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Snapshots from an European Perspective

Snapshots from an European Perspective. By Åke Weyler Textilimportörerna and Foreign Trade Association International Apparel Forum, Prime Source Hong Kong 2006-03-28. Background. ATC integration, ATC integration stage three Cat. 21, Membership conditions for China in WTO,

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Snapshots from an European Perspective

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  1. Snapshots from an European Perspective By Åke Weyler Textilimportörerna and Foreign Trade Association International Apparel Forum, Prime Source Hong Kong 2006-03-28

  2. Background • ATC integration, • ATC integration stage three Cat. 21, • Membership conditions for China in WTO, • No preparations at all anywhere except in China for free trade 2005-01-01

  3. Imports into EU of ATC-products first 8 months 2005 compared to the same time 2004 in value Winners (%) • China 97 (Volume 146%) • India 12 • Turkey 4 • Others 7

  4. Imports into EU of ATC-products first 8 months 2005 compared to the same time 2004 in value.Losers (%) • Korea (Rep.) -63 • Hong Kong -58 • Taiwan -58 • Macao -54 • LDC:s (ex. Bangladesh) -26 • Indonesia -23 • Pakistan -16 • Morocco -10 • Bangladesh -10 • Rumania - 9

  5. Protectionism, present and future • Bra War I, 2005, 10 quotas on export from China • Antidumping duties on leather shoes from China and Vietnam as per 2006-04-07. Nine EU member countries, Sweden included, voted no. • Prolongation from 2007 to 2008 of present 10 quotas for China? • The new GSP with exemptions for China and India and complicated origin requirements. • Geographic origin labelling on garments and shoes? • Antidumping on clothing articles? • EU policy for neighbours

  6. Imports into EU of ATC-products 2005 compared to 2004 in valueWinners(%) • China 82 • India 18 • Madagascar 16 • USA 14 • Vietnam 14 • Macedonia 9 • Turkey 4 • Bulgaria 1

  7. Imports into EU of ATC- products 2005 compared to 2004 in value. Losers (%) • Korea Rep. -49 • Taiwan -39 • Philipphines -39 • LDC:s (ex. Bangladesh) -39 • Macao -25 • Hong Kong -14 • Indonesia -13 • Pakistan -11 • Thailand -11 • Switzerland -10 • Cambodia -10 • Morocco - 9 • Romania - 8 • Bangladesh - 6 • Tunisia - 4

  8. ? • What will happen after the expiration of the present restrictions ?

  9. ? • A new MFA? • GATT XIX safeguard actions including restrictions on a handful countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Brazil? • Free trade in textiles and garments?

  10. ! • Free trade as there is no point in restrictions against China or a few other countries. Restrictions does not work anymore.

  11. What about the poorest countries?This is what I want • A successful DDA, which I do not believe in. (WTO is looking more and more like UN) • NAMA. Developed countries, industrial goods, 0 duties. The rest, industrial goods, max. 13 % duties. This takes 10 to 15 years. • In the meantime, EBA without exemptions for LDC:s by developed countries and Turkey, China, India, Thailand, Brazil and Mexico • GSP (and EBA) preferential rules of origin: One process. One stage. For example sewing. One. Just one!

  12. Thank You !

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