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Treaties tabled on 5 and 6 September 2006

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The following treaties were tabled on 5 September 2006.

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There is currently a total of 9 treaties in the following list.

• Treaty text: Convention between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and Protocol (Paris, 20 June 2006)
(PDF 113KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation treaty (PDF 377KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 72KB)
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Convention between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion (Canberra, 8 August 2006)
(PDF 100KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Kingdom of Norway for the Avoidance of Double Taxation treaty (PDF 377KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 67KB)
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Amendments, agreed in Shanghai on 26 May 2006, to the Annex to the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People's Republic of China for the Protection of Migratory Birds and their Environment, done at Canberra on 20 October 1986
(PDF 20KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Amendments to the China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (PDF 189KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Amendments, agreed in Shanghai on 25 May 2006, to the Annex to the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment, done at Tokyo on 6 February 1974
(PDF 19KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Amendments to the Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (PDF 145KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China relating to Air Services (Canberra, 23 March 2004)
(PDF 78KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the China Air Services Agreement (PDF 283KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of India relating to Air Services (New Delhi, 6 March 2006)
(PDF 104KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the India Air Services Agreement (PDF 230KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (Protocol V) to the 1980 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects (Geneva, 28 November 2003)
(PDF 55KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Current Status List for the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (PDF 56KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Treaty between the Government of Australia and the People’s Republic of China on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Canberra, 3 April 2006)
(PDF 192KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters treaty (PDF 334KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

The following treaty was tabled on 6 September 2006.

• Treaty text: Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to amend Annex 2-B (Tariff Schedule of Australia), Annex 4-A and Annex 5-A of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
(PDF 28488KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the AUSFTA amendments treaty (PDF 243KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday 13 October 2006. Anyone now seeking to make a submission should contact the Committee Secretariat. Please refer to our brochure called preparing a submission for more information.

Printed copies of the National Interest Analyses and treaty texts for these proposed treaty actions can also be obtained from the Committee Secretariat.