§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which countries have imposed a ban on the importation of British beef and on what dates.
Lord LucasCommission Decision 96/239/EEC of 27th March 1996 provided that the UK shall not export from its territory, meat and meat products obtained from bovine animals in the UK. The list of countries given below, shows those with a ban on the import of British beef on the day before the introduction of the Commission Decision. The month and year when the bans commenced are shown where available.
Importing Country Date of ban Algeria June 1990 Argentina August 1991 Bahrain Belgium March 1996 Bulgaria September 1994 Canada March 1996 China October 1990 France March 1996 Finland March 1996 Germany March 1996 Iran June 1990 Iraq October 1994 Italy March 1996 Jamaica September 1991 Japan July 1990 Jordan September 1990 Kazakhstan (CIS) August 1993 Libya November 1990 Lithuania April 1995 Malaysia — Netherlands March 1996 Philippines October 1994 Portugal March 1996 Russian Federation September 1993 Saudi Arabia September 1990 Spain March 1996 Sweden March 1996 Switzerland June 1990 Syria August 1990 Taiwan February 1990 United Arab Emirates August 1990 Uzbekistan — The following countries have introduced, but subsequently lifted, a ban in the last eight years:
- Chile
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
WA 18 - State of Sarawak (Malaysia)
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Oman
- Poland
- Qatar
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey