§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister for Trade with which countries the European Community has a preferential trading agreement for textiles and clothing.
§ Mr. SproatThe European Community has preferential trading agreements with over 80 countries, including more than 61 signatories to the Lome convention. These agreements apply to all products including textiles and clothing. However, voluntary restraint arrangements on exports to the Community of textiles and clothing have been concluded with Portugal, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. In the case of Turkey, no restraint levels have yet been agreed for 1983.