TTIP: Challenges and Opportunities in the Area of Textiles and Labelling
The paper, produced by Policy Department A for the IMCO committee, analyses opportunities and challenges of TTIP for the EU in textile and clothing (T&C). This area differs from other industrial sectors in that average tariff levels are relatively high and a number of tariff peaks still exist. It would not be difficult to negotiate the complete phase out of all tariff barriers and obtain gains for consumers and firms. A more challenging task will be to tackle the existing high level of non-tariff barriers. To be able to exploit the potential gains from trade liberalization, the challenge for EU negotiators is to enter a regulatory co-operation game with the US while maintaining the high level of health and environment protection achieved in the EU.
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Type de publication
Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- accord de libre-échange
- Amérique
- commerce international
- commercialisation
- compétence du PE
- consommation
- construction européenne
- coût de production
- entrave non tarifaire
- ENTREPRISE ET CONCURRENCE
- gestion comptable
- GÉOGRAPHIE
- géographie politique
- géographie économique
- harmonisation des normes
- INDUSTRIE
- industrie textile
- industries du cuir et du textile
- information du consommateur
- institutions de l'Union européenne et fonction publique européenne
- négociation d'accord (UE)
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGIE ET RECHERCHE
- protection du consommateur
- technologie et réglementation technique
- UNION EUROPÉENNE
- ÉCHANGES ÉCONOMIQUES ET COMMERCIAUX
- États-Unis
- étiquetage