text: 25. In general, draft article 23 concerning the generalized system of preferencesprompts sinilar comments as to the need for or desirability of bringing iE intofine with subsequent, drafts on the matter in guestion, particularly the above-ment.ioned decision of 28 November 1979. 26- As far as the actual text of that article is concerned, it is understood thatthe term "developedtr should be added to the reference to rA beneficiary State ...",since it rould not appear necessary to exclude developing states from applicaEionof the clausei it is assumed that the generalized systems of prefeiences should notbe discriminatory, and in order not to be discriminatory they musE include alldeveloping countries, whether or not they benefit fron a most-favoured-nationclause granted by a State that is a developing country. 27. It is acceptable that the fotlowing paragraphs should refer to thedesirability of adopting an approach that Eakes account of the dynanics of therules of international law relating to the developirxt countries, as draft 28. Itlith regard to the remaining draft articles, it is understood that theycontain criteria for the application of general rules of inlernaEional Iaw,definitions or descriptions based on the rost widely accepted doctrines andopinions, ard interpretative rules to be used in a residual manner, and that in some cases it nay be said that they are so general as to give rise EointerpretaEive difficulties, although it must be acknowledged Ehat it is extremelydifficutt to be rKrre specific in the areas in guestion. rhe reason for this wouldappear to be that it is extremely difficult to nake rules for thenost-favoured-naEion clause or to reduce it to codified norms, owing to its specialnature.A/ 40 / 444 Engl ish Page 20 EUROPEAN ECONOMIC @MMUNITY lOriginalr Englishl [17 !{ay f985] l. The European Economic @mmunity wishes to submit the following comments in response to resolution 38/127, adopted by the General Assembly on 19 Decenber 1983,
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international trade and the Generalized System of Preferences, which is a system of tariffs and trade agreements. The language used is technical and focused on the nuances of international trade law and policy. The text also touches on the concept of most-favoured-nation clauses and the need to consider the dynamics of international law in relation to developing countries.