GENERAL AGREEMENT ON " c -"^r" 1^ - No -- _. _. a -... _ SECRET/loO TARIFFS AND TRADE 18 September 1968

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1 See bound volume for...sl.tfgi*} of this set for addenda/corrigenda/revisions A "Z to this document. m \. jit, GENERAL AGREEMENT ON " c -"^r" 1^ *- * No -- _. _. a _ SECRET/loO TARIFFS AND TRADE 18 September 1968 ARTICLE XXVIII:5 NEGOTIATIONS Schedule V - Canada The following communication has been received from th6 Permanent Mission of Canada. I refer to document L/2734 of 16 January 1967 notifying contracting parties that under the provisions of Article XXVIII:5 Canada reserved the right to modify Schedule V to th6 extent required to permit certain commitments relating to, inter alia, machinery, apparatus, printing plates and related products for tb.6 printing and allied industries to be replaced by n6w commitments expressed in terms of a revised tariff nomenclature. Two modifications to commitments in this sector wer6 negotiated in th6 Kennedy Round (tariff items and ). The remaining commitments which the Government of Canada intends to modify, all of which appear in Part I of Schedule V of th6 Agreement, ar6 detailed in Schedule A annexed hereto. Import statistics for th6 calendar years 1966 and 1967 are shown in the attached Schedule A under the relevant tariff items (current tariff item numbers ar6 shown in parentheses). Th6 Schedule with which Canada is prepared to replace Schedule A is attached as Schedule B. The proposed n6w schedule of items (Schedule B) would continue in force th6 obligations with respect to most of the goods listed in Schedule A. The changes which the n6w schedule would bring about may be summarized as follows: 1. Release from the present obligations with respect to (a) lithographic stones (tariff item ), (b) matrices for stereotypes, electrotypes and celluloids composed wholly or in part of metal or celluloid (item ), and (c) metal plates and electrotypes, and films, for printing music (item ), imports of which are relatively smallj

2 Page 2 2. Increases in the rates now specified in Schedule V for (a) stereotype chases classified under item (which will become dutiable under item of Schedule B), (b) certain equipment for the manufacture of manifold business forms, now classified under item (which will become dutiable under item of Schedule B), (c) any equipment now classified under item which will not qualify as to end-use under th6 revised version of th6 item in Schedule B, (d) those slitter-winders, if any, with roll widths of 72" or more which now qualify for entry under item , and (e) press blankets of a class or kind made in Canada (under the present Schedule these would be entitled to entry under items and ; however, none have yet been ruled "made in Canada")} 3. Substantial reductions in duty on imports of (a) type, chases, quoins and slugs (item ), (b) machines and apparatus for making matrices, counting paper or cardboard, and anti-offset sprayingj and saws, knives and motive power for equipment enumerated in item (present items and , new item ),. and (c) typemaking accessories (present item , new item ). The United States authorities have already been notified of the proposed modifications. Canadian representatives are, of course, prepared to consult wi 1 " 1 - representatives of any other contracting party which considers itself to have a substantial interest in the concessions to be modified.

3 SECRETA80 Page 3 SCHEDULE A Tariff item No. 302 ( ) Ratg of duty Bound to Lithographic stones, not engraved 15 p.c US ri'000) US Nil 1 Tariff item No ( ) Typ6 for printings, including chases, quoins and slugs, of all kinds 17i p.c. Imports US UK EEC Total Tariff item No '000) b ( ) Zinc rods5 zinc shapes other than flat-rolled; zinc strip or sheet, ungrained, whether or not ground, for making offset plates for lithographing; zinc strip or sheet, not planished, ground or polished, coated on one side with acid-resisting material, to be prepared for use in photoengraving; all the foregoing if containing not more than 10 per cent by weight of other metal or metals ($ 000) US Tariff item No. ex 412a (ex ) Machinery and apparatus, n.o.p., viz: Gun and mould apparatus for making press rollers; Machines and apparatus for making electrotypes and stereotype s; Free US

4 Page 4 Tariff item Mo. ex 412a (ex ) (cont'd). Engraving machines and apparatus, including photo-àngràvïng"apparatus, and other platemaking apparatus, used in the manufacture of printing plates of all kinds; Machines and apparatus for graining metal plates; Machines and apparatus for sensitizing, grinding or polishing metal plates; Machines and apparatus including cameras and camera equipment, lens, prisms, camera and printing lamps, screens, and vacuum frames for transferring by photographic processes, or direct, to plates or rolls for use in lithography, roto-gravure and printing; Shading apparatus; Machines and apparatus for addressing and/or wrapping newspapers, magazines, periodicals, pamphlets and catalogues; Machines and apparatus for embossing or stamping or producing embossed or engraved effects, bookbinding, looping, stitching, sewing, gathering, inserting, bronzing, dusting, creasing, scoring, cutting, perforating, drilling, punching, slitting, rewinding, glueing, pasting, gumming, waxing, varnishing, carbon coating, patching, numbering, ruling, jogging, sheet piling, tying, bundling, tube-making, metal mounting, eyeletting, staying or stripping, reinforcing and box-covering; Complete parts not to include saws, knives and motive power; All the foregoing, when for use exclusively by, and in their capacities as printers, lithographers, bookbinders, manufacturers of stereotypes, electrotypes and printing plates or rolls, paper converters, or by manufacturers' of articles made from paper or cardboard ($' 000) US 17,692 18,451 EEC 1,390 3,252 Switzerland 1,033 1,620 UK 554 1,178 Other B.P Other m.f.n East Germany Total 20,896 24,753

5 Page 5 Tariff item No. 412b ( ) Rate of duty Bound to Flat bed cylinder printing presses, to print sheets of a size 25 by 38 inches or larger, and complete parts thereof machines designed to fold or sheetfeed paper or cardboard, and complete parts thereof 10 p.c. US Imports US UK EEC Total Tariff item No (I'OOO) 655 1, , c ( ) Typecasting and typesetting machines and parts thereof for use in printing offices Free US Imports ($'000) US UK Japan EEC Others 3,862 4, Total 3,994 4,552 Tariff item No. 412d ( ) Offset pressesj lithographic presses; printing presses and typemaking accessories therefor, n.o.p.j complete parts of the foregoing, not to include saws, knives and motive power 10 p.c. US, GY (I'OOO) US 22,454 24,447 EEC 2,824 4,342 UK 1,940 3,123 Sweden East Germany Japan Denmark Czechoslovakia Switzerland Others Total 27,911 32,734

6 Page 6 Tariff "item No. 426a ( ) Machinery" and apparatus enumerated in tariff item 412a, when for use by manufacturers of articles made from regenerated cellulose or cellulose acetatej complete parts of such machinery and apparatus, not to include saws, knives, and motive power IP 000) US UK 13 1 EEC _^ _1 Total Tariff item No. 1,7A. ( ) Stereotypes, electrotypes and celluloids, for almanacs, calendars, illustrated pamphlets, newspaper or other advertisements, n.o.p., and matrices or copper shells for such stereotypes, electrotypes and celluloids per square inch (f'000) US Tariff item No. 475b ( ) Matrices for stereotypes, electrotypes and celluloids described in tariff item 475a per square inch ($*000) US 9 8 Tariff item No.,175c ( ) Plates and electrotypes of metal and positive and negative films, for printing music "(I'OOO) US 12 3

7 SECRETA80 Page 7 Tariff item Mo. 534b (53A15-1) Rate of duty Bound to PrGSs blankets or blanketing for use with printing presses and stereotypers' and typecasters' blankets or blanketing, of a class or kind not made in Canada 5 p.c. US (fp'ooo) US UK Puerto Rico EEC _ r _ 3_ Total 997 1,156

