EU Signs Off on Abolition of Textile Quotas
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The European Union on Monday took the final step toward abolishing textiles quotas on January 1, 2005, in compliance with World Trade Organization obligations.
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The US and the EU have responded cautiously to Chinaâs announcement that it would impose export duties on some textile products to ensure a âsmooth transitionâ on the
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Pakistan's vital textile industry could suffer from the imminent end of import quotas as international rivals seek to exploit the country's widespread disregard for labour and environment laws, analysts say.
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With 40 years of textile quotas about to be abolished in a move to help developing nations, a group of the world&#39;s poorest countries are asking for a different approach: special trade deals to protect them from a free-for-all.
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The European Commission today abandoned demands for the closure of key British cod fisheries in a compromise deal designed to preserve both dwindling cod stocks and the UK&#39;s struggling fishing industry.
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The 25-nation European Union reached an agreement in principle on a highly controversial reform of Europe&#039;s vast services sector.
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European Union leaders signed the Treaty  of Lisbon on Thursday to reform the bloc's institutions.
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JAKARTA (DPA): European Union Commissioner for Trade Pascal Lamy said Monday that nations must move forward with plans to abolish trade quotas on clothes and textiles at the end of this year, despite opposition from many in the industry.
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The European Union said Friday it supported a swift transition to full democracy in Hong Kong while it expressed concerns about the territory&#39;s copyright policy.
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The European Union and its allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on U.S. goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the U.S. elections.
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GENEVA - The European Union (EU) and its allies got the go-ahead from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on US goods in response to the latter&#39;s illegal anti-dumping rules.
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The European Commission calls for cuts in quotas of cod, herring and anchovy to conserve stocks.
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SHANGHAI - China will impose duties on textile and clothing exports to ease international concerns that mainland producers could flood markets when a decades-old quota system is lifted next month, state press reported Monday.
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The European Union agrees to lift its embargo on the sale of arms to Libya.
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European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy.
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U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said  on Thursday the European Union's decision to abandon a trade  pact with the reclusive Central Asian state of Turkmenistan was  a "landmark move against tyranny."
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WASHINGTON, DEC 13: The United States said on Monday it would continue to restrict imports of some textile and clothing products after a decades-old quota system expires in a few weeks, while China, under pressure from Washington, said it would slap a tax