WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1581/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. Slate industry and preferential tariff arrangements
C 50/50 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 22. 2. 1999 Will the Commission say whether the EU imports slate from the applicant countries and, if so, whether the trade agreements with these countries make provision for preferential tariff arrangements which include slate? If so, will the Commission give details of the margin of preference and tariff rate applicable to slate from the applicant countries under the preferential tariff arrangements and say how these might develop or change in future? (1999/C 50/070) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1581/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Slate industry and preferential tariff arrangements (25 May 1998) Will the Commission provide details of the margin of preference and customs tariff applied to EU imports of slate from each of the third countries covered by preferential tariff arrangements and say how these might develop or change in future? Will the Commission give details of the customs tariff applied to Community slate exports to each of the countries which themselves export slate to the EU under preferential tariff arrangements? (1999/C 50/071) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1582/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Customs tariffs for slate (25 May 1998) Will the Commission give details of the respective customs tariffs applicable to EU imports of slate from each of the third countries not covered by preferential tariff arrangements for this product and say how these might develop or change in future? Will the Commission give details of the respective customs tariffs applicable to the Community exports of slate to each of the countries which themselves export slate to the EU and are not covered by any preferential tariff arrangements in this sector and say how these might develop or change in future? (1999/C 50/072) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1583/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Slate industry and barriers to international trade (25 May 1998) Replying on behalf of the Commission to my previous Written Questions Nos. E-4009/97 and E-4011/97 (1), Sir Leon Brittan speaking, pointed out that the Commission had launched a new initiative in November 1996 concerning the strategy and prospects for access for the Community industry to third-country markets with a view to identifying and eliminating barriers to Community exports. In this connection, Commissioner Brittan called on the slate industry to play an active part in this initiative as regards identifying barriers to international trade. Will the Commission say what specific form this initiative has taken and what progress it has made, and give details of how the slate industry might participate? (1) OJ C 196, 22. 6. 1998, p. 56