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CHINA WTO
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINA has been rapped for delaying the establishment of import quotas allowing European Union clothing exporters to sell into this huge emerging market. Under the terms of China’s accession to the World Trade Organisation, quotas should have been created by January.…
US TARIFFS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CLOTHING imports from the United States are to bear the brunt of retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union because of the erection of controversial ‘safeguard’ duties by Washington to protect the American steel industry.
The European Commission has announced that it is asking EU ministers to approve a selected range of products, where the levying of duty will cause the most pain to US exporters, in a bid to force the Bush administration to drop its steel tariffs.…
EU MARKET ACCESS
KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union is to update its administrative systems for monitoring its trade in textiles and clothing with the limited number of countries with whom it does not have trade agreements covering the sector. In particular, the European Commission has asked EU ministers to update rules on surveillance and the use of electronic documentation.…
TAJIKSTAN
KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, is lending US$250,000 to help establish a joint stock company owned by Tajik cotton farmers that will help increase yields and reduce debt. The new company, Sugd Agro Serv, will be unique in Tajikistan and will try to overcome key difficulties, such scarce technical assistance and equipment maintenance.…
AU COTON
BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADIAN casual clothing retailer Au Coton Inc has announced that it is insolvent and will be restructured under bankruptcy legislation, owing creditors more than CAN$23 million. Larger discounters like Walmart and competitive US chains like Gap and Old Navy have affected Au Coton’s competitiveness.…
CHINA ATC IMPLEMENTATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINA has sought to bury grumbling amongst its fellow World Trade Organisation member countries that it has been slow to implement quotas, by delivering its promise to publish import quotas in April that fulfill its commitments under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.…
EU ADMIN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union is to update its monitoring systems for its trade in clothing and textiles with the limited number of countries with whom it does not have trade agreements covering the sector, which includes Taiwan.
Notably, the European Commission has asked EU ministers to update rules on surveillance and electronic documentation.…
CHINA WTO
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINA has sought to allay fears that it is dragging its feet over the implementation of liberalisation commitments it made when it was admitted into the World Trade Organisation. It has released explanatory notes to the European Union and Canada, who have raised concerns over the opening of textile import quotas.…
ELLOS CASE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has ruled that a Spanish clothing, footwear and headgear company should have secured European trade mark rights to the word ‘Ellos,’ regarding a mail order service, though it should not use the brand-name for their products.…
US TARIFFS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CLOTHING imports from the United States are to bear the brunt of retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union because of the erection of controversial ‘safeguard’ duties by Washington to protect the American steel industry.
The European Commission has announced that it is asking EU ministers to approve a selected range of products, where the levying of duty will cause the most pain to US exporters, in a bid to force the Bush administration to drop its steel tariffs.…