Excess of trousers puts strain on EU China textiles deal

The chief trade officials of the European Union and China held emergency talks, August 2005, to try to bolster a textiles agreement that is being threatened by shipments of pullovers and trousers that exceed quotas for Chinese textile exports.

European Commission: DG Trade: Press Release: Statement by Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner: Chinese Textile and clothing imports to the EU, Brussels, 9 August 2005 http://ec.europa.eu/comm/trade/issues/sectoral/industry/textile/pr090805_en.htm

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