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General Agreement on 2K? Tariffs and Trade T£%Ûz'%£ Original: English ACTION GENERAL AGREEMENT ON 2K? TARIFFS AND TRADE T£%ÛZ'%£ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH CONTRACTING PARTIES The Territorial Application of the General Agreement A PROVISIONAL LIST of Territories to which the Agreement is applied : ADDENDUM Document GATT/CP/l08 contains a comprehensive list of territories to which it is presumed the agreement is being applied by the contracting parties. The first addendum thereto contains corrected entries for Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Since that addendum was issued the governments of the countries named below have also replied requesting that the entries concerning them should read as indicated. It will bo appreciated if other governments will notify the Secretariat of their approval of the relevant text - or submit alterations - in order that a revised list may be issued. PART A Territories in respect of which the application of the Agreement has been made effective AUSTRALIA (Customs Territory of Australia, that is the States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and the Northern Territory). BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG (Including districts of Eupen and Malmédy). BELGIAN CONGO RUANDA-URTJimi (Trust Territory). FRANCE (Including Corsica and Islands off the French Coast, the Soar and the principality of Monaco). ALGERIA (Northern Algeria, viz: Alger, Oran Constantine, and the Southern Territories, viz: Ain Sefra, Ghardaia, Touggourt, Saharan Oases). CAMEROONS (Trust Territory). FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA (Territories of Gabon, Middle-Congo, Ubangi»-Shari, Chad.). FRENCH GUIANA (Department of Guiana, including territory of Inini and islands: St. Joseph, Ile Roya, Ile du Diablo). FRENCH INDIA (Pondicherry, Karikal, Yanaon, Mahb.) GATT/CP/l08/Add.2 Pago 2 FRANCE (Cont'd) FRENCH SETTLEMENTS IN OCEANIA (Consisting of Society; Islands, Leeward Islands, Marquozas Archipelago, Tuamotu Archipelago, Gambler Archipelago, Tubuaî Archipelago, Rapa and Clipporton Islands. FRENCH SOMALILAND (Including islands Maskali and Mourba, Freros.) FRENCH WEST AFRICA (Senegal, French Guinea, French Sudan, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Upper Volta, Dahomey). GUADELOUPE (Islands of Guadeloupe Basse Terre and Grand Terre and dependencies: Marie Galante, Ile des Saintes, Petite Terre, St. Bartholomew and St. Martin (French Part), La Desirade). INDOCHINA (Comprising Cambodia, Laos (including protected Kingdom of Luang Prabang), Viet Nam (comprising the former provinces of Tonkin, Annam and Cochinchina), Spratly Island and lies Paracels, but excluding Kwangchowan). MADAGASCAR AND DEPENDENCIES (comprising Madagascar and the following dependencies» Europa, Nossi Bé, Juan de Nova, Stériles and Bassas da India Islands, Glorioso Archipelago, St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Kerguelen Archipelago, Crozet Archipelago, Adllie Land (in Antarctic)). COMORO ARCHITELAGO (Great Comoro, Anjouan, Mcftêly, Miyotte) t. MARTINIQUE NEW CALEDONIA AND DEPENDENCIES (comprising New Caledonia and the following dependencies; Isle of Pines, Huon Island, Loyalty Islands, Walpole and Surprise Islands, Chesterfield Islands, Wallis and Futuna Islands.) REUNION ST'. PIERRE and MIQUELON (Island groups) TOGOIAND (Trust territory) TUNISIA (Protectorate) INDIA (States and Territories: Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal* Hyderabad, Madhya Bharat, Mysore, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Travancore-Cochin, Jammu and Kashmir; Ajraer, Bhopal, Bilaspur, Coorg, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Kutch, Manipur, Trlpura, Vindhya Pradeshj The Andaman and Nicobar Islands)• INDONESIA (Consists of Java and Madura, Sumatra, Bangka and Billiton, West, South, and East Borneo (also called Kalimantan), Celebes, Molucca Islands, and the Indonesian part of Timor, Bali and Lombok and several hundred adjacent islands. GATT/CP/l08/Add.2 Page 3i NEW ZEALAND (including the Kermadec and Chathan Islands) COOK ISLANDS (Comprising:- 1. Northern Group (including Fenrhyn, Manihiki, Rakahanga, Pukapuka, Palmerston, Suwarrow and Nassau Islands). 2. Southern Group (including Raratonga, Aitutaki, Atui, Mitiaro, Mauke, Mangaia, Takutea and ïîanuae Islands). 3. Niue Island). UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA including 3outh West Africa and the Prince Edward Islands consisting of Marion Island and Prince Edward Island (the Customs area includes Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Frotectorate and Swaziland). PART B Territories to which the Agreement has not thus far been applied Australia ANTARCTIC TERRITORY NEW GUINEA (Trust Territory: includes the North-Eastern part of the island of New Guinea east of meridian of longitude 141 1% islands in the Bismarck Archipelago (principally New Britain and New Ireland), Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands. NAURU (Trust Territory administered by Australia on joint bohalf of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom). NORFOLK ISLANDS PAPUA (Comprises South-Eastern portion of Island of New Guinea east of meridian of longitude 14-1 1', Trobriand, Woodlark, d'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade groups of islands). New Zealand WESTERN SAMOA (Trust Territory of New Zealand, including Islands of Savai'i, Upolu and adjacent islets). TOKELAU ISLANDS (comprising the island groups of Fakaofo, Nukunono and Atafu). PART C Territories whose statue Is tolknown Delete: "KASHMIR» .
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