61 STAT.] 2. For the purposes of Subparagraphs (g) and (h) of Paragraph 1 of this Protocol- (a) If an article is entitled to be imported from a foreign country free of ordinary customs duty, that country shall be considered as the country entitled to the lowest rate of ordinary customs duty with respect to such article; and (b) A reduction in ordinary customs duty granted any country, by law, treaty, trade agreement, or otherwise, with respect to any article, shall be converted into the equivalent reduction in the rate of ordinary customs duty otherwise applicable to such article. 3. For the purposes of Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article IV, any material, used in the production of an article, shall be considered as having been used in the production of an article subsequently produced, which is the product of a chain of production in the course of which an article, which is the product of one stage of the chain, is used by its producer or another person, in a subsequent stage of the chain, as a material in the production of another article. 4. The terms "includes" and "including" when used in a defini- tion contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed to exclude other things otherwise within the meaning of the term defined. In witness whereof the President of the Philippines and the Pleni- potentiary of the President of the United States have signed this Protocol and have affixed hereunto their seals. Done in duplicate in the English language at Manila, this 4th day of July, one thousand nine hundred forty-six. Foreign country en- titled to lowest rate of ordinary customs duty. Equivalent reduc- tion in rate. Material used in production of article. Ante, p. 2616. "Includes"; "includ- Ing." For the President of the United States of America PAUL V. MCNUTT [SEAL] [SEAL] President of the Philippines MANUEL ROXAS July 4, 1946 PHILIPPINES-TRADE- - O. 2,946 from, one or more of the oils, fatty acids, or salts specified in Section 2470 of such Code which is set forth as Annex VII to this Agreement; and the tax imposed by Section 3500 of such Code which is set forth as Annex X to this Agreement; and (2) Any other tax, fee, charge, or exaction, imposed on or in connection with importation unless the law of the country imposing it designates or imposes it as a customs duty or contains a provision to the effect that it shall be treated as a duty imposed under the customs laws. 2625 Post, p. 2628. Post, p. 2631.
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