FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1984
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TEXTILE HOT LINE? KEPT BUSY
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THIRTY-THREE CALLS WERE RECEIVED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY TRADE OFFICERS MANNING THE +HOT+ LINE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO ANSWER QUER IES ON THE PROPOSED NEW AMERICAN RULES ON TEXTILE IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES.
THE GENERAL TREND OF THE CALLS WAS ONE OF CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE ORIGIN RULES MEANT. THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS WERE ALSO SEEN AS COMPLICATED AND CONFUSING.
THERE WERE WORRIES OVER LOSS OF BUSINESS WITH SOME OF THE CALLERS, PARTICULARLY IN THE KNITWEAR INDUSTRY, EXPRESSING FEARS THERE MIGHT BE SUBSTANTIAL CUTBACKS IN ORDERS.
SOME REPORTED THAT ORDERS HAD ALREADY BEEN HELD UP.
OTHERS REPORTED THAT THEY THEMSELVES WERE HESITANT IN
ACCEPTING NEW ORDERS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
A FEW ASSUMED THAT THE ORIGIN RULES WOULD HAVE LIMITED EFFECTS ON THEM.
COMMENTING ON THE CALLS, A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: +THIS FEEDBACK GENERALLY CONFIRMS THE SORT OF ANXIETIES WE HAD EXPECTED AND THE UNCERTAINTY AND DISRUPTION THAT THE NEW REGULATIONS HAVE ALREADY INTRODUCED INTO LEGITIMATE TRADE.
+ IT IS CLEAR THAT SOME BUSINESS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. EVEN ONE MONTH BEFORE THE REGULATIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE EFFECT.+
BILL PROVIDES FOR SHARING OF DAMAGES
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A BILL SEEKING TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION ON THE SHARING OF DAMAGES BETWEEN WRONGDOERS IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS TO WIDEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A PERSON WHO SHARES LIABILITY WITH ANOTHER PERSON IS OELIGED TO CONTRIBUTE A SHARE OF THE DAMAGES.
IN OTHER WORDS, DEFENDANTS WILL HAVE A WIDER RIGHT TO RECEIVE • CONTRIBUTION FROM OTHERS WHO WERE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE, HE SAID.
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/AN IMPORTANT
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