Translation of "Import export manager in textile industry machinery " (English → French) :

But the problem lies not so much in the question of import/export liberalisation in the EU area but in the lack of targeted strategies for trade, industrial, social and regional development to help the European textile industry to adjust to the challenges of the free market.

The question posed here is how rules of origin (including cumulation of origin) could be adjusted in a way that may improve the competitive position of those more vulnerable countries by actually contributing to their development through a better use of the preferences granted by the EU, without either opening the floodgates of the EU to imports whose main value added originates in non-preferential countries, or without in fact preventing the possible development of a domestic textiles industry which would not res ...[+++]ist the competition of the largest textiles exporting countries.

Since many of those countries - especially the least developed countries and small garment exporters - do not have a competitive domestic textiles industry, they have typically to import fabrics from other countries which are then converted into garments but, as a general rule, the result is that the final product is no ...[+++]longer considered as being of preferential origin and comes into the EU with full duty.

Furthermore, the extreme concern expressed by the Commission to reduce the distortions to which state support for cotton gives rise in world markets disregards a series of factors: first of all, the slight impact which European aid now has on this sector (an aspect recognised by the African producer organisations which signed the Seville Declaration of 7 November 2003); secondly, the fact that the EU accounts for only 2.6% of world production and is the largest importer, meeting up to 48% of its requirements through imports, which enter the EU on a duty-free basis; and thirdly the fact that world prices, which are highly volatile, depe ...[+++]nd above all on other factors such as the growing competition from synthetic fibres (with the adverse environmental impact this entails), strong fluctuations in world demand (which is today chiefly caused by the strength of the Chinese textile industry, a net importer of cotton despite its significant domestic production) and, last but not least, the aggressive cotton-supporting policies pursued by some developed exporting countries.

17. Welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding of 10 June 2005 between the Commission and the Chinese Government on the limitation of Chinese textile exports and calls on the Commission to monitor both compliance with that agreement and the situation with regard to other textile, clothing and footwear sectors in Europe, while also taking account of the long-term interests of European importers and retailers; calls on China to make the calculation system being used to limit exports transparent; ...[+++] urges the Commission to be prepared to adopt emergency measures if it becomes clear that the EU industry faces serious material injury; further urges the Commission and China to find solutions for the developing countries which are most vulnerable to Chinese exports, enabling them to protect parts of their markets, in order to find a solution for some of the poorest people;

16. Welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding of June 10th 2005 between the Commission and the Chinese Government on the limitation of Chinese textile exports and calls on the Commission to monitor both compliance with this agreement and the situation with regard to other textile, clothing and footwear sectors in Europe, while also taking account of the long-term interests of European importers and retailers; calls on China to make transparent the calculation system being used to limit exports ...[+++]; urges the Commission to be prepared to adopt emergency measures if it is clear that the EU industry faces serious material injury; further urges the Commission and China to find solutions for the developing countries which are most vulnerable to Chinese exports, enabling them to protect parts of their markets, in order to find a solution for some of the poorest people;