English Translation

33 -9- Iv. For certain categories of goods, the Slovak exporter bore the costs of obtaining payment confirmation on his own, i.e. he bought it, but did not charge it to the Protectorate importer either in the value of the goods or separately. In the case of the product categories which have so far been notified to the Ministry of Commerce in this direction, the Department of Commerce has determined that the local importers of such goods from the National Bank in Prague will, as before, account for 16% of the amount charged, i.e. no 23%. We have drawn the attention of the Department of Commerce to the imperfection of dios directives, which are generally valid for all. In the case of goods, where the burden of payment confirmations by the Slo-Wakian exporters was borne by its own, and not only for those types of goods which have so far been notified to the Ministry of Commerce, this does not correspond to the meaning of the new system of price equalisation with Slovakia, i.e. the maintenance of the previous prices in the reciprocal exchange of goods with Slovakia, even after the cancellation of the payment confirmations. It is clear that, on importation of such goods from Slovakia, where the burden of payment was borne by the Slovak suppliers from their own country, the importers are to be exempted from the obligation to pay the 23% surcharge in the fund "Slovakia price compensation" and they should be allowed to pay it in previous areas, i.e. L6% to pay, because otherwise the imported goods would be 6% more expensive / since they are the