HC Deb 31 March 1980 vol 982 c21W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Trade, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Keighley of 25 March, if he is satisfied that the EEC-Romania bilateral agreement provides adequate protection against the import of cheap suits which are priced at a level which fails to cover the cost of materials for United Kingdom manufacturers.

Mr. Parkinson

The price clause in the EEC-Romania bilateral agreement provides an important supplement to the normal anti-dumping procedures in guarding against uneconomically priced imports.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what progress has been made in investigating the complaint by the United Kingdom clothing industry lodged under the price clause of the Romanian multi-fibre arrangement agreement.

Mr. Parkinson

The European Commission is still considering the evidence presented by the United Kingdom and other member States.

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