the concessions on which have boen withdrawn from Part I of Schedule XX, will be entitled to preferential treatment when the product of Cuba, pursuant to paragraph 2 (c) of the Exclusive Agreement of October 30, between the United States and. Cuba:... Tariff Act of 1??0 (paragraph^ 397 Description of Products Articles or wares not specially provided for, if composed wholly or in chief value of gold, or if plated with gold, or colored with gold lacquer, whether partly or wholly manufactured Rate of Duty 52fr ad val. 763/second_7 Edible nuts, pickled or otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially provided for 28% ad val.

7 GATT/CP/U5 Page 7. Tariff Act,20220 fparaer phi 775 /firstj 775 /third (a) Description of Products Vegetables.(Including horseradish), it cut, sliced, or otherwise reduced in size, or if reduced to flour, or if parched or roasted, or if packed in oil, or prepared or preserved in any other way and not specially provided for (not including vegetables which are pickled, or packed in salt or brine) Soy beans, prepared or preserved in any manner Ginger root, candied, or otherwise prepared or preserved Brooms, made of broom corn, straw, wooden fiber, or twigs Bristles, sorted, bunched, or prepared Manufactures of bone, grass, sea grass, horn, or straw, or of which these substances or any of them is the component material of chief value, not specially provided for Rate of Duty 28% ad val. 28% ad val. 8% ad val. 20% ad val. 2.4jé per lb. 20% ad vol. 3. The following most-favoured-nation rates, applicable to articles the concessions on which have been withdrawn from Part I of Schedule XX, result from the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article I of the General Agreement binding margins of preference against increase: Tariff Act,.f 1930 Description of Products Raj;e ftf Mr (paragraph) 752 Fruits in brine, pickled, dried, dessicated, evaporated, or otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially provided for: Bananas (except dried, desiccated, or evaporated bananas), cashew apples (anacardium occidental).

8 Descrli ' ion of Products Rate of Duty. guavas (if in brine, pickled, dried, desiccated, or evaporated), mameyes coiorados (calocarpum mamsosua), papayas, plantains, sapodillas (sapota achras)y s ours ops (p.nnona muricata), and areetsops (annona squamosa).,,, 31% ad val. Mixités cf two or ^ore fruits, prepared or preserved 21?^ ad val.