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to be confused about the use of quotas under the present law. (NOTE. To see how readily the British implement their foreign trade by use of quotas, review the functions and objectives of the British Token Import Plan Unit of our own United States Department of Commerce.)

(c) Finally, to prevent deception of consumers, the Federal Trade Commission Act should be amended to provide that all sellers of imported merchandise be required to do as follows: (1) Mark all imported merchandise with the name of the country of origin; (2) mark the country of origin on all boxes, packages, kegs, and other containers of all imported merchandise offered for sale; and (3) specify clearly the country of origin of imported merchandise in all advertisements, catalogs, price lists, brochures, offering imported merchandise for sale at all levels of trade in the United States.

Such statutory provisions would supplement both the marking requirements of the Treasury Department, Customs Bureau, as provided for in the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, section 304 (19 U. S. C. 1304), and would clear up confusion of conflicting rulings of the Federal Trade Commission requiring naming of the country of origin in certain cases when offering imported merchandise.

IMPORTS OF WOOD SCREWS INTO THE UNITED STATES

Wood screws of iron and steel-Commerce No. 6200820-current wood screw tariff rate, 121⁄2 percent Torquay, Benelux [Includes imports for immediate consumption and withdrawals from warehouse for immediate United States consumption]

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Wood screws of iron and steel-Commerce No. 6200820-current wood screw tariff rate, 121⁄2 percent Torquay, Benelux-Continued

[Includes imports for immediate consumption and withdrawals from warehouse for immediate United States consumption]

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