§ 18. Sir B. Jannerasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will provide a list of the applications for antidumping duties which have been dealt with during the past two years, indicating which have been approved and which have been rejected; and whether, in the case of rejected applications, he will summarise the reasons why they were so rejected.
§ Sir K. JosephEighteen applications for anti-dumping duties have been dealt with since April, 1960. With permission, I will circulate a list in the OFFICIAL REPORT containing the information requested by the hon. Member.
§ Sir B. JannerIs the Minister aware that there is a considerable amount of dissatisfaction with regard to the rejected applications? Will the reply that he gives indicate clearly the grounds on which they were rejected?
§ Sir K. JosephThe grounds were announced at the time. Of the eighteen
| APPLICATION UNDER THE CUSTOMS DUTIES (DUMPING AND SUBSIDIES) ACT, 1957, DEALT WITH SINCE APRIL, 1960, TO DATE | ||||
| Commodity | Result | |||
| Ammonium Sulphate (Federal Republic of Germany and Belgium). | Voluntary action taken | … | … | April, 1960 |
| Sodium chlorate | Duty imposed | … | … | June, 1960 |
| Beaver lambskins | Voluntary action taken | … | … | June, 1960 |
| Ethanediol | Rejected; no material injury | … | … | August, 1960 |
| Rice Starch | Voluntary action taken | … | … | September, 1960 |
| Vinyl Acetate Monomer | Withdrawn by the applicants | … | … | December, 1960 |
| Oyster Shell Grit | Withdrawn by the applicants | … | … | December, 1960 |
| Eggs | Rejected; no material injury | … | … | April, 1961 |
| Barley | Voluntary action taken | … | … | July, 1961 |
| Corduroy | Voluntary action taken | … | … | July, 1961 |
| Dodecyl Benzene | Rejected; no dumping | … | … | August, 1961 |
| Nylon stockings | Rejected; no dumping | … | … | November, 1961 |
| Butter | Voluntary action taken* | … | … | November, 1961 |
| Dried Milk | Rejected; no material injury | … | … | December, 1961 |
| Middle Bacon | Rejected; no material injury | … | … | March, 1962 |
| Ammonium Sulphate (East Germany) | Duty imposed | … | … | March, 1962 |
| Bacon | Rejected; no material injury | … | … | March, 1962 |
| Cucumbers | Rejected; no dumping | … | … | April, 1962 |
| * An anti-dumping duty was imposed on 29th November, 1961, on butter imported from one supplier country, the Republic of Ireland, and withdrawn on 28th February, 1962. |