THE DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 34 OF 1989 ON THE PASSAGE OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF TRADE PREFERENCES AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, DRAWS: A. that economic cooperation between countries developed would

foster a rule that could provide opportunities to achieve independence both individually and collectically;

b. that in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on 13 April 1988 the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has signed the Agreement on the Global System of Trade Preferences Among Developing Countries, which aims to develop a mutually beneficial trade. through the exchange of concessions in the trade field between the developing countries;

c. that the participation of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in the agreement of the exchange of concessions in the trade area between the developing countries will be open the opportunity to increase the export of non migas;

d. that in accordance with the Amanat of the President of the Republic of Indonesia to the Chairman of the People's Representative Council Number 2826 /HK/1960 dated August 22, 1960, is seen as necessary to pass the agreement with the President's Decision;

Given: Article 4 of the paragraph (1) and Article 11 of the Basic Law of 1945; DECIDE: Establish: The Decision Of The President Of The Republic Of Indonesia On

ENACTMENT OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF TRADE PREFERENCES AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

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Article 1 Passes Agreement on the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries, which have been signed by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on 13 April 1988, as a result of the negotiations between a government delegation of the Group of 77 countries whose copy of the original manuscript is in English as attached to this Presidential Decree.

Article 2

This President ' s decision comes into effect on the set date. In order for everyone to know, order the President's Decision with its placement in the State Sheet of the Republic of Indonesia. Set in Jakarta on 18 July 1989, in Jakarta PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA on 18 July 1989 MENTERI/SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA SUHARTO MOERDIONO

SHEET OF STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA IN 1989 NUMBER 21

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AGREEMENT ON THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF TRADE PREFERENCES AMONG DEVELOPING

COUNTRIES

ACCORD RELATIVE AU SYSTEME GLOBAL DE

PREFERENCES COMMERCIALES ENTREPAYSS

EN DEVELOPPMENT

ACUER SOBREEL GLOBAL SISTEMA DE PREFERENCIAS COMERCIALES ENTRE PAISES

EN DESARROLLO

AGREEMENT ON THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF

TRADE PREFRERENCES AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Preamble

The States parties to this Agreement, Recognizing that economic work among developing countries is a key element in the strategy of collective self-reliance and an esssential instrument to promote structural changes contributing to a balanced and equitable process of global economic development and the establishment of the New International Economic Order; Recoqnizing also that a The Global System of Trade Preference (hereinafter referred to as "GSTP") would constitute a major istrument for the promotion of trade among developing countries members of the Group of 77, and the increase of production and emploment in these countries; Bearing in mind the Arusha Programme of collective self-Reliance, the Caracas Programme of Action and the Declarations on GSTP adopted by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 in New York in 1982, and the Ministrial meetings or GSTP in New Delhi in 1985, in Brasilia in 1986 and in Belgrade in 1988; Believing that the establishment of the GSTP should be accorded high priority as a major instrument of South-South co-operation, for the promotion of collective self-reliance as well as for the strengthening of world trade as a whole; \

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HAVE AGREED as follows:

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

Article 1

Definitions For the purpose of this Agreement: (a) "Participant" means:

(i) Any member of the Group of 77 listed in annex I which, has exchanged, and is not a member of the group of the Group of 77 listed in annex I which, has exchanged And has become party to this Agreement in accordance with its articles 25, 27 or 28.

(ii) Any sub-regional/regional/inter-regional grouping of developing countries members of the Group of 77 listed in annex I which has exchanged And has become party to this Agreement in accordance with its articles 25, 27 or 28;

(b) " Least Country means a country designated as such by the United Nations; (c) "State" or "country" means any state or country member of the Group of 77. (d) "Domestic producers" means physical or juridical persons established in the territory of

a participant which are engaged in production of commodities and industritures, Including industrial, agricultural, extractive or mining products, in their raw, semi-processed or processed forms in that territory. Furthermore, for the purpose of "serious injury" or "threat of serious injury", the term "domestic producers" in this Agreement shall mean domestic producers as a whole of like or similar products, or those of them whose collective output of the (e) "Serious injury" means significant damage to domestic producers, of like or similar products resulting from a substantial increase of preferential imports in situations which cause substantial llosses in terms of earnings, production or The unsustainable, unsustainable in the short term. The examination of the impact on the domestic industry concerned shall also include an evaluation of other relevant economic factors and indices having a bearing on the state of the domestic industry of that product.

