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I will respond very briefly to Mr Bayona de Perogordo’s question. This matter is not very complicated in technical terms, but the question raises two separate issues: the first is the increase in imports of ceramic products from the People’s Republic of China and the second, a problem of potential fraud with regard to the origin of these products.
Where our imports of ceramics from the People’s Republic of China are concerned, it is true that in 1994 quantity limits were applied to imports of this nature, and to tableware or kitchenware in particular. In the meantime, China joined the World Trade Organisation and, in recognition of this fact, it was decided to phase out these quantity limits, which will, therefore, disappear completely at the end of 2004. In 2001 there was an increase of just over 10% in imports of these products to the European market, whereas in 2002 there was a slight fall in numbers. Consequently, our markets are not being permanently flooded with these products.
I now come to the second part of your question, which concerns problems relating to fraud. We have adequate instruments in place for combating fraud and we are prepared to make use of them. As I have already told European industrialists who have expressed concerns similar to yours, we would need more precise information on what these industrialists and you seem to consider to be fraudulent actions. The details are missing. Mr Bolkestein’s services will study your additional information so that together we can work out whether an inquiry should be opened."@en1
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