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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1979
TEXTILE QUOTA REVIEW PLANNED
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THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT ITS MAJOR REVIEW OF THE TEXTILE EXPORT QUOTA CONTROL SYSTEM WILL BE POSTPONED TO LATER THIS YEAR.
THE FULL SCALE REVIEW WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR EARLY 1979 BUT STAFF SHORTAGES AND INCREASED WORKLOAD FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S TEXTILES CONTROL DIVISION HAS MADE THE POSTPONEMENT NECESSARY.
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ADDITIONAL STAFF HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR THE DIVISION AND IT IS HOPED THE REVIEW CAN START LATER IN THE YEAR.
THE PRESENT QUOTA CONTROL SYSTEM WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1976. AT THAT TIME THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED IT WOULD CONDUCT ANOTHER REVIEW AFTER THE COMPLETION OF TWO FULL YEARS' OPERATION OF THE QUOTA SYSTEM.
THE TEXTILES CONTROL DIVISION OF THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT PROCESSED OVER ONE MILLION TEXTILE EXPORT LICENCES AND DOCUMENTS IN 1978 COMPARED WITH ABOUT HALF A MILLION IN 1976. QUOTA HOLDERS HAVE INCREASED FROM FEWER THAN 9,000 IN 1976 TO 19,000 LAST YEAR.
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