EURATEX – the European Apparel and Textile Confederation – voice of the textile and clothing industry in Europe, has urged European Commission to “strongly act” and clarify its position on investigating anti-subsidy proceedings against China and on tackling barriers to trade in the country. The association reiterated that China does not meet the five criteria required to qualify as a market economy.
The association highlighted that the European Commission’s proposal to change the AD-AS legislation and introducing the concept of “significant distortion” may open a lot of uncertainty for the European companies. Some of the concerns that can arise are WTO compatibility, the drafting of the reports, the burden of proof, the management of the transition period, the timetable for adoption of this proposal and the subsequent reaction of China.
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Euartex also underlined the necessity to address sectoral problems through dedicated initiatives for issues like tackling barriers to trade in China, protecting IPR, ensuring stability of raw material prices and addressing over capacities remain. It also suggested DG Trade to set up a specific task force on over capacities in man-made fibres and yarns.
