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Ref. : CR EIC 230/2/1/1/1
26 April 2005
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 139/2005
Notice to Exporters: Series 2 (EU) No. 6/2005
European Union
(EU)* : Safeguard Actions on Chinese Textiles and Clothing Products - Opening of Investigation and Informal Consultations with the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 122/2005 cum Notice to Exporters: Series 2 (EU) No. 5/2005 all dated 11 April 2005, the European Commission (EC) has announced that it will open investigation and seek informal consultations with the Mainland of China (the Mainland) on nine categories of Chinese textiles and clothing (T&C) imports, before considering whether the safeguard measures should be invoked.
Details
- The EC announced on 24 April 2005 that it would open investigation into nine categories of Chinese T&C imports which had triggered the alert zones as prescribed under the guidelines published by the EC for the application of the Mainland textiles-specific safeguard measures. Details of the product categories concerned are set out at the Appendix.
- In accordance with the EC guidelines, the EC will investigate the extent of market disruption caused by these nine categories of Chinese T&C imports. The investigation will last for 60 days, during which the EC will initiate informal consultations with the Mainland authorities simultaneously. During the first 21 days of this period, interested parties are also allowed to present their opinions. At the end of the investigation, the EC will decide, in consultation with Member States in the Textiles Committee, whether to request formal consultations with the Mainland.
Enquiries
- For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5427.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Sheree FU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom
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Electronic services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has now been extended to the submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles Notifications.
For details and enquiries, please call Tradelink at 2599 1700. |
Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
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