(f) " Threat of serious injury "means a situation in which a substantial increase of preferential imports is of a nature to cause" serious injury " to domestic producers, and that such injury, although not yet exissting, is clearly imminent. A determination of threat of serious injury shall shall be based on facts and not on mere allegation, conjecture, or remote or hypothetical possibility.

(g) "Critical circumstances" means the emergence of an exceptional situation where massive preferential imports are causing or threatening to cause "serious injury" difficult to repair and which calls for immediate action.

(h) "SSectoral agreements" means agreements among others regarding the removal or reduction of tariff of tariff, non-tariff and para-tariff barriers as well as other trade promotion or co-operative "Direct trade measures" means measures conducive to promoting mutual trade of such as long-and medium-term contracts. import and supplly

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commitments in respect of specific products, buy-back arrangements, state trading operations, and governments and public procurement.

(j) "Tariffs" means custom duties in the national tariff schedules of the public.

(k) "Non-tariffs" means any measure, regulation, or practice, other than "tariffs" and "para- tariffs", the effect of which is to restrict imports, or to significantly distort trade.

(l) "Para-tariffs" means border charges and feas, other than "Tariffs" on foreign trade transactions of a tariff-like effect which are levied On imports, but not those indirect taxes and charges, which are levied in the same manner on the same manner as domestic products. Import charges corresponding to specific services rendered are not considered as para-tariff measures.

CHAPTER II

GLOBAL SYSTEM OF TRADE PREFERENCES

Article 2 Establishment and aims of the GSTP

By the present Agreement, the established terms the GSTP to promote and sustain mutual trade, and the development of economic c0-operation among developing countries, through exchange of subjects in accordance with this Agreement.

Article 3 Principles

The GSTP shall be established in accordance with the following principles: (a) The GSTP shall be established in accordance with the following principles: be reserved for the exclusive participation of developing countries

members of the Group of 77; (b) The benefits of the GSTP shall accrue to the developing countries members of the

Group of 77 who are involved in accordance with article 1 (a); (c) The GSTP shall be based and applied on the principle of mutuality of advantages in

such a way as to benefit equitably all accounts, taking into account their respective levels of economic and industrial development, the pattern of their external trade and their trade policies and systems;

(d) The GSTP shall be taken step by step, improved and extended in successive stages, with periodic revlews;

(e) The GSTP shall not replace, but supplement and rainforce, present and future subregional, regional and interregional economic groupings of developing countries of the Group of 77, and shall take into account the concerns and commitments of such economic groupings;

(f) The special needs of the least developed countries shall be clearly recognized and conrete preferential measures in favour of these countries should be agreed upon; the least developed countries will bot be required to make free on a reciprocal basis;

(g) The GSTP shall include all products, sectors, sectors, and commodities in their raw, semi-processed and processed forms:

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(h) Intergovernmental subregional, regional and interregional groupings for economic co-operation among developing countries members of the Group of 77 may participate, fully as such, if and when they consider it desirable, in any or all phases of the work on the GSTP.

Article 4

Components of the GSTP The GSTP may inter alia shares of the following components: (a) arrangements relating to tariffs; (b) arrangements relating to para-tariffs; (c) arrangements relating to non-tariff measures; (d) Arrangements relating to rest trade measures including medium and long-term

contracts; (e) arrangements relating to sectoral agreements.

Article 5 Schedules of the force

The tariffs, para-tariff and non-tariff of the law # And the trade among them # # shall be embodied in schedules of the same # shall be annexed to and form an integral part of this Agreement.

CHAPTER III NEGOTIATIONS

Article 6

Negotiations

1. The selected may hold from time to time rounds of bilateral/plurilateral/multilateral negotiations with a view to the further expansion of the GSTP and the fuller attainment of its aims.

2. The may counduct their negotiations in accordance with any or a combination of the following approaches and procedures: (a) Product-by-product negotiations; (b) Across-the-board tariff reductions; (c) Sectoral negotiations; (d) Direct trade. measures, including medium and long term contracts.

