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	<description>Footwear Association of Importers and Retail chains</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>No compromise, but a catastrophe</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2007/09/14/no-compromise-but-a-catastrophe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European shoe importers consider Austria’s approach in the EU conflict on anti-dumping customs duties on shoe imports from China and Vietnam counterproductive and dangerous.
Yesterday, Austria unexpectedly suggested a one-year extension of the provisional customs duties introduced in April 2006 to re-examine them afterwards. “This suggestion is completely incomprehensible, basically does not change anything and would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“This decision is not acceptable”</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/10/06/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of jobs and the interests of European customers fall victim to protectionist tendencies
Brussels – With an extremely close vote the Council of Ministers of the EU Member States today adopted the proposal of the European Commission to impose anti-dumping customs duties on footwear imports from China and Vietnam. “We will not accept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political horse-trading takes centre stage in footwear anti-dumping case</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/10/02/political-horse-trading-takes-centre-stage-in-footwear-anti-dumping-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How the EU and its consumers could be made to pay for Member States’ wheeling and dealing behind the scenes
Brussels – The political circus surrounding anti-dumping duties against footwear imports from China and Vietnam has reached completely unacceptable levels. Paul Verrips, President of the Footwear Association of Importers and Retail chains (FAIR), finds the massive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting the best foot forward</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/09/27/putting-the-best-foot-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU footwear industry has undergone dramatic changes over recent decades. Regrettably, the European Commission’s current proposal for anti-dumping measures on leather footwear ignores that evolution, and consequently endangers much of the EU industry.
The current investigation essentiallyattacks companies who focus on higher value-added activities.The allegation of dumping neglects the importance, both in terms of EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Member States speak out against anti-dumping duties on leather shoes</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/08/07/member-states-speak-out-against-anti-dumping-duties-on-leather-shoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[F.A.I.R. is pleased with the clear rejection of anti-dumping duties on leather shoes originating in China and Vietnam, by the EU Member States. F.A.I.R. notes that this rejection simply replicates the message Member States  already gave to the European Commission at the provisional stage of these proceedings. At that moment (in March 2006) however, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Footwear importers disappointed, but willing to compromise</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/07/11/footwear-importers-disappointed-but-willing-to-compromise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/07/11/footwear-importers-disappointed-but-willing-to-compromise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU is planning to impose anti-dumping duties on imported footwear from China and Vietnam, after imports exceed a certain quantity.
„While F.A.I.R. remains opposed to these anti-dumping measures in principle, since they seriously restrict trade, F.A.I.R.  is nevertheless willing to consider the delayed duty proposition under certain conditions“ said Paul Verrips, Secretary General of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duties to benefit European Shoe Manufacturers - an EU decision in which everybody loses</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/03/17/duties-to-benefit-european-shoe-manufacturers-an-eu-decision-in-which-everybody-loses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU Trade Commissioner wants to introduce anti-dumping duties against the will of the majority.
The EU Commission is currently insisting on the imposition of anti-dumping duties against imports of leather footwear from China and Vietnam, despite the lack of support from a majority of EU Member States. This would not only hurt the European consumer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Shoe companies face EUR 150 million duty bill - an EU decision in which everybody loses</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/03/13/eu-shoe-companies-face-eur-150-million-duty-bill-an-eu-decision-in-which-everybody-loses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EU Shoe companies face EUR 150 million duty bill - an EU decision in which everybody loses.
The EU Trade Commissioner decides to introduce anti-dumping duties regardless of the negative advice of the Member States.
Today, Commissioner Mandelson has received the power to impose anti-dumping measures on certain footwear from China and Vietnam before April 7.  By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PR Severe protest from Europe&#8217;s leading shoe retailers</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2006/03/01/pr-severe-protest-from-europes-leading-shoe-retailers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20 per cent anti-dumping duties on leather shoe imports from China and Vietnam is disastrous for consumers and retail
Severe protest from Europe&#8217;s leading shoe retailers against the European Commission decision
&#8220;The anti-dumping duty of 20 per cent against imports of footwear from China and Vietnam, announced today by the European Commission, is far too high and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than 10,000 jobs at risk throughout Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.fair-eu.org/2005/12/13/more-than-10000-jobs-at-risk-throughout-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fair-eu.org/2005/12/13/more-than-10000-jobs-at-risk-throughout-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prognos study reveals negative consequences of planned EU Anti-Dumping measures in the shoe trade.
A new study carried out by Prognos AG, Basel examines the effects of possible EU Anti-Dumping measures for the shoe trade. The results are alarming: More than 10,000 jobs could be at risk in Europe. 2500 jobs are under threat in Germany [...]]]></description>
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