Integrated Xinhua News Agency in Brussels, Washington correspondent reports: The European Commission and the United States Commission on Implementation of Textile Agreements announced on the 28th, respectively textile imports from China under investigation.

 

The European Commission officially decided on the 28th from the nine categories of textile imports from China to launch a "special protection" investigation to determine whether these textiles to take "safeguard" measures. The so-called "safeguard" measures, is in the event of a surge in imports of certain products, the importing countries or economies that could be taken, including quantitative restrictions on trade restrictions, including some emergency measures.

 

According to relevant provisions of the EU's "special protection" The investigation will be started on the 29th, the survey period no longer than 60 days. In the meantime, the EU will conduct informal consultations with the Chinese side. If an investigation revealed that the textile exports to the EU lead to "market disruption", the EU will be under the framework of the World Trade Organization with China in a 90-day formal consultations. In the case of negotiations without results, the European Union before being officially launched "special protection" measures.

 

The EU survey of nine categories of textile products including T-shirts, pullovers, men's trousers, jackets, socks, jackets and bras and other women. The European Commission said that since the beginning of this year, imports from China these nine categories of textile and apparel imports increase varies from 51%, as many as up to 534%.

 

Affiliated with the U.S. Department of Commerce Executive Committee of Textile Agreements said in a statement on the 28th, the committee agreed to accept the U.S. request textile manufacturers to begin importing from China's shirts, sweaters, pants, pajamas and so on seven categories of textiles to investigate, in order to determine whether damage to the U.S. market. It is reported that 30 days after receiving the request for the public consultation period, the Commission will be in the public consultation period ended within 60 days after the ruling.

 

For the EU and the United States investigation into Chinese textile imports, will the World Trade Organization, expressed the hope that relevant parties can resolve disputes through dialogue. A spokesman for the organization Jisi Luo Rockwell said, "If there is a way to resolve disputes without the use of sanctions, then you should take this way." He also noted that two months of import data alone is not sufficient to make a true and accurate assessment.