BED LINEN DUTIES FINAL
December 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has backed the European Commission's conclusion that imposing anti-dumping duties on Indian cotton-type bed linen is no longer necessary. Ministers agreed to drop a review of the Indian exports, without imposing any protective tariffs. The decision brings to an end one of the longest-running international textile trade disputes to be aired at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has backed the European Commission's conclusion that imposing anti-dumping duties on Indian cotton-type bed linen is no longer necessary. Ministers agreed to drop a review of the Indian exports, without imposing any protective tariffs. The decision brings to an end one of the longest-running international textile trade disputes to be aired at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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