§ Mr. Jayasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the cost of EEC support for agriculture in East Germany in 1979.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe EEC does not support East German agriculture. A protocol to the Treaty of Rome provides that the application of the Treaty shall require no modification of the treatment of trade between East Germany and the German Federal Republic. Consequently import levies and Customs duties do not apply to this trade. The protocol also requires that any measures taken must not conflict with the principles of the Common Market and not injure the economies of other member States. The quantities and other arrangements involved are a matter for the Government of the Federal Republic.