HC Deb 07 April 1955 vol 539 cc130-1W
Mr. Russell

asked the President of the Board of Trade the functions and scope of the International Customs Tariff Bureau; and which other countries contribute to its maintenance.

Mr. P. Thomeycroft

The International Convention for the Publication of Customs Tariffs established the Bureau in 1890 for the purpose of publishing, in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, the Customs tariffs of all countries of the world and such modifications as might be made to them from time to time. The Contracting States to the International Convention which contribute to the Bureau's maintenance are as follows:

Albania. Iran.
Argentina. Iraq.
Australia. Italy.
Austria. Japan.
Belgium. Lebanon.
Belgian Congo. Luxembourg.
Bolivia. Mexico.
Brazil. Netherlands.
Bulgaria. Nicaragua.
Canada. Norway.
Chile. Pakistan.
China. Panama.
Colombia. Paraguay.
Costa Rica. Peru.
Cuba. Philippines.
Czechoslovakia. Poland.
Denmark. Portugal.
Dominican Republic. Roumania.
Ecuador. Siam.
Egypt. Spain.
El Salvador. Sweden.
Finland. Switzerland.
France. Syria.
German Federal Republic. Turkey.
Greece. Union of South Africa.
Guatemala. United Kingdom.
Haiti. U.S.A.
Honduras. U.S.S.R.
Hungary. Uruguay.
India. Venezuela.
Indonesia. Yugoslavia.