§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what legislative provisions are used by the EEC Commission in operating its anti-dumping powers; and if he will list each of the relevant provisions in the Official Report;
(2) if he will give guidance to United Kingdom importers on the legislative provisions operated by the EEC Commission in applying its powers to curb imports on the basis that these are used for what are described as screwdriver production; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ButcherThe Community's anti-dumping powers are contained in Council regulation (EEC) No. 2176/84 of 23 July 1984. This regulation was amended by regulation No. 1761/87 of 22 June 1987 to introduce new rules whereby products assembled within the European Community could in certain circumstances be subject to anti-dumping duties where assembly operations with little added value are being used to circumvent existing antidumping duties on imports of the complete product. Advice and guidance are given to United Kingdom companies and other interested parties by officials in the Department's unfair trade unit. Information on these provisions has also been published inBritish Business. Companies which are not dumping have nothing to fear from this legislation.