EU SHOE MAKERS OPPOSE WEAK CHINA DUTY PROTECTION PLANS
September 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN business leaders, led by high end footwear manufacturers, are calling on European Union (EU) member states to resist Mediterranean country pressure to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on shoes from Vietnam and China. In a joint letter to governments, EU shoe manufacturers, retailers and distributors are pushing for the rejection of a compromise proposal from current EU president Austria, which would impose duties for 12 months, with an option to renew over five years. Southern European states, led by Italy and Spain, have been ...
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