[en] The liberalization of textile trade has created many protests among the textile producers. Many of them fear that trade liberalization will mean the disappearing of this industry on the territory of the most industrialized countries. Governments confronted with those complaints have tried to find ways to soften the liberalization process as much as possible. Different solutions were chosen. The USA choose to amend their legislation on the origin of products. Two "procès-verbal" were concluded between the EC and the US to end the dispute.
Disciplines :
European & international law
Author, co-author :
Vincent, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Département de droit
Dehousse, Franklin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit international économique
Ghemar, Katelyne
Language :
English
Title :
"The EU-USA Dispute concerning the New American Rules of Origin for Textile Products"
Alternative titles :
[en] Le contentieux UE:Etats-Unis concernant les nouvelles règles américaines applicables à l'origine des produits textiles