§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many countries in Western Europe now enjoy free trade with each other and with the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Parkinson[pursuant to the reply, 10 April 1981 c. 385]Industrial trade between all the ten European Community and seven EFTA countries is generally free of customs duties and quantitative reastrictions, subject to transitional exceptions
The Community treaties, and the community's agreements with the EFTA countries, contain various provisions prohibiting other barriers to freely-competitive trade.
- (i) relating to the accession of Greece to the Community,
- (ii) in respect of imports into Portugal specified in her agreements with the Community and with her EFTA partners, and
- (iii) in respect of trade in a small number of products between the Community and all the EFTA countries.