EU TARIFF SUSPENSION
December 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have been asked to suspend import tariffs on a number of textile products, because of concern that demand is outstripping supply in the EU. The removal of duties would be indefinite, although the European Commission will inevitably review these tariff breaks within a year; assuming they are approved, they will come into force on New Year's Day. The list includes yarn spun entirely from silk waste, (not for retail sale), fabrics for manufacturing bandages, dressings and medical gauzes and a wide range of artificial ...
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