§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the extent to which the German Government will be able to delay the partial lifting of the beef ban while not being in conflict with EU law; and what mechanisms are available to the German Government to delay the partial lifting of the ban. [33053]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 17 June 1996]: The ban on the export of cattle, bovine semen and embryos, meat from cattle slaughtered in the United Kingdom, certain other products of such cattle and mammalian meat and bonemeal has been lifted in respect of semen, and subject to conditions of production, labelling and supervision, in respect of gelatine, tallow and certain other products. That partial lifting of the ban was done by a Commission decision that is binding on all member states of the European Community. Any member state that fails to give effect to the decision will be in breach of EC law.
§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those countries which have banned the import of British beef since 1987. [29036]
437W
§ Mrs. Browning[pursuant to the reply, 16 May 1996, c. 580–81]: Commission decision 96/239/EC of 27 March provided that the UK shall not export from its territory meat and meat products obtained from bovine animals slaughtered in the UK. The following information sets out the position on the day before the Commission decision was introduced, identifying separately those countries which, during the period from 1987, have introduced and/or maintained a ban, and those which had introduced, but subsequently lifted, such a ban.
Countries which have maintained a ban:
- Algeria Argentina
- Canada
- China
- Bahrain
- Bulgaria
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan (CIS)
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
Countries which have introduced, but subsequently lifted, a ban:
- Chile
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- State of Sarawak (Malaysia)
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Oman
- Poland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Qatar
§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food if he will list those non-EU countries which currently ban British beef, indicating in each case the date the ban became effective. [28976]
§ Mrs. Browning[pursuant to the reply, 16 May 1996, c. 579–80]: Commission decision 96/239/EC of 27 March 1996 provided that the UK shall not export from its territory meat and meat products obtained from bovine animals slaughtered in the UK. The list of third countries 438W therefore shows those countries with a ban on imports of British beef on the day before the introduction of the Commission Decision. The month and year when the ban was introduced are shown where available.
Importing country Date of ban Algeria June 1990 Argentina August 1991 Bahrain — Bulgaria September 1994 Canada March 1996 China October 1990 Iran June 1990 Iraq October 1994 Jamaica September 1991 Japan July 1990 Jordan September 1990 Kazakhstan (CIS) August 1993 Libya November 1990 Lithuania April 1995 Malaysia — Philippines October 1994 Russian Federation September 1993 Saudi Arabia September 1990 Switzerland June 1990 Syria August 1990 Taiwan February 1990 United Arab Emirates August 1990 Uzbekistan —