L/2984/Add.11 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE. 1For earlier notifications by Malta, including some information on country RESTRICTED.

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1 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTED 25 June 1968 Limited Distribution Original: English NOTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF NEWLY-INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES Addendum MALTA1 The Government of Malta has submitted the following information concerning classification of goods for import licensing purposes. This submission is made without prejudice to the question concerning consistency of the restrictions with the obligations of GATT, as suggested in GATT/AIR/637. FREELY LICENSED ex Cream other than canned ex Milk powder (with addition of 10 per cent sucrose), in bulk Butter in bulk ex Cheddar and Edam cheese Animal cooking fats, in bullk ex Margarine ex Mackerel, salmon,tuna, canned ex Chocolate eggs ex Glace cherries ex Fruit in tins ex Fruit squashes ex Ice cream mixtures ex Oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) ex Crystal soda ex Saccharine and other similar sweetening agents ex Plastic emulsion and water paints ex Laundry soap ex Detergents 1For earlier notifications by Malta, including some information on country application, see L/2336/Ad.1 (1965), L/2749/Add.3 (1967).

2 Page 2 FREELY LICENSED (cont'd) ex Matches ex Sopping bags of rigid net or string ex Trunks, suitcases, satchels ex Travelling bags of plastic, leather or canvas: (a) duffle bags, (b) other types over 16" in length ex Toilet paper ex Exercise books ex Gummed paper labels ex Lace (with Malta emblems), machine made if indelibly marked with the country of origin ex Shoulder pads made of wadding ex Men's and boys' socks ex Jean's ex Gloves not wholly made of leather ex Men's and boys' shirts, not woven ex Footwear ex Manufactured or semi-manufactured articles of gold ex Building bars and rods ex Metal doors and windows ex Candlestics, other than of solid brass or bronze ex Venetian blinds ex Cigar and cigarette holders (except those made of bone, ivory or silver) ex Pipe racks ex Smokers' ash receptacles (other than those made wholly of glass, and advertising ash-trays) ex smoking pipes, costing more than 57s. f.o.b. per dozen FREEL Y LICENSED (seasonal) Vegetables, fresh or chilled of the local type Vegetables, frozen of the local type 08.02/04) 08.06/09) Fuits, fresh, of the local type Fruits, frozen of the local type FREELICENSED (subject to approval B Alcohols and glycols by Medical and Health Department)

3 FREELY LICENSED (subject to approval by Director of Agriculture and Fisheries) ex Meat (beef) ex Rabbits ex 02.06c Pigs' feet ex Wine in bulk including must and grape juices ex Bran, pollard and prepared animal feedingstuffs ex Middlings, barley, unmilled, chick peas, cottonseed cake, horse beans, maize LICENCE ISSUED ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS IMPORTS ex Ducks and turkeys ex Bacon ex B Egg powder ex Sausages, fresh, chilled or frozen ex Cakes, pastries, puddings (rich) ex Peas, canned ex Potato crisps, in tins ex Cotton wool ex Candles ex 4,2.02 WoImen's and children's handbags, of plastic or leather ex B Sanitary towels of paper ex Sheeting of bleached cotton ex A Sanitary towels of wadding ex Ladies' nylon stockings ex Men's trousers ex Men's woven shirts with collar attached ex B Other textile sanitary towels ex Glass mirrors (other than framed mirrors under 8" in length or diameter) ex ex ex ex Swine Poultry1 ex Rabbits1 ex Meat (pork)1 Steel wool Electrical wiring accessories Spring mattresses Floor brooms PROHIBITIONS Page 3 ex Chickens1 ex Milk fresh, yoghurt, rikotta ex Milk powder, without addition of 10 per cent sucrose, in bulk ex Grating and peppered cheese ex Eggs, in the shell Natural honey1 1Licences granted occsionally on recomendation of Director of Agriculture and Fisheries.

4 Collapsibleiron (ofthe type manufactured locally) Page 4 PROHIBITIONS (cont'd) ex Wheat in grain Flour, including self-raising flour ex Semolina ex Edible oil in containers exceeding 1 litre capacity ex Sugar icing ex Sugar almonds, Helwa ex Macaroni, spaghetti and similar products ex Bread ex Cakes, pastries, puddings (plain) ex Tomato-paste, canned tomatoes ex Potato crisps, other than in tins ex Candied peel ex Ice cream ex Common salt ex Liquified petroleum or natural gas 27.14/16 Bituminous emulasions ex Motor car tyres, other than new ex Shopping bags plastic or leather ex Baskets and basketware (other than furniture) of cane, willow or wicker ex Bottle crates for soft drinks ex Paper labels (other than gummed) of the type manufactured locally ex Commercial letter heads and other printed matter ex Theatre tickets and posters (including maps or plans of Malta which can be produced locally1 ex Grey cotton cloth ex Hand-made lace (with Malta emblems) ex Boy'swoven shirts with collar attached ex Bed sheets and pillow cases of greycotton cloth ex Flour bags made of grey cotton cloth ex Worked marble stones ex Cementtiles (other than glazed wall tiles) ex Cold or silver filigree articles ox ex O-Iaw'psib Irnnails (of ir gates (Of the ty-e manufactured u-'io, Itve reufractured locally locally) ex Udscrews (of thetvee nufactured locally) ex s-ght ron -.or ex Candlesticks of solid bronze or brass ex ;eon signs ex chinerj for the production of aerate_ Iater, gas, macaroni, (etc.) spaghetti and similar Products, brooms, soc's n stockings, filigree, tomato paste, water pups as well as flour 7illing, refrigeration ad ticket issuing res Liences g7aned in exceptional circumstaes.

5 ex ex PROHIBITIONS (cont'd). Page 5 Motor hesarses Motor buses and bodies for motor buses. whether ready built or in a knocked-down condition ex Arms etc. ex Buttons (other than those of leather or shell) ex Smoking pipes costing less than 57s. f.o.b. per dozen ex Baths exceeding 5' 6" in length ex Articles representing or incorporating a dolphin in embodied forms whether in finished or partly fished state ex Paintings in oil or water colour framed or unframed, on anymaterial 1Licences granted in exceptional circumstances.