HC Deb 25 January 1973 vol 849 c237W
Mr. David Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the Mediterranean countries which have agreements with the EEC allowing free entry or advantageous access, respectively, of wool textiles.

Sir G. Howe

The list is as follows:

Duty free entry

  • Greece.
  • Turkey.
  • Morocco.
  • Tunisia.

Advantageous access Reduction in Common External Tariff per cent.
Malta … … 70
Cyprus … … 70
Spain … … 60
(20 per cent, for Tariff Headings 53.11 and 62.01)
Israel … … 45
Egypt … … 45*
Lebanon … … 45*
*From entry into force of agreement.

At present these concessions apply only to imports by the original Six member countries of the EEC. Their application to United Kingdom imports will be phased over a transitional period to 1977.

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