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as an annex to this article, with re-
spec-ive to the revision OF Chinese
customs duties, for the purpose IT
making such duties cquivatHt 20 ah
effective percentum and yalqreh. ID
accordance with existing treaties con
Guided by China wit hother nations, the
contracting powers hereby confirm the
said resolution and uudeftahe 70 Acc'pN
the tariff rates fixed as result or h4ch
revision The said tarld rates shan pc
co,n. erfacriye rs soon - possible, but
not @arlier than two months atter pun
llcation thereof.
with n view to providing additional
revenue 10 meet the needs Of the ChinrSe
governments the powers repreSenten NJ
this corferrnc, namely the hIteQ N.n ,
oP America. Belgium. the British Empire'
China. France. Italy, Japan. The Nether-
lands and Portugal. agree:
THAT the customs schedule OF duties
on imports into China adopted nv the
tarir revision commission Rt Shanghai
On Dec 10 1918. shall forthwith be re-
vjsed So that the rates of duty shall be
cuuivaleut to : per cent effective, as pro
yided for in the several commercial
treaties to which China Is party.
"A revision commission shall meet nj
shanghai Mt the earliest practicable date
10 effect this revision forthwith and on
the general lines Of the last revision.
"ThIs commission shall be composed OF
representatives Of the powers above
named and Of representatives Of any adj
ditinnal having governments Mt present
recognized by the powers represented 81
This conference and who have treaties
with china providing for tariff on i'm
PORTS and exports not 70 exceed per cent
advalorem and who desire To participate
therein.
THE revision shall proceed as rapidly
as possible with q view ia its completion
within four months OF the date Of the
adoption Of this resolution by the Con
ference in the Limitation Of Armament
and Pacific and Far Eastern Questions
THE revised tariff shall become effect
I've as soon az possible, hu not earlier
than two months after Its publication
by the revision commission.
THE Government Of the United States
as conYener of the present conference, Is
dequested forthwith to communicate the
terms Of this resolution to the govern
ments Of powers not represented nj this
conference, but who participated In the
revision Of 1918. aforesaid.
ARTICLE II.
Immediate steps shall be taken.
through a special conference, to prepare
the way for the speedy abolition Of likin.
and for he fulfilment Of the other con
ditions laid down in Article VII Of the
treaty Of September 3, 1902, between
Great Britain and China, In Articles "
ard V, of the tretay of October S. 1903
between the United States and China, and
In Article I, Of the supplementary treaty
Of October g. 1908, between japan and
taxes provided for in those articles.
posed Of representatives. Of The sIgnatOrY
powers, and Of such other powers as may
desire to participate and may adhere to
the present treaty, in accordance with the
provisions Of Article 8, in sufficient time
to allow their representatives to take
part. 1t shall meet in China within three
months after the coming into force of
tne present treaty ON a date and Mt a
place to be designated by the Chinese
government
The special conference shall be com
ARTICLE III.
THE special conference provided for
in Article shall consider the interim pro-
visions to be applied prior to the aboli-
ton of liking and the fulfillment Of
articles of the treaties mentioned in Ar
ttcle ,; and 1t shall authorize the levy
ing Of a surtaY on dutiable Imports as
from such date. for such purposes, and
subject to such condition as it may de
termine.
THE surtax shall be at a uniform
rate of 212 per centum ad yalorem, pro
yided that in case Of certain articles
Of luxury which in the opinion Of the
special conference can bear n greater
increase without unduly impeding trade
the total surtax may be increased. but
may not exceed 5 percentum ad valorem.
ARTICLE T.
Following the immediate revision of
the custom schedule of duties on imports
into China, mentioned in Article 1. there
shall be a further revision thereof to
take effect at the expiration of four
years following the completion of the
aforesaid immediate revisiont in order
to ensure that the customs duties shall
correspond to the ad valorem rates fixed
by the special conference provided for
in Araicle 2
Following this further revision there
shall be, for the same purpose period
cal reyisions of the customs schedule OF
duties on imports into China every seven
years in lieu OF the decennial revision