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CHAPTER IV COMMITTEE OF ADMISSIONS

Article 7

Establites and fuctions

1. A Committee of intellees (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") shall be established, upon entry into force of this Agreements, Consisting of the representatives of the interchange. The Committee shall perform such functions as may be necessary to facilitate the objectives of this Agreement. The Committee shall be responsible for the application of this Agreement and the instruments adopted within its framework, monitoring the implementation of the results of the negotiations, carrying out its own, making recommendations and taking decisions as required, and, in general, undertaking whatever measures may be required to ensure the adequate implementation of the objectives and the provisions of this Agreements. (a) The Committee shall keep under review the possibility of promoting further

negotiations for the enlargement of the schedules of history and for the enhancements of trade among others measures through other measures and may at any time Such a sponsor. The Committee shall also ensure prompt and complete dissemination of trade information in order to promote trade among others;

(b) The Committee shall review disputes and make recommendations there on in accordance with Article 21 of this Agreements;

(c) The Committee may establish such subsidiary organs as may be necessary to the effective dischange of its functions;

(d) The Committee may adopt appropriate regulations and rules as may be necessary to the implementation. of this Agreements.

2. (a) The Committee shall endeavour to ensure that all its decisions are taken by concensus;

(b) Nothani any measures that may be taken in compliance with paragraph 2 (a) of this article, a proposal or motion before the Committee shall be taken. voted on if a representative so requests;

(c) Decisions shall be taken by two-thirds amjority on matters of substance and a simple majority on matters of procedure.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. 4. The Committee shall adopt financial rules and regulations.

Article 8 Co-operation with international organizations

The Committee shall make whatever arrangements are appropriate for consultation or co-operation with the United Nations. and its organs, in particular United Nations Conference on Trade and Developments (UNCTAD) and the specialized agencies of the United Nations, as well as intergovernmental, subregional, regional and interregional groupings for economic co-operation among others developing countries members of the Group of 77.

CHAPTER V

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GROUND RULES

Article 9 Extension of the current version of the event

1. Except as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, all tariff, para-ratiff and non-

tariff of the law, and the exchange of people among others in the bilateral/plurilateral negotiations shall, when implemented, be extended to all play in the GSTP negotiations on a most-favoured-nation (MFN) base.

2. Subject to Rules and Guidelines prescribed in this regard, special parties to direct trade measures, sectoral agreements of agreements on non-tariff measures may decide not to extend the capked to such agreements to other subjects. Such non-extension shall not have a detrimental impact on the trade interests of other matters, and when it has such an effect, the matter shall be made available to the Committee for consideration and decision. Such agreements shall be open to all standards in the GSTP through direct reports. The Committee shall be informed of the initiation of negotiations on such agreements as well as on their provisions once concluded.

3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article, include may grant tariff, non-tariff and para-tariff reserve exclusively to exports the countries from participating countries, and the provisions of the provisions of the United States. Such as, when implemented, shall apply in equal measures to all participating countries at least. If after granting of any exclusive right it proves detrimental to the legitimate trading interest of other matters, the matter may be brought to the Committee for a review of such arrangements.

Article 10

Maintenance of the value of course or qualifications that might be set out in the schedules containing the conditions, a participant shall not impair or nullify these days the application of any charge or measure restricting commerce other than those existing prior prior Thereto, except where such charges are related to an internal tax imposed on a like domestic product, an anti-dumping or countervailing duty, or fees commensurate with the cost of services, and except any measures authorized under article 13 and 14. Article 11 Modification and Withdrawal of 1st Withdrawal. Any participant may, after a period of 3 years from the day the concession was

extended, notify the Committee of its intention to be modified or withdraw any concession included in its appropriate schedule.

2. The heart of the letter to withdraw or withdraw a concession shall enter into consultation and/or report, with a view to reaching agreement on any necessary and appropriate compensation, with an added amount with which such a concession was expected.

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The interchange and with any other interchange that have a principal or substantial interest interest as may be determined by the Committee.

3. Should no agreement be reached between the affected concerned within six months of the receipt of notification and should the notifying end with its modification or witdrawal of such an event, the affected affected by its Determined by the Committee May Withdraws or Modified Equivalent in their appropriate schedules. Any such modification or withdrawal should be notified to the Committee.

