§ Mr. Robert Atkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made on securing a total ban on the import into the EEC of primary products from slaughtered whales.
§ Mr. MonroAs requested by the United Kingdom, the Commission of European Communities has now published a draft regulation to implement from 1 January 1982 the ban on the import of the primary products of all whales. Sperm oil treated leathers would also be banned for import. The Commission has recommended that the draft regulation be considered by the Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament by July and be tabled for adoption by the Council of the European Communities before the end of October.