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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9743

19 September 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
China comes closer to market economy

Brussels, 18/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a report revealed by Reuters, the European Commission notes “considerable progress” made by China with a view to achieving market economy status. Beijing meets just one of the five criteria required for this status - replacement of barter by modern payment means. The Commission, however, notes clear improvement on two other criteria - accounting standards and laws on intellectual property protection - a field in which there is still much to be...

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