Article 12

Withholding or withdrawal of withdrawal

A participant shall at any time be free to withhold or to withdraw in whole or in part any item in its schedule of information in respect of which it determines that it was meant to be seen with a State which has not become, or has ceased to be, a fully available in this Agreement. A participant taking such action shall notify the Committee and, upon request, consult with others that have a substantial interest in the product concerned.

Article 13 Safequard measures

A participant shall be able to take safeguard measures to ward off serious injury or threats of serious injury to domestic producers of like or similar products, which may arise as a direct consequence of unforesseen substantial rise of imports enjoying prederences under the GSTP. 1. Safeguard measures shall be in accordance with the following rules;

(a) Safeguard measures shall be consistent with the aims and objectives of the GSTP. These measures should be applied in a non-discriminatory fashion among the needs of the GSTP.

(b) Safeguard measures should be in effect only to the extent and for such-time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy such injury.

(c) As a general rule and except in critical circumstances, all safeguard measures shall be taxen. After the consultation between interested in the heart These measures are required to demonstrate to take to the satisfaction of the sonserned parties within the Commiittee the serious injury or threat situation justifyinh such measures.

2. Safeguarding action to ward off serious injury or athreat of injury should be in accordance with the following procedures: (a) Notification: Any participans to take safeguards measures should notify

the Committee of its intention, and the The Committee shall circulate this notification to all others. Upon receipt of such notification, the interested participans to enter into terms with the initiating participans shall so notify the Committee within 30 days. In critical circumstances when delay could cause damage which without prior data, on the condition that shall be effected immediately after taking such action;

(b) Consultation: Interested actions should enter into The purpose for the purpose

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of reaching an agreement as to the nature of the safeguards measures to be taken, or already taken, and its duration, and as to compensation or the renegotiation of terms. These words should be held within three months of receipt of the original notification. Should these include not lead to an agreement with any parties within the time period specified above, the matter should be referred to as the Committee for resolution of the issue. Should the Committee fail to resolve the issue within four weeks of the date of its having been referred to it, the parties affected by the safeguards action have the right to withdraw equivalent The Committee does not disapprove of.

Article 14

Balance-of-payments measures If a participant faces serious economic problems during the implementation of the GTSP, such participant shall be able to take measures to meet serious balance of-of- The payments are 1. Any participant, which finds it necessary to institute or intensify quantitative measures

or other measures limiting imports concerning products or areas where conditions have been offered with a view to forestalling the threat of or stopping a serious decline in its monetary reserves, shall endeavour to do so in order to prevent or remedy such difficulties, in a manner which preserves, as much as possible, the value of the natural order.

2. Such action shall be notified immediately to the Committee which shall circulate such a notification to all levels.

3. Any participant which takes action according to paragraph 1 of this article shall afford, upon request from any other participant, adequate opportunity for viewing with a view to preserving the stability of the consessions under the GSTP. If no matching adjustment is effected between the data concerned within three months of such notification, the matter may be referred to the Committee for a review.

Article 15

Rules of origin Products contained in the The schedules of this Agreement shall be eligible for preferential treatment if they satisfy the Rules of Origin, which shall be annexed to and form an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 16 Procedures relating to the negotiations of long-term and medium term contracts among interested rates in the GSTP: 1. Within the framework of this Agreement long-term and medium-term contracts involving

import and export Commitments in respect to specific commodities or products may be entered into among interchange.

2. To facilitate the words and conclusion of such contracts:

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(a) exporting of information should indicate the commodities or products for which they may be prepared to undersupply the commitments together with an indication of the quantities that may be involved;

(b) the importation of the should the commodities or products for which they could envisage undertaking import commitments and, where possible, an indication of the quantities that may be involved; and

(c) The Committee will provide assistance for the multilateral exchange of information provided under (a) and (b) above and for bilateral and/or multilateral Negotiations for the purpose of the purpose of concluding long-term and medium-term contracts.

3. UPDATE: Student concerned should notify the Committee of the conclusion of long-term and medium-term contracts as soon as possible.

