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U.S. court hands textile groups a China trade win
Thu April 28, 2005 3:32 AM GMT+05:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Court of Appeals handed textile producers a victory on Wednesday in their legal battle with retailers over possible import restrictions on low-priced clothing from China.
The appeals court issued a ruling that allows the Bush administration to resume consideration of petitions filed by textile groups in 2004 asking for protection against a surge in imports from their chief Asian rival.
U.S. retailers won a preliminary injunction from the U.S. Court of International Trade in late December which had barred the Bush administration from acting on those 12 petitions.
That came about one month before the Bush administration was expected to decide on the first of the 12 petitions, which covered products such pants, shirts and underwear.
The Bush administration is examining the appeals court ruling to determine how quickly it can now make a decision on the petitions filed last year, a U.S. official said.
The National Council of Textile Organization said the appeals court ruling allowed the government to immediately render final decisions on six of the petitions.
"With the lifting of the court injunction, the government has an opportunity to demonstrate to the industry that it recognizes the severity of this surge and is moving swiftly to address it," the group said in a statement.
The U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel said it was "disappointed" with the appeals court ruling, which it added would introduce a new level of complexity for retailers who get products from China.
But it expressed optimism it would ultimately prevail in its court case against the petitions filed last year.
Meanwhile, both sides were waiting late on Wednesday for the Bush administration to announce whether it has accepted for consideration seven new petitions filed earlier this month by textile groups.
Those petitions are based on trade data which show a sharp increase in clothing imports from China in early 2005, rather than last year's requests which were based on just the threat of a surge.
U.S. court hands textile groups a China trade win
Thu April 28, 2005 3:32 AM GMT+05:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Court of Appeals handed textile producers a victory on Wednesday in their legal battle with retailers over possible import restrictions on low-priced clothing from China.
The appeals court issued a ruling that allows the Bush administration to resume consideration of petitions filed by textile groups in 2004 asking for protection against a surge in imports from their chief Asian rival.
U.S. retailers won a preliminary injunction from the U.S. Court of International Trade in late December which had barred the Bush administration from acting on those 12 petitions.
That came about one month before the Bush administration was expected to decide on the first of the 12 petitions, which covered products such pants, shirts and underwear.
The Bush administration is examining the appeals court ruling to determine how quickly it can now make a decision on the petitions filed last year, a U.S. official said.
The National Council of Textile Organization said the appeals court ruling allowed the government to immediately render final decisions on six of the petitions.
"With the lifting of the court injunction, the government has an opportunity to demonstrate to the industry that it recognizes the severity of this surge and is moving swiftly to address it," the group said in a statement.
The U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel said it was "disappointed" with the appeals court ruling, which it added would introduce a new level of complexity for retailers who get products from China.
But it expressed optimism it would ultimately prevail in its court case against the petitions filed last year.
Meanwhile, both sides were waiting late on Wednesday for the Bush administration to announce whether it has accepted for consideration seven new petitions filed earlier this month by textile groups.
Those petitions are based on trade data which show a sharp increase in clothing imports from China in early 2005, rather than last year's requests which were based on just the threat of a surge.
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