EU tells Beijing to restrict textiles exports

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Series Details 18.5.05
Publication Date 18/05/2005
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China was issued with a final warning by the European Union on 17 May 2005 to restrict textiles exports to avoid temporary sanctions against Chinese exports of T-shirts and flax yarn. The exports are believed to threaten European producers.

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BBC News, 17.5.05: EU ratchets up China textile row http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4555161.stm
European Commission: Memo: MEMO/05/161 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/161&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
European Commission: Press Release: IP/05/566 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/566&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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