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dcterms:Date	"2005-02-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Expiry of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20050223.17.3-221"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-23-Speech-3-2222
lpv:speaker	lp:Enrique Barón Crespo2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2004-07-28--2007-01-15)3 chair; INTA (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, the Chairman of the Committee on Development and I, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on International Trade, have tabled the previous question on hunger and this one jointly. We wish to draw attention to a new situation that has arisen, bringing with it a dramatic change in the pattern of world trade. I refer to the end of the transitional period for the ATC Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. This was a period of ten years, after which quotas would cease to exist, which was what happened on 1 January 2005. A new situation has therefore arisen. Mrs Morgantini referred to a Copernican change in at least 59 counties that had quotas with the European Union. This has resulted in a redistribution of world trade, with implications for employment and economic activity the world over, not only as regards the European Union or the United States, but also within the European Union itself. The textile and clothing industry is constantly restructuring. There is at least one factory of this kind in every constituency represented by Members of this House. In total, there are over 100 000 small and medium-sized enterprises in this sector, employing more than two million people. A major transitional policy must therefore be considered, and I am sorry Commissioner Mandelson is not in the House today. The Commissioner happens to be in Beijing, and I must emphasise that there are a number of reasons why serious discussions with our Chinese colleagues and partners are called for in the Doha Round. China cannot simply retain 50% of the world market. China is the lead country in terms of ownership of US Treasury Bonds, a major financial power, a technological power and a Member of the Security Council. Consequently, as far as trade is concerned, China is also bound to abide by the principles of respect for intellectual property, competitiveness and trade as laid down by the WTO. This is one of the issues that must be discussed with China. The House needs to be informed of the measures the Commission intends to propose, following the meeting of the High Level Group on textiles and clothing, in order to ensure an ordered transition within this key sector."@en1

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