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Pres Bill Clinton lobbied the House Textile Caucus for last minute votes to support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and promised to support key textile industry issues if NAFTA is enacted. Pres Clinton specifically stated that he would support improved policing of illegal imports and would investigate a 15 year phaseout of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade., WASHINGTON -- In the attempt to garner the handful of votes needed to pass the North American Free Trade Agreement in today's House vote, President Clinton turned to the House [...]

U.S. textile industry representatives were united in their criticism of the current General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) proposal, which was released by GATT Director General Dunkel on December [...]

WASHINGTON - With retailers and textile executives helping the cause, the White House was optimistic Wednesday it will have enough support to achieve GATT ratification when the Senate votes on [...]

The House of Representatives approved the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Uruguay Round by a vote of 288 to 146 on Nov 29, 1994. The Senate will vote on the measure on Dec 1, where the outcome is less certain, but the Clinton administration is predicting a victory. The US textile industry opposes the treaty, which reduces import tariffs, for fear of losing jobs due to foreign competition, and it has been lobbying against GATT., WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The GATT Uruguay Round passed its first big hurdle Tuesday when the House approved it in a 288-146 vote in a rare lame-duck session, but the measure [...]

An amendment to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade rule-of-origin proposed by John Breaux and Ben Cardin is supported by 12 textile and apparel industry associations. The amendment would change the current rule of origin from the country the fabric is cut to the country which assembles the article of clothing. This would prevent countries, such as Hong Kong, from avoiding quotas by performing most of the work on a garment in the home country and yet having that garment labeled as the work of another country because the cutting was done in the other country., NEW YORK -- Twelve textile and apparel industