§ 19. Mr. Holtasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the reasons for the delay in the ratification of the International Convention to facilitate the Importation of Samples and Advertising, signed by the United Kingdom Government on 30th June, 1953.
§ The Minister of State, Board of Trade (Mr. A. R. W. Low)Certain small changes were necessary in our procedures to bring them into line with the provisions of the Convention. These changes have been effected by Statutory Instruments Nos. 814 and 815 which were made on 6th and 7th June. The Government propose in the near future to ratify the Convention which has not yet entered into force.