§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the orders made by his Department since February 1974 impos- 230W ing tariffs, quotas or other restrictions on imports into the United Kingdom; and if he will indicate which of these were made as "anti-dumping" orders.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information:
(1) Orders imposing or increasing import duties are made by the Treasury on my recommendation. The orders made during the period were:
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S.I. No. and Title 1974 608 The Import Duties (General) (No. 2) Order 1974. 887 The Import Duties (General) (No. 3) Order 1974. 1318 The Import Duties (Tunisia) (Reductions) Order 1974. 1371 The Import Duties (Temporary Reductions and Exemptions) (No. 13) Order 1974. 1700 The Import Duties (Temporary Reductions and Exemptions) (No. 17) Order 1974. 2020 The Import Duties (General) (No. 5) Order 1974. 1975 85 The Import Duties (Turkey) (Reductions and Exemptions) Amendment) Order 1975. 263 The Import Duties (Beef and Veal) Order 1975. 975 The Import Duties (Greece) Order 1975. 1003 The Import Duties (Israel) Order 1975. 1005 The Import Duties (Spain) Order 1975. 1064 The Import Duties (General) (No. 1) Order 1975. 1159 The Import Duties (General) (No. 2) Order 1975. 1266 The Import Duties (General) (No. 3) Order 1975. 1492 The Import Duties (General) (No. 4) Order 1975. 1529 The Import Duties (Temporary Reductions and Exemptions) (No. 14) Order 1975. 1744 The Import Duties (General) (No. 5) Order 1975. 2022 The Import Duties (General) (No. 6) Order 1975. 2049 The Import Duties (General) (No. 7) Order 1975. 2073 The Import Duties (General) (No. 8) Order 1975. 2114 The Import Duties (General) (No. 9) Order 1975. 1976 125 The Import Duties (General) (No. 1) Order 1976. 370 The Import Duties (General) (No. 2) Order 1976. 912 The Import Duties (General) (No. 3) Order 1976. 976 The Import Duties (Certain Mediterranean Countries) Order 1976. 1382 The Import Duties (General) (No. 6) Order 1976. (2) Quantitative restriction on imports into the United Kingdom are imposed by means of an appropriate amendment to the Open General Import Licences of 5th July 1973.
Copies of the licence and amendments to it are available in the Library of the House. Restriction introduced during the period which required such amendments were:
Amendment No. Date and Goods Affected and Country 5 23.12.74 Cotton yarn (55.05) from Greece and Turkey. 10 15.4.75 Gold coins (71.12; 71.13) and gold medals, medallions and tablets (99.05; 99.06) from all sources. 13 14.8.75 Yarns, fabrics and made up textiles of cotton and other materials from Taiwan. 14 20.8.75 Certain fabrics and made up textiles from the Republic of Korea. 18 30.12.75 Endangered species of fauna and flora, and specified parts and derivatives, from all sources. 20 14.1.76 Cotton yarn (55.05) from Spain and Portugal; woven mmf fabrics (56.07) from Portugal. 25 10.3.76 Men's and boys' woollen suits (ex 61.01) from Romania, Czechoslovakia and German Democratic Republic. 27 8.6.76 Polyethylene / polypropylene sacks and bags from S. Korea (ex 62.03). 29 29.7.76 Men's and boys' woollen jackets and blazers (ex 61.01) from Czechoslovakia. 30 29.7.76 Cotton fabric (55.09) and synthetic textile fabric (ex 56.07) from Colombia. 31 17.8.76 Men's and boys' shirts (ex 61.03) from China. 32 23.9.76 Portable monochrome TV sets from Taiwan. 33 7.10.76 Men's and boys' shirts from Romania. (3) Anti-dumping and countervaliing duties are imposed by Orders made under the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1969. The Orders made during the period were:
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S.I. No. Title 1974 1541 The Anti-Dumping (Provisional Charge to Duty) Order 1974. 2069 The Anti-Dumping (Provisional Charge to Duty) (Extension) Order 1974. 1975 140 The Anti-Dumping (Provisional Charge to Duty) Order 1975. 368 The Anti-Dumping Duty Order 1975. 1714 The Anti-Dumping Duty (Temporary Suspension) (Revocation) Order 1975.
1976 638 The Contervailing Duty (Temporary Charge to Duty) Order 1976. 737 The Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Order 1973 (Amendment) Order 1976. 736 The Anti-Dumping Duty Order 1976. 763 The Anti-Dumping (Provisional Charge to Duty) Order 1976. 1100 The Anti-Dumping Duty (No. 2) Order 1976. 1471 The Anti-Dumping (Provisional charge to Duty) (No. 2) Order 1976.