§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the anti-dumping procedures operated by the EEC; and how long it takes the EEC on average to process an application.
§ Mr. MeacherI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many 66W applications under the anti-dumping legislation are awaiting a decision under the existing EEC anti-dumping procedures with particular reference to textiles.
§ Mr. MeacherTwelve applications which have been announced for full investigation under EEC anti-dumping regulations are currently awaiting a decision. The only one of these which in-voles textiles is polyamide and polyester high tenacity yarn for specialised industrial use from the United States.