REFERENCE: GLI/288 29 March 1989

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE

GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

 

CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS

SCHEDULE XXXII - AUSTRIA

 

Transmission of Certified True Copies

 

In accordance with paragraph 3 of the Decision of 26 March 1980 (BISD 27S/25) on the Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions taken by the CONTRACTING PARTIES, I have the honour to furnish herewith a certified true copy of the Certification of Modifications and Rectifications of Schedule XXXII-Austria. This Schedule was in force before the introduction by Austria of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System on 1 January 1988.

 

 

 

 

Arthur Dunkel

Director-General

 

Let/1623

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SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE

GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

 

CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS

SCHEDULE XXXII - AUSTRIA

 

WHEREAS the CONTRACTING PARTIES adopted, on 26 March 1980, a Decision on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions and agreed on the introduction of a Loose-Leaf System for the Schedules of Tariff Concessions;

WHEREAS Austria introduced on 1 January 1988 a new Schedule of Concessions, based on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, which was annexed to the Second Geneva (1987) Protocol, dated 5 October 1987;

WHEREAS it is desired to establish a consolidated Schedule XXXII-Austria in loose-leaf form which was in force prior to the introduction of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and which would serve as a proper source for interpreting concessions made by Austria;

WHEREAS in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of the above-mentioned Decision, a draft containing the consolidated Schedule of tariff concessions of Austria was communicated to all contracting parties in document TAR/29/Rev.1, dated 2 December 1986, and was approved on 14 February 1989;

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Schedule XXXII-Austria, in force before the introduction of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, is established in conformity with paragraph 5 of the above-mentioned Decision and that the attached loose-leaves (in English only) reflect the authentic text of this Schedule annexed to the General Agreement.

This certification is deposited with the Director-General to the CONTRACTING PARTIES, who shall promptly furnish a certified true copy to each contracting party to the General Agreement. It shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Done at Geneva this twenty-eighth day of March one thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine.

 

Certified true copy:

 

 

Director-General