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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9832

4 February 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/industry
MEPs weigh up textile sector situation in Europe

Brussels, 03/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - MEPs are concerned about the ending of the joint monitoring system for Chinese textile and clothing exports to the EU. This system was implemented in order to manage the transition towards complete free trade in the sector and exercised a two-fold control of export licences issued by China and EU awarded import licences. It expired on 31 December 2008. At the same time, the sector has been experiencing difficulties and has lost 350,000 jobs over the...

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