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Reducing protectionism in clothing and textiles

Implementation

Whilst the Uruguay Round liberalised trade in clothing and textiles, implementation is end-loaded. The Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), which has provided since 1974 a free-standing multilateral framework for the proliferation of discriminatory quantitative restrictions against 35 developing countries and economies in transition, is to be phased out under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). All bilaterally agreed and MFA-based quantitative restrictions are to be notified to the Textiles Monitoring Board for removal according to a graduated schedule, with expanded quotas in the interim.

Broader

Related

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(F) Exceptional strategies
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Nov 11, 2022