Polish Import Duties

HL Deb 16 June 1999 vol 602 cc28-9WA

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 7 May (WA 116), whether they will specify which countries will be affected by the higher import duties on wheat, pork, poultry and dairy products introduced by the Polish Government on 1 April; and [HL2796]

Whether they will publish a list of duties imposed by the European Union on agricultural goods imported from Poland. [HL2797]

Lord Donoughue

The duties imposed by the Polish Government on 1 April removed trade preferences which had previously applied in respect of certain agricultural goods imported from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria. The EU was not affected by those measures, but trade restrictions on imports of yoghurt from the EU introduced earlier this year continue to apply. Details of duties applied by the EU to agricultural goods imported from Poland are set out in the Annexes to the EU/Poland Association Agreement, as updated by the Adaptation Protocols. Publication of this information in theOfficial Journal is expected shortly.