HC Deb 22 May 1968 vol 765 c89W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the President of the Board of Trade what formal complaints the Norwegian Government has made to the European Free Trade Association Council since its inception on matters involving the British Government; and on what occasions.

Mr. Dell

The Norwegian Government has made one formal complaint involving the British Government to the E.F.T.A. Council. The complaint was made in mid-1965 and concerned the tariff treatment accorded by the United Kingdom to certain forms of frozen boneless fish derived from fish fillets. The complaint was examined by a Committee of Inquiry of members of E.F.T.A. delegations in Geneva; after discussions in the Council, the United Kingdom agreed to concede E.F.T.A. tariff treatment to the disputed products.