§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the changing trading relationships between the United States of America and(a) the European Union as a single entity and (b) individual EU member states with reference to the continuing sanctions relating to the trade dispute over bananas. [67116]
§ Mr. WilsonThe European Union acts as a single entity in external trade policy matters, under Article 113 of the EC Treaty. There are currently no sanctions in place against EU exports to the US, and intensive efforts to avoid such action is continuing.