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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMER- ICA AND BELGIUM SUP- PLEMENTARY TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE The Government of the United States of America and, on behalf of the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic Union, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, Having participated in the fram- ing of a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and a Protocol of Provisional Application, the texts of which have been authenti- cated by the Final Act adopted at the conclusion of the Second Ses- sion of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, signed this day, Hereby agree that the Trade Agreement between the United States of America and the Belgo- Luxemburg Economic Union, signed February 27, 1935, shall be inoperative for such time as the United States of America and Belgium are both contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as defined in Article XXXII thereof; Pro- vided, that in the event that either the United States of America or Belgium should withdraw its ap- plication of the General Agree- ment, and the said Trade Agree- ment should thereupon again be- come operative, the customs treat- ment accorded by the Belgo- Luxemburg Economic Union to products of the United States of ACCORD ENTRE LES ETATS- UNIS D'AMERIQUE ET LA BELGIQUE COMPLETANT L'ACCORD GENERAL SUR LES TARIFS DOUANIERS ET LE COMMERCE Le Gouvernement des Etats- Unis d'Am6rique et le Gouverne- ment du Royaume de Belgique, agissant au nom de l'Union Eco- nomique Belgo-Luxembourgeoise, Ayant particip6 A l'elaboration d'un Accord g6enral sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce, et d'un Protocole d'application provisoire, textes dont l'authenticite a ete 6tablie par l'Acte Final adopte Ala fin de la Deuxieme Session de la Commission preparatoire de la Conference des Nations Unies sur le Commerce et l'Emploi, sign6 ce jour, Conviennent par les presentes que l'Accord Commercial entre les Etats-Unis d'Am6rique et l'Union Economique Belgo- Luxembourgeoise, sign6 le 27 fev- rier 1935, restera sans effet aussi longtemps que les Etats-Unis d'Amerique et la Belgique seront tous deux parties contractantes A I'Accord general sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce, au sens de l'article XXXII de cet Accord. II est entendu toutefois que, dans le cas oi les Etats-Unis d'Amerique ou la Belgique cesse- raient d'appliquer l'Accord ge- n6ral et que ds lors le dit Accord Commercial serait remis en vi- gueur, le r6gime douanier accord6 par l'Union Economique Belgo- Luxembourgeoise aux produits du 61 Stat., Pt. 6and6. 49 Stat. 3680 . 61Btat,Pt.S p.A76. 3690