CITRUS FRUIT DUTY

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A INVESTIGATION has been launched by the European Commission into an alleged boom in imports of prepared or preserved citrus fruits, following complaints from the government of Spain, especially about sales from China. The inquiry could lead to a temporary safeguard duty being erected by Brussels.



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