Indian Treaty Series

New Delhi, 18 October 1961

The representatives of the Government of the United Arab Republic and the Government of India have, in the course of their discussions in New Delhi, from September 28 to October 18, reviewed the working of the Trade Agreement entered into between the two countries at Cario on the 8th July, 1953 and subsequent Special Arrangements, and have reached the following decisions:

1. The two Governments will make their best efforts to increase the volume of trade between the two countries and to maintain it at the highest possible level subject to prices being competitive. With this objective, each Government will endeavour to stimulate the purchase from the other country of goods and commodities to at least the value of its exports to that country.

2. Each Party, subject to its laws and regulations, shall afford facilities for the holding in its territory of permanent or temporary fairs or exhibitions by the other.

3. In partial modification of Article 5 of the Trade Agreement, the two Parties have agreed that the Agreement shall remain in force for a period of one year from the date of this Protocol and shall be automatically extended for additional periods of one year each, unless either Party notifies the other of its intention to terminate the Agreement, three months prior to the expiration of each period.

4. The two Parties have agreed that the Schedules 'A' & 'B' annexed to the Trade Agreement of 8th July, 1953 shall be replaced by Schedules 'A' & 'B' respectively annexed hereto.

5. In supersession of the existing payments arrangements, all payments for current transactions between the two countries shall in future be effected in convertible currency unless otherwise agreed to between the two Parties. Balances due to the Parties in respect of the previous arrangements will be utilised in the manner already provided for in the previous arrangements. Likewise, outstanding contractual obligations between parties in the two countries will be paid for as provided for in the previous arrangements.

6. The representatives of the two Parties will meet, upon request by either Party, to review the working of the Trade Agreement.

7. This Protocol shall come into effect after 30 days from the date of its signature and shall be deemed to be an integral part of the Trade Agreement concluded between the two Parties an 8th July, 1953.

DONE and signed in English in two originals, both documents being authentic, in New Delhi, on Wednesday, the 18th October, 1961.

B.N. ADARKAR
For the Government of India.

H.K. HAMDI
For the Government of the United Arab Republic.

COMMODITIES AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT FROM THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC

TCSCOMMENT - ARRANGE LISTWISE

Textiles:

Acetate and viscose yarn, Silk knitted fabrics, pure or mixed, Cotton, spinning residues Rags, scraps and remains of textiles Other textile products.

Fibres:

Raw cotton, Flax yarn, Other fibres.

Agricultural Products:

Rice, Fresh fruits and vegetables, Potatoes, Citrus Arabic gum, Lentils, Miscellaneous agricultural products.

Mines and Quarries Products.

Rock, phosphate, Gypsum, Cement, Zinc and lead ores. Miscellaneous mines and quarries products.

Mineral Fuels and Petroleum Products:

Crude petroleum and mineral oils Fuel oils Petroleum residues Kerosene.

Foodstuffs and Beverages:

Preserved sardines and shrimps Cheese Edible oils Vinegar Other foodstuffs and beverages.

Industrial Products:

Rubber tyres (tubes and covers) and fabrics Household articles and cutleries Steel products Printing letters (types) Water sprayers Miscellaneous industrial products.

Other Products: Glycerine Egyptian exposed cinema films Books and printed matter Natural sponges Cotton-seed cakes and animal fodder Musical records Explosives and chemicals Organic fertilisers Hides raw, fresh or dried and such other items as may become available for export from time to time.

5. In supersession of the existing payments arrangements, all payments for current transactions between the two countries shall in future be effected in convertible currency unless otherwise agreed to between the two Parties. Balances due to the Parties in respect of the previous arrangements will be utilised in the manner already provided for in the previous arrangements. Likewise, outstanding contractual obligations between parties in the two countries will be paid for as provided for in the previous arrangements.

6. The representatives of the two Parties will meet, upon request by either Party, to review the working of the Trade Agreement.

7. This Protocol shall come into effect after 30 days from the date of its signature and shall be deemed to be an integral part of the Trade Agreement concluded between the two Parties an 8th July, 1953.

DONE and signed in English in two originals, both documents being authentic, in New Delhi, on Wednesday, the 18th October, 1961.

B.N. ADARKAR
For the Government of India.

H.K. HAMDI
For the Government of the United Arab Republic.

COMMODITIES AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT FROM INDIA.

Textiles: Light and heavy textiles including jute manufactures.

Food:

Tea, Coffee, Spices including pepper and cardamom, Sugar, Preserved fruits, juices, pickles and chutneys Cashewnuts and kernels.

Agricultural Products,:

Tobacco, Vegetable oils and oilseeds Essential oils.

Chemical Products and Soaps:

Chemicals and chemical preparations, Pharmaceuticals Drugs and medicines Paints, pigments and varnishes.

Engineering Goods:

Mechanical equipment and apparatus, Printing machinery, Diesel engines, Pumps driven by diesel engines and electric motors Sewing machines ,and spares Bicycles and their parts, Textile machinery such as, carding machinery and weaving looms Machine tools, Hand tools and small tools, Small river-crafts Sugarcane crushing machinery, Rice and flour milling machinery Oil presses and expellers, Ball bearings, Agricultural implements, Automobiles and their parts Gliders.

Electrical goods

Electrical appliances and accessories such as conduit pipes, switches; bells, holders cut-outs, etc. Transformers, Transmission Line Towers, Electric bulbs and tubes Electrodes, Generators, portable and fixed Electric fans and their parts

Batteries (dry and wet) Electric torch lights, Electric motors, Telephone apparatus and equipment, Ebonite sheets, rods and tubes Cables and wires Other electrical equipment and apparatus.

Household and Building Requirements:

Utensils, Household electric appliances such as cooking ranges, heaters, electric irons, toasters, kettles, etc. Household electrical fittings and fixtures Linoleum Sanitary-ware G.I. Pipes and fittings Manhole covers and plates Safes, strong boxes and room fittings Crockery.

Hardware and instruments all types:

Cutlery, Hospital furniture, Scientific instruments of all types Weighing machines, Surgical and medical instruments Crown corks.

Rubber, Manufactures Stationery and Paper Miscellaneous: Coal and coke, Coir and coir products, Dyeing and tanning substances, Lac and shellac, Enamelware Books and printed matter, Sports and travel goods, Razor blades, Artificial porcelain teeth, Spectacle frames, Writing and printing inks, Fountain pens and pencils, Plywood-commercial and decorative Musical records, Fire extinguishers, Umbrellas, Indian exposed cinema films and such other items as may become available for export from time to time.

In accordance with paragraph 6 of the Protocol signed on the 18th October, 1961 to the Trade Agreement dated 8th July, 1953 between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the United Arab Republic, the representatives of both Governments met in Cairo during the period from the 22nd December, 1962 to the 14th January, 1963, to review the working of the Trade Agreement and subsequent special Arrangements, and have reached the following decisions

1. The text of paragraph 6 of the Protocol dated the 18th October, 1961 shall read as follows

"The representatives of the two Parties will meet upon request by either Party and at least once a year, alternatively in the capitals of the two countries, to review the working of the Trade Agreement."

2. In partial modification of Article 5 of the Trade Agreement as amended by paragraph 3 of the Protocol dated the 18th October, 1961, the two Parties have agreed that the Agreement shall remain in force until the 29th February, 1966 and shall thereafter be automatically extended for: additional periods of one year each, unless either Party notifies the other of its intention to terminate the Agreement, three months prior to the expiration of each period.

DONE and signed in English in two originals, both being equally authentic, in Cairo, on the 14th January, 1963.

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S. VOHRA
For the Government of the Republic of India.

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H.K. HAMDI
For the Government of the United Arab Republic.