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Although the EC’s Generalized System of Preferences has been in force since July 1, 1971, vagueness still prevails with regard to the question to what extent the system has contributed to the lowering of tariff barriers and of what service it has thus been as a tool for the promotion of exports from the developing countries. Now that EC statistics on preferential imports in 1973–1976 are available, it is for the first time possible to undertake a detailed evaluation of the GSP in the light of more germane and comprehensive evidence than the general foreign trade statistics and a few incidental figures at hand previously.
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For the following cf. A. Borrmann, C. Borrmann, M. Stegger: Das allgemeine Zollpräferenzsystem der EG und seine Auswirkungen auf die Einfuhren aus Entwicklungsländern: Eine Untersuchung im Auftrage des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft (The EC’s Generalized System of Tariff Preferences and its effects on the imports from developing countries; an investigation on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs), Hamburg 1979.
The preference systems of various western industrialized countries have been in force since the following dates: EC—July 1, 1971; Japan —August 1, 1971; Norway—October 1, 1971; Finland, Sweden, New Zealand;—January 1, 1972; Switzerland—March 1, 1972; Austria— April 1, 1972; Australia—July 1, 1966 and January 1, 1974 respectively; Canada—July 1, 1974 USA—January 1, 1976.
Bericht im Namen des Ausschusses für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit über die Vorschläge der Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften an den Rat (Dok. 245/77) für Verordnungen über die Anwendung der allgemeinen Zollpräferenzen der Europäischen Gemeinschaften im Jahre 1978 (Report on behalf of the Committee for Development and Cooperation concerning the proposals of the Commission of the European Communities to the Council (Doc. 245/77) for regulations on the application of the Generalized Tariff Preferences in 1978), in: Europäische Gemeinschaften: Europäisches Parlament, Sitzungsdokumente, 1977/78, Dok. 302/77, October 10, 1977, p. 20.
Ibid. Bericht im Namen des Ausschusses für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit über die Vorschläge der Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften an den Rat (Dok. 245/77) für Verordnungen über die Anwendung der allgemeinen Zollpräferenzen der Europäischen Gemeinschaften im Jahre 1978 (Report on behalf of the Committee for Development and Cooperation concerning the proposals of the Commission of the European Communities to the Council (Doc. 245/77) for regulations on the application of the Generalized Tariff Preferences in 1978), in: Europäische Gemeinschften: Europäisches Parlament, Sitzungsdokumente, 1977/78. Dok. 302/77, October 10, 1977, p.8.
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Borrmann, A., Borrmann, C. & Stegger, M. The impact of the Generalized System of Preferences on imports. Intereconomics 14, 221–225 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924564
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