§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many anti-dumping actions have been initiated by the European Commission against Japanese companies over the last three years; and what have been the results of these actions, broken down into duty imposed, price undertaking agreed, or no duty imposed.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkDuring the period in question the European Commission initiated 12 investigations into alleged dumping by Japanese companies in response to complaints from European industries. Two of these resulted in the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties, two were terminated without an anti-dumping remedy, while the remaining eight cases are still under investigation. In one of these cases provisional antidumping duties have been imposed.