login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8704

12 May 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/china
Commission gives Chinese authorities until Wednesday to abolish restrictions on coke exports to EU

Brussels, 11/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has delivered the Chinese authorities an ultimatum on the restrictions they practise on coke exports to the EU: if these restrictions are not lifted by Friday, the EU will take the case before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) early next week. If this happens, the Union will ask for consultations to be opened, marking the first official stage in the WTO dispute settlement proceedings. The Commission accuses China of arbitrarily...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION