§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he can now make a statement on the action to be taken by the EEC Commission following the application of the British Leather Federation against dumping of finished leather by the Brazilians and the Argentinians.
§ Mr. Meacher,pursuant to his reply [Official Report,6th December 1978; Vol. 959, col. 709],gave the following information:
The matter was discussed in the EEC Anti-Dumping Committee meeting of 4th December. Decisions by the EEC Commission to launch anti-dumping or countervailing investigations are formally 40W announced in the Official Journal of the European Communities.