TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1990
BECAUSE THE TEXTILES SECTOR WAS SO IMPORTANT TO MANY DEVELOPING EXPORTEPS, THEY MUST SECURE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS AREA IF THEY WERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE REST OF THE TRADE PACKAGE TO FERGE FROM THE ROUND.
"FAILURE TO AMIVE AT A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO THE TEXTILES PROBLEM WOULD INEVITABLY UNDERMINE THE ROUND AS A WHOLE," MR CHAN
SAIN
"THIS WOULD HAVE EXTREMELY SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
OF WORLD TRADE AND WOULD BE IN NOBODY'S INTEREST, DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING PARTICIPANTS ALIKE."
IIF SAID TEXTILES IMPORTING COUNTRIES HAD SUBMITTED THEIR PRO HALS ON HOW TO PHASE OUT EXISTING RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
SOME OF THESE PROPOSALS WERE CONSTRUCTIVE AND ADDED MUCH TO THE DEBATE ON THE SUBSTANTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE PHASING-OUT PROCESS.
OTHERS PUT FORWARD A RADICAL NEW MODALITY WHICH, IF ADOPTED, WOULD BRING GRAVE UNCERTAINTY TO THE TRADE AND WOULD BR MORR RESTRICTIVE THAN THE CURRENT REGIME UNDER THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT.
"THIS IS CLEARLY UNACCEPTABLE,
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HE SAID.
MR CHAN SAID ANY MODALITY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING MFA REGIME MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY AND PREDICTABILITY TO EXPORTERS AS WELL AS
IMPORTERS.
"WHERE RESTRAINTS CAN CONTINUE TO BE JUSTIFIED THIS CAN BE BEST ENSURED BY BUILDING ON THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF EXPORT CONTROL WHICH IS WELL UNDERSTOOD BY ALL INVOLVED IN THE TEXTILES AND GARMENTS TRADE.
"MOREOVER, THE CHOSEN MODALITY MUST BE PREDICTABLE AND CAUSE MINIMUM DISRUPTION TO TRADE, AND MUST ACCORD EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG SUPPLIERS AND PROVIDE GREATER MARKET ACCESS FOR ALL EXPORTING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES,' HE SAID,
MR CHAN SAID THE GLOBAL QUOTA APPROACH PUT FORWARD SEPARATELY BY THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FAILED TO MEET THESE CRITERIA.
"IT IS NOW ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THERE IS A CONSENSUS MINUS TWO FOR ADOPTING AN MFA-BASED MODALITY, HE SAID.
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MR CHAN SAID, ΤΟ BREAK THE IMPASSE AND ΤΟ TAKE THE NEGOTIATIONS FORWARD WITH A VIEW TO PUTTING TOGETHER A DRAFT OUTLINE AGREEMENT FOR THE JULY MEETING OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE ITCB TO DEVELOP AND TABLE A FURTHER DETAILED PROPOSAL AT THE JUNE MEETING OF THE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING NEGOTIATING GROUP.
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