§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what action his Department is taking in respect of both Greece and Turkey, which have not honoured their agreement on cotton textile 542W quotas to the EEC and the United Kingdom in particular; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Parkinson, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 July 1979], gave the following answer:
There are no quotas on cotton textile imports into the EEC or the United Kingdom from Greece or Turkey. Turkey has been notified of levels below which the Community will not take safeguard action against her imports. Greece has a voluntary restraint agreement with the EEC. On one product the Greek authorities have issued export licences in excess of the agreed level and we are asking the Commission to raise the matter with them.