§ Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether she will prescribe a range of quantities for the sale of bottled wines and spirits.
§ Mr. John FraserCertain light wines are included in the EEC Regulation 2133/74 which requires the declaration of the nominal volume in a range of permitted sizes set out in Annex III to the EEC directive on prepackaged liquids (75/106/EEC). As the EEC Regulation 2133/74 is binding on all member States, these sizes will be in effect prescribed quantities for light wines. The regulation comes into operation on 1st September 1976, though there is a derogation of one year for bottlers to comply with the declaration of contents.
The Working Party on Metrological Control systems is studying the implementation of the directive on prepackaged liquids (75/106/EEC), Annex III to which includes ranges of permitted sizes for spirits and other wines. I shall be considering the implications of this when I receive the report of the working party in a few months' time.
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AMOUNT OUTSTANDING 31ST DECEMBER 1974 AFRICA £ thousand Amortisation Interest Total EASTERN AFRICA Commonwealth Kenya … … … … … 65,429 21,931 87,360 Mauritius … … … … … 15,984 3,473 19,457 Scychelles (D) … … … … … 410 — 410 Tanzania … … … … … 3,484 1,634 5,118 Urganda … … … … … 19,696 4,082 23,778 General—EAC … … … … … 9,246 3,551 12,797 114,249 34,671 148,920 Non-Commonwealth Ethiopia … … … … … 4,646 — 4,646 Sudan … … … … … 10,957 951 11,926 15,621 951 16,572 Total … … … … … 129,870 35,622 165,492