Written answers
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Israeli Imports
10:30 am
Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the value of imports from Israel in 2009; the portion of those imports that were entitled to preferential duty; and if those imports which did not get preferential duty were produce from settlements illegal under international law. [24955/10]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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In 2009 Ireland imported goods from Israel to the value of €82.4 million. In addition, services imports from that country for 2008, the last year for which data is available, were valued at €75 million.
I understand that a preferential customs status applies for certain goods traded between the EU and Israel but that goods exported from illegal Israeli settlements cannot benefit from these preferential rates. However, it is the Revenue Commissioners Customs Service that is the competent Irish Authority to implement rules of origin controls on imports of goods into Ireland and to apply the appropriate tariff duties. My Department has no function in regard to these matters.
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