WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2437/96 by Irene SOLTWEDEL-SCHÄFER to the Commission. Council Regulation (EC) No. 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalized tariff preferences (1995 to 1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries
Date: 1996-09-18
Institutions: European Parliament, SOLTWEDEL-SCHAEFER
Subjects: India, child labour, developing countries, generalised preferences, industrial product, labour law, originating product













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2437/96 by Irene SOLTWEDEL-SCHÄFER to the Commission. Council Regulation (EC) No. 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalized tariff preferences (1995 to 1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2437/96 by Irene Soltwedel-Schäfer (V) to the Commission (18 September 1996)Subject: Council Regulation (EC) No. 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalized tariff preferences (1995 to 1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries1. Is it likely that India will continue to figure among the countries to benefit from Regulation (EC) No. 3281/94 ((OJ L 348, 31.12.1994, p. 1. )) from 1 January 1998?2. Is the Commission report referred to in Article 7(2) on the results of the studies carried out in international fora on the relationship between trade and labour rights already available?3. Has the Commission already submitted the proposal for a Council decision referred to in Article 7(3)?4. Will additional preferences be granted to certain groups of products only or to all exports from countries which fulfill the conditions set out in Article 7?5. Has India applied for preferences on the basis of adopting and applying domestic legal provisions incorporating the standards laid down in ILO Convention No. 138 concerning minimum age for admission to employment?6. Is an application for preferences admissible only if submitted by the government of a country or is it possible for a private organization to apply for preferences if it can be shown by the award of a product mark that the goods in question have been produced in compliance with, for example, ILO Convention No. 138 concerning minimum age for admission to employment?Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (14 October 1996)1. Yes.2. No. Article 7(2) states that the Council will consider the report in 1997.3. No. Article 7(3) requires the Commission to submit a proposal to the Council in the light of the Council's review, i.e. in 1997.4. Article 7 is not limited to particular products.5. No.6. Article 7 provides for additional preferences to be given to countries which request them in writing. The rules for applying Article 7 to particular export operations in practice will be set out in the Commission proposal referred to in point 3; however, it is a basic rule of the generalized system of preferences that government bodies of beneficiary countries, not private organizations, are responsible for ensuring that the conditions for granting preferences are fulfilled.