agreement import licens procedur preambl regard multilater trade negoti parti agreement import licens procedur hereinaft refer quot parti quot quot agreement quot desir object gener agreement tariff trade hereinaft refer quot gener agreement quot quot gatt quot take account trade develop financi develop countri recogn us automat import licens purpos licens restrict trade recogn import licens emploi administ measur adopt pursuant relev provis gatt recogn inappropri import licens procedur imped flow intern trade desir simplifi bring transpar administr procedur practic intern trade ensur fair equit applic administr procedur practic desir provid consult mechan speedi effect equit resolut disput aris agreement agre articl gener provis purpos agreement import licens defin administr procedur oper import licens regim requir submiss applic document requir custom purpos relev administr bodi prior condit import custom territori import countri parti ensur administr procedur implement import licens regim conform relev provis gatt includ annex protocol interpret agreement view prevent trade distort aris inappropri oper procedur take account econom develop purpos financi trade develop countri rule import licens procedur neutral applic administ fair equit manner rule inform procedur submiss applic includ elig person firm institut make applic list product subject licens requir publish promptli manner enabl govern trader acquaint rule licens procedur list procedur refer quot licens quot similar administr procedur product subject import licens promptli publish manner copi public made gatt secretariat applic form applic renew form simpl document inform consid strictli proper function licens regim requir applic applic procedur applic renew procedur simpl applic approach administr bodi previous rule refer paragraph connexion applic allow reason period therefor case strictli indispens administr bodi approach connexion applic minimum number applic refus minor document error alter basic data contain penalti greater serv warn impos respect omiss mistak document procedur made fraudul intent gross neglig licens import refus minor variat quantiti weight amount design licenc due differ occur shipment differ incident bulk load minor differ consist normal commerci practic foreign exchang pai licens import made licenc holder basi import good requir import licenc regard secur except provis articl xxi gatt appli provis agreement requir parti disclos confidenti inform imped law enforc contrari public interest prejudic legitim commerci interest enterpris public privat articl automat import licens automat import licens defin import licens approv applic freeli grant provis addit articl appli automat import licens procedur automat licens procedur administ manner restrict effect import subject automat licens parti recogn automat import licens procedur automat import licens maintain long circumst gave rise introduct prevail long underli administr purpos achiev person firm institut fulfil legal requir import countri engag import oper involv product subject automat licens equal elig appli obtain import licen applic licenc submit work dai prior custom clearanc good applic licenc submit complet form approv immedi receipt extent administr feasibl maximum work dai import licens procedur requir secur restrict effect import consid fall scope articl develop countri parti specif difficulti requir subparagraph notif committe refer articl delai applic subparagraph year date entri forc agreement parti articl automat import licens provis addit articl appli automat import licens procedur import licens procedur fall articl licens procedur adopt practic appli connexion issuanc licenc administr quota import restrict trade restrict effect import addit caus imposit restrict parti provid request parti interest trade product concern relev inform administr restrict ii import licenc grant recent period iii distribut licenc suppli countri iv practic import statist volum respect product subject import licens develop countri expect addit administr financi burden account parti administ quota mean licens publish amount quota appli quantiti open close date quota chang thereof case quota alloc suppli countri parti appli restrict promptli inform parti interest suppli product concern share quota alloc quantiti suppli countri give public notic thereof specif open date submiss licens applic rule product list refer articl publish advanc date immedi announc quota measur involv import licens requir person firm institut fulfil legal requir import countri equal elig appli consid licenc licenc applic approv applic request reason therefor appeal review accord domest legisl procedur import countri period process applic short period licenc valid reason durat short preclud import period licenc valid preclud import distant sourc special case import meet unforeseen short term requir administ quota parti prevent import effect accord issu licenc discourag full util quota issu licenc parti account desir issu licenc product econom quantiti alloc licenc parti import perform applic includ licenc issu applic fulli util recent repres period consider ensur reason distribut licenc import take account desir issu licenc product econom quantiti regard special consider import import product origin develop countri develop countri case quota administ licenc alloc suppli countri licenc holder free choos sourc import case quota alloc suppli countri licenc stipul countri countri appli articl compens adjust made futur licenc alloc import exceed previou licenc level refer quot quota holder quot articl institut consult disput settlement establish agreement committe import licens compos repres parti refer agreement quot committe quot committe elect chairman meet purpos afford parti opportun consult matter relat oper agreement further object consult settlement disput respect matter affect oper agreement subject procedur articl xxii xxiii gatt articl final provis accept access agreement open accept signatur govern contract parti gatt european econom commun agreement open accept signatur govern provision acced gatt term relat effect applic right oblig agreement account right oblig instrument provid provision access agreement open access govern term relat effect applic right oblig agreement agre govern parti deposit director gener contract parti gatt instrument access state term agre regard accept provis articl xxvi gener agreement applic reserv reserv enter respect provis agreement consent parti entri forc agreement enter forc januari govern accept acced date govern enter forc dai date accept access agreement nation legisl govern accept acced agreement ensur date entri forc agreement conform law regul administr procedur provis agreement parti inform committe law regul relev agreement administr law regul review committe review year implement oper agreement take account object thereof inform contract parti gatt develop period cover review amend parti amend agreement regard inter alia experi gain implement amend parti concur accord procedur establish committe forc parti accept parti withdraw parti withdraw agreement withdraw effect expir dai dai written notic withdraw receiv director gener contract parti gatt parti purpos agreement term quot govern quot deem includ compet author european econom commun notif request meet committe applic agreement parti agreement appli parti parti time accept acced agreement consent applic secretariat agreement servic gatt secretariat deposit agreement deposit director gener contract parti gatt promptli furnish parti contract parti gatt certifi copi thereof amend thereto pursuant paragraph notif accept thereof access thereto pursuant paragraph withdraw therefrom pursuant paragraph articl registr agreement regist accord provis articl charter unit nation geneva twelfth dai april nineteen hundr seventi singl copi english french spanish languag text authent