Article 17

Special treatment for least developed countries

1. In accordance with the Ministerial Declaration on the GSTP, the special needs of the least developed countries shall be clearly recognized, and concrete preferential measures in favour of these countries shall be agreed on.

2. To become a participant a least developed country shall not be required to make concession on a reciprocal basis, and such participating at least developed country shall benefit from the extension of all tariff, para-tariff and non-tariff. be exchanged in the bilateral/plurilateral negotiations which are multilateralezed.

3. The participating countries should identify their export products for which they wish to seek out in the markets of other products. Technical assistance by the including the provision of relevant information relating to trade in the products concerned and the major developing import markets, together with market trends and prospects and trade regimes of the companies, should be provided to these countries on a priority basis to assist them in this task.

4. With respect to export products and markets identified under paragraph 3 above, make specific requests to other products for tariff, para-tariff and non-tariff measures and/or direct trade measures, including long-term contracts.

5. Special consideration shall be given to exports from participating countries in the application of safeguards measures.

6. The concession sought in respect to these products may include: (a) duty-free access, particularly for processing and semi-processed goods; (b) the removal of non-tariff barriers; (c) the removal, where appropriate, of para-tariff barriers; (d) the * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ♪ All right, sympathetically considered requests from participating countries ♪ ♪ less developed countries for concassions sought under paragraph 6 above and shall endeavour, wherever possible, to meet such requests, in whole or in part, as a manifestation of Concrete Preferential Measures to be agreed on in favour of participating least

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developed countries.

Article 18 subregional, regional and interregional grouping

Tariff, para-tariff and non-tariff preferences existing within existing subregional, regional and interregional groupings of developing Countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, countries, and interregional groupings of developing countries and to future subregional regional and interregional groupings of developing countries that will be notified as such and duly registered in this Agreement. Furthermore, these provisions shall apply in equal measures to all tariff, para-tariff and non-tariff standards which may in the future become renewable within such subregionally, regional or interregional groupings.

CHAPTER VI AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Article 19

Consultations 1. Each participant of the accord sympathetic consideration to, and shall afford adequate

opportunity for, such as may be made by another participant with respect to any matter affecting the operation of this Agreement.

2. The Committee may, at the request of a participant, consult with any participant in respect of any matter for which it has not been possible to find a possible solution through such consultation under paragraph 1 above.

Article 20

Nullification or impairment

1. If any participant should consider that another participant has altered the value of a concession embodied in its schedule or that any benefit accruing to it directly or else under this Agreements is being nullified or impaired as the result of the failure of another participant to carry out any of its obligations under this Agreement or as the result of any other circumstance relevant to the operation of this Agreement, the former may, with a view to the relevant adjustment of the matter, make written and proposals to the other participant which it considers to be concerned, which this information shall give sympathetic consideration to the representation or proposals made to them.

2. If no issue adjustment is effected between the par cipants concerned within 90

days from the date on which such representation or request for consultation was made, the matter may be referred to the Committee which shall consult with the question The date the matter is referred to as the Committee. If still no longer adjustment is made within

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90 days after the recommendations were made, the aggrieved participant may suspend the application of substantially equivalent concession, or other obligations of the GSTP which the Committee does not disapprove of.

Article 21

Settlement of disputes

Any dispute that may arise among the disputes regarding the interpretation and application of the provisions of this Agreement or any instrument adopted within its framework shall be amicably settled by agreement between the parties concerned in line with article 19 of this Agreement. In the event of failure to settle a dispute, it may be referred to the Committee by a party to the dispute. The Committee shall review the matter and make a recommendation thereon within 120 days from the date on which the dispute was released to it. The Committee shall adopt appropriate rules for this purpose.

CHAPTER VII FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 22

Implementation

Each participant shall take such legislative actions or other measures as may be necessary to implement this Agreement and the instruments within its framework.

Article 23

Depositary

The Government of this Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is hereby appointed matei as the depositary of this Agreement.

Article 24 Signatures

This Agreement shall be open for signatures at Palgrade, Yugoslavia, from 13 April 1988 until the date of its entry force in accordance with article 26.

