75. Duchess of ATHOLLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the system of import certificates provided for by Article 11 (1) of the German Customs tariff law, as detailed in the Board of Trade Journal for 15th October, 1925, is still in existence; if not, whether any other system of giving bounties on exports is in existence in Germany; and, if so, what is the system and to what commodities does it apply?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe duty free import certificate system is still in existence, but is operative at present only us regards pigs, pork, tinned hams and some barley and oat products. A somewhat similar, but temporary, system which was introduced by a law of 28th March, 1931, entitles persons who exported wheat spelt and rye before the end of December last to import corresponding quantities of those cereals at reduced duties up to the end of July, 1932.