EU in disarray over shoe imports

The European Commission's plans to regulate imports of leather shoes from China and Vietnam are in disarray, after EU member states rejected its latest proposals, August 2006.

British Retail Consortium: Press Release, 4.8.06: EU must accept shoe import taxes now dead and buried http://www.brc.org.uk/details04.asp?id=983

British Retail Consortium: Policies and Issues: Antidumping duty http://www.brc.org.uk/policymaster04.asp?id=488&sPolicy=ANTIDUMPING+DUTY

European Commission: DG Trade: Press Release, 5.7.06: EU Anti-dumping Investigation on Leather Shoes from China and Vietnam enters final Phase http://ec.europa.eu/comm/trade/issues/respectrules/anti_dumping/pr050706_en.htm

Footwear Association of Importers and Retail Chains http://www.fair-eu.org/index.php/about/

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