Remaining obstacles to trade, such as high tariffs and other non-tariff barriers, with third countries are of major concern to the EU Commission and EU industry.
With the aim of seeking significant reduction or elimination of tariffs and/or non-tariff barriers the Commission is pursuing these issues in the context of bilateral negotiations in the WTO (DDA - Doha Development Agenda).
The EU Commission is additionally actively seeking to address IPR (Intellectual property rights) problems encountered by EU industry in third country markets.
Click here to view the trade statistics in textile.
Leather and Footwear The EU Commission has two main objectives regarding the leather and footwear sectors, namely to improve market access for the EU exports to third countries, developed and emerging developing alike, and to ensure access to raw materials.
Click here to view EU 25 imports/exports of leather (chapter 41) from main suppliers in 2005 and January to August 2006.
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