§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister for Trade if he will publish a table showing the annual permitted quotas of tariff-free imports of various categories of steel products into the United Kingdom from Yugoslavia and into each other member state of the Community prior to enforcement of the EC bilateral agreement (83/ECSC—OJ No. 41) on 1 April; and if he will provide a separate table showing the revised annual national quotas for each product and category as from 1 April.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to the reply, 3 May 1983, c. 3]: The information requested by my hon. Friend is as follows:
Before 1 April 1983
The following table shows the annual quotas for tariff-free imports (and national limits) established under the generalised scheme of preferences (GSP) for imports of ECSC products from Yugoslavia prior to 1 April 1983:Since there have for several years been no United Kingdom imports from Yugoslavia in any of the affected categories, the change in import regime introduced on 1 April 1983 is of little practical significance for the United Kingdom market.194W
CCT Description Member State 1983 Allocated shares* 73.08 Iron or steel coils for re-rolling Benelux 339,932 Denmark 161,872 Germany (F.R.) 890,299 Greece 64,749 France 615,115 Ireland (Republic) 16,187 Italy 469,430 United Kingdom 679,864 Total 3,238,021 73.11 Iron or steel angles, shapes, sections and sheet piling Benelux 66,815 Denmark 31,817 Germany (F.R.) 174,993 Greece 12,727 France 120,904 Ireland (Republic) 3,181
CCT Description Member State 1983 Allocated shares* Italy 92,268 United Kingdom 133,630 Total 636,335 73.13 Certain iron or steel sheets and plates Benelux 577,500 Denmark 275,000 Germany (F.R.) 1,512,500 Greece 110,000 France 1,045,000 Ireland (Republic) 27,500 Italy 797,500 United Kingdom 1,155,000 Total 5,499,500 73.15 Certain alloy steels and high carbon steels Benelux 584,231 Denmark 278,205 Germany (F.R.) 1,530,129 Greece 111,282 France 1,057,179 Ireland (Republic) 27,820 Italy 806,795 United Kingdom 1,168,461 Total 5,564,102 * In European currency units. In addition, the following categories were subject to Community tariff ceilings, above which duties might be re-imposed:
CCT Description 1983 Ceiling (in European currency units) 73.07 Blooms, billets, slabs and sheetbars 3,324,600 73.10 Certain iron or steel bars and rods 2,006,493 Since 1 April 1983
The table below shows the Community-wide tariff ceilings established by the ECSC/Yugoslavia agreement and applicable from 1 April 1983. There are no national sub-divisions:
CCT Description 1983 Ceiling (in tonnes) 73.01 Pig iron, cast iron and spiegeleisen 19,978 73.08 Iron or steel coils for re-rolling 29,002 73.10 Certain iron or steel bars and rods 19,010 73.11 Iron or steel angles, shapes, sections and sheet piling 2,708 73.12 Certain hoops and strips of iron or steel 5,607 73.13 Certain iron or steel sheets and plates 34,453 73.15 Certain alloy steels and high carbon steels. 18,741