WRITTEN QUESTION P-0772/00 by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission. Lesser Developed Countries in the WTO.
C 374 E/150 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 28. 12. 2000 To clarify this matter I should be grateful for answers to the following questions: 1. Were chemicals enterprises in Belgium involved in manufacturing of the defoliant Agent Orange, which was subsequently used by the American army as a chemical weapon in Vietnam, as the Belgian Deputy Minister has said? 2. Were chemicals enterprises in other EC Member States involved in manufacturing the defoliant Agent Orange, which was subsequently used by the American army as a chemical weapon in Vietnam? Reply (25 May 2000) The issue, to which the Honourable Member refers in his question, has never been raised within the Council. The Honourable Member will recall that the TEU, setting up the common foreign and security policy, has been concluded and has entered into force much later than the events referred to in his question. (2000/C 374 E/177) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0772/00 by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission (9 March 2000) Subject: Lesser Developed Countries in the WTO The Commission has recently announced a package of trade concessions to the Lesser Developed Countries in the WTO. This package consists of a tariff-free access to áessentially allí products from LDCs. Could the Commission specify exactly which products are not covered by these concessions. (2000/C 374 E/178) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0778/00 by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission (16 March 2000) Subject: Less Developed Countries in the WTO The Commission has recently announced a package of trade concessions to the Less Developed Countries in the WTO. This package consists of tariff-free access to áessentially allí products from LDCs. In a separate question I have asked the Commission to specify exactly which products are not covered by these concessions. Could the Commission also specify the value of trade in those products not covered by the package, for both the LDCs in question and the EU (by Member State). Joint answer to Written Questions P-0772/00 and E-0778/00 given by Mr Lamy on behalf of the Commission (27 April 2000) The Honourable Member refers to the Community initiative granting free access to industrialised countriesí markets for essentially all products from the least developed countries (LDCs), and greater access to developing countriesí markets. His question follows on from Oral Question H-206/00 made by Mr Howitt at Parliamentís plenary part-session in March (1)