Written question asked by Phyllis Starkey (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2000. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Monday, 20 March 2000 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Customs and Excise can take if Israel's customs service has been systematically misapplying the territorial clauses and origin rules in its trade agreements with the EU to prevent fraudulent preferential importations into the United Kingdom of products from settlements without the cooperation of Israeli customs.

Answer: Dr. Starkey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps HM Customs and Excise can take if Israel's customs service has been systematically misapplying the territorial clauses and origin rules in its trade agreements with the EU to prevent fraudulent preferential importations into the United Kingdom of products from settlements without the co-operation of Israeli customs. [115316] Dawn Primarolo: The question of further action by HM Customs and Excise will not arise until the European Commission has completed its assessment of the situation.

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