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EC Commercial Defence Actions against Textiles from 1995 to 2000:
Possible Lessons for Future Negotiations
1 Brussels, Belgium. Email: edwin.vermulst{at}vwv-law.be
This article explores, on the basis of a case study of anti-dumping and countervailing duty actions taken by the European Union against textiles products from 1995 to 2000, whether proposed changes to the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in the period immediately preceding the Seattle Ministerial would have a significant effect in practice, particularly to the benefit of developing countries. The article concludes that this would not necessarily be the case, and offers additional suggestions for amendments that would affect almost all cases.