CHINA CHECKS
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has warned it may take action to stem the anticipated flood of Chinese textile and clothing imports into Europe following January's end of restrictive trade quotas. Under the terms of China's accession to the World Trade Organisation, other member countries have until 2008 the right to temporarily protect industries that are threatened by surges in Chinese exports. So Brussels is setting up a careful monitoring system of Chinese sales of textile and clothing products into the European Union (EU) from January. A Commission ...
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