Article 25 Definitive signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

Any participant referred to in article 1 (a) and in annex I of this Agreement which has May:

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(a) At the time of signing this Agreement, declare that by such signature it expresses its consent to be bound by this Agreement idenfinitive signature); or

(b) After signing this Agrement, ratify, accept or approve it by the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the depositary;

Article 26

Entry into force 1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after 14 States referred to in

article 1 (a) and in annex I of the Agreement from the three regions of the Group of 77, which have exchanged the same as having deposited their instruments. of the definitive signature, ratification, acceptance, approval in accordance with article 25, paragraphs (a) and (b).

2. For any State which deposits an instrument of ratification, acceptance of approval or a notification of provisional application after the conditions for entry into force of this Agreement have been met, it shall enter into force for that State on the thirtieth day after such deposit or notification.

3. Upon entry into force of this Agreement the Committee shall set a final date for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, or approval by states referred to in article 25. This date shall not be later than three years following the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

Article 27

Notification of provisional application

A signatory which intends to ratify, accept or approve this Agreement but which has not yet been able to deposit its instrument, may within sixty days after the Agreement enters into force notify the depositary that it will apply to this Agreement provisionally. The provisional application shall not exceed a period of two years.

Article 28 Accession

Six months after this Agreement enters into force in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement it shall be open to accession by other members of the Group of 77 who shall have complied with the conditions provided for in this Agreements. To this end the following procedures shall apply: (a) The law shall notify its intention of accession to the Committee; (b) The Committee shall circulate the notification among the following; (c) The following shall submit an offter list to the following. read and any participant may table

a request list to the following; (d) Once the procedure under (a), (b) and (c) above have been completed, the following

shall enter into negotiations with the interested VIEW with a view to reaching agreement on its list of countries.

(e) Application for accession from a least developed country shall be considered taking into account the provision for special treatment for least developed countries.

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Article 29

Amendments 1. Any participant may propose an amendment to this Agreement. The Committee shall

consider and recommend the amendment for adoption by the bylaw. An amendment shall become effective 30 daaays after the date on which two-thirdds of the participans, in article 1 (a), have notified the depositary of their acceptance.

2. Provisions of paragraph 1 of this article: (a) Any amendment concerning:

(i) The definition of membership may in article 1 (a); (ii) The procedure for amending this Agreement;

shall enter into force after its acceptance by all points in accordance with article 1 (a) of this Agreement.

(b) Any ammenition concerning: (i) The priciples of law in article 3; (ii) The base of consensus and any other bases of voting mentionned in this (iii) Agreement;

shall enter into force after its acceptance by consensus.

Article 30 Withdrawal

1. Any participant may withdraw from this Agreement at any time after its entry into force.

Such withdrawal shall be effective six months from the day on which written notice therof is received by the depositary. That participant shall inform the Committee of the action it has taken.

2. The rightts and obligations off a participant which has been signed from this Agreement shall cease to apply as of that date. After that date, the paarticipants and tthe withrawing participant shall decide whether to withdraw in whole or in part the latter received by the latter from the fformer and vice versa.

Article 31

Reservations

Reservations may be made in respect of any of the pprovisions of this Agreement provided they are not related with the object and purpose of this Agreement and are accepted by the majority of the public.

Article 32 */ Non-application

1. The GSTP shall not apply as between the current if they have not entered into direct

negotiations with each otherrr and if either off them, at the time either accepts this

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Agreement does not consent to such application. 2. The Committee may review the operation of this article in particular cases at the request

off fany of the ation and make appropriate recommendations.

Article 33 Security exceptions

Nothing in this Agreements shall be construed to present any participant from taking any action qhich it considers necessary for the protection off its essential security interests.

Article 34 Annexes

1. The annexes from an integral part of this Agreement and a reference to this Agreement

or to one its chaapters include a reference to this annexes relating thereto. 2. The annexes to this Agreement shall be:

(a) Annex I-the nin in the Agreement. (b) Annex II-Rules of Origin. (c) Annex III-Additional Measures in Favour off Least Developed Countries (d) Annex IV-Schedules of Concessions. DONE at Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on the thirteents day of April, one thosand nine hundred aaand eighty-eight, the texts of this Agreement in the Arabic, English, French and spanish languages being equally aauthentic.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE the undersigned, being duly aouthorized therreto, have signed this Agreement on the dates indicated.

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