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RECIPROCAL TRADE-BELGO-LUXEMBURG ECONOMIC UNION, 3681 WHEREAS reasonable public notice of the intention to negotiate Notice given. such foreign. trade agreement was given and the views presented by persons interested in the negotiation of such Agreement were received and considered; W fte kin d bt" 'f t' dad' Trade agreement en- HEREAS,a rsee gan 0 auungmormalOnan VIce tered into by exchange with respect thereto from the United States Tariff Commission, the of notes. Departments of State, Agriculture, and Commerce, and from other sources, I entered into a foreign trade agreement by an exchange of notes, through my duly empowered plenipotentiary on February 27, 1935, with the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic Union, through the duly empowered plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, which Agreement, in the English, French and Flemish languages, including two Schedules annexed thereto, in the English and French languages, is in words and figures as follows: [The Acting Secretary oj State (Phillips) to the Plenipotentiary oj tke ExchaDgeofnotes. Belgo-Luumburg Economic Union (Forthomme») MR, MINISTER: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 27, 1935, The undersigned, Acting Secretary of State of the United States th!rras:r:~:enili~ of America, being duly empowered thereto by the President of the Economic Union. United States of America, in pursuance of the authority conferred \'0J . 48, p. 943. upon him by the Act of Congress of the United States of America, approved June 12, 1934, entitled "An Act to amend the tariff act of 1930", has the honor to advise you that the Government of the United States of America, being desirous of strengthening the tra- ditional bonds of friendship with the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic U' (1) t d diti' nall t th f h Most favored nation mon, agrees 0 accor uncon 0 y0 ecommerce0 tetreatmentto beBe- B1L bE . U' th h af corded to commerce of e go- uxem urg COnODllC mon, e treatment now or ere ter the. Belgo-Luxemburg accorded to the commerce of the most favored foreign nation, the ~:,TarmstroBot (talk)ewithCuba Republic of Cuba excepted; and (2) to exempt the products of the p:!3ud!x~T~il !~t~ soil or industry of the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic Union, listed in TarmstroBot (talk), trom excessive Schedule II annexed hereto, on their importation into the customs Po3t, p. 3691. territory of the United States of America, from ordinary customs duties in excess of those specified in the said Schedule. It is understood that the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic Union, on orf:ETarmstroBot (talk)!r:a~~:~ its part, agrees (1) to accord unconditionally to the commerce of the merce. United States of America the treatment now or hereafter accorded to the commerce of the most favored foreign nation; (2) to exempt the products of the soil or industry of the United States of America listed in Schedule I annexed hereto, on their importation into the Po6t, p. 3684 . customs territory of the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic Union, from ordinary customs duties in excess of those specified in the said Schedule; (3) with respect to products for which import quotas are SiO~~ntitath'e provi- specified in the said Schedule, to permit the importation of quantities not less than those specified therein; and (4) with respect to products