8 Page 8 SCHEDUI Tariff item No. Description of product Rates of duty to be bound Type, chases, quoins and slugs, for use in printing Zinc rods ; zinc shapes other than flat-rolled 3 all the foregoing if containing not more than 10 per cent by weight of other metal or metals Zinc strip or sheet, ungrained whether or not ground, for making offset plates for lithographing 3 zinc strip or sheet, not ground or polished, coated on one side with acid-resisting material, when imported for use by grinders and polishers to be prepared for use in photoengraving 3 all the foregoing if containing not more than 10 per cent by weight of other metal or metals Printing presses with an image or printing area of less than 374 square inches and flat-bed screen-process printing presses, n.o.p.3 parts of the foregoing 10 p.c. Free Free 10 p.c. rrinting presses, n.o.p., with a printing area of 374 square inches or larger are provided for in tariff item , bound at Free in the Kennedy Round.

9 ' Page 9 Tariff item No. ex Description of product Machines and apparatus, excluding those provided for in tariff item , for use exclusively by, and in their capacities as printers, lithographers, bookbinders, paper converters, manufacturers of stereotypes, electrotypes and printing plates or rolls, or manufacturers of articles made from paper cr cardboard, namely: Machines and apparatus for making matrices, stereotypes, electrotypes or printing plates of any kind; Machines and apparatus for the preparation of plates by graining, grinding, polishing or sensitizingj ilachines and apparatus, including cameras and camera equipment, lenses, prisms, camera and printing lamps, screens and vacuum frames, for transferring imagery to sensitized paper, film, plates or rolls for use in printing Machines and apparatus for slitting, winding or rewinding, having a roll width of less than 72 inches ; Gun and mould apparatus for making press rollersj Machines and apparatus for addressing or wrapping newspapers, magazines, periodicals, pamphlets and catalogues; Machines and apparatus for book-binding, box-covering, bronzing, bundling, carbon coating, counting paper or cardboard, creasing, cutting, drilling, dusting, embossing or producing embossed or engraved effects, eyeletting, flocking, gathering, glueing, gumming, inserting, jogging, looping, metal mounting, numbering, pasting, patching, perforating, punching, reinforcing, ruling, scoring, sewing, sheet piling, spraying for anti-offset, stamping, staying, stitching, stripping, tubemaking, tying, varnishing or waxing; Parts of all the foregoing Kates 0l, y tc be bound Free

10 SKCRiGT/180 Page 10 Tariff item No. Description of product Rates of duty to be bound ex Machines designed to fold or sheet-feed paper or cardboard., and complete parts thereof Machines and apparatus for use in the manufacture of manifold business forms, namely: Rotary web fed rubber plate and offset printing presses, and printing units therefor3 Feed-in units; Numbering units ; Punching units; Slitting units; Perforating units; Minders or rewinders; Folders; Sheet cutting and piling units; Hot carbonizing units; Continuous forms collators; Snap set collators; Continuous forms interleavers. Crimp-lock and slitting machines; Stitchers ; Carbon paper processors; Parts of all the foregoing ex Machines and apparatus designed for typecasting or typesetting, including photo-typesetting; typemaking accessories, n.o.p.; parts of all the foregoing ; stereotypers' blankets or blanketing Stereotypes, electrotypes, and other printing plates made from moulds, n.o.p. copper shells, bases, matrices or moulds, for such printing plates per square inch 10 o.c. 10 p.c. Free 1 ct.

11 Page 11 Tariff item No. Description of product Rates of duty to be bound Machinery and apparatus enumerated in tariff item ? when for use exclusively by, and in their capacities as, manufacturers of articles made from regenerated cellulose or oellulose acetate: parts of the foregoing Press blankets or blanketing, of a class or kind not made in Canada, for use with printing presses Press blankets or blanketing n.o.p., for use with printing presses 5 p.c. 5 p.c. 15 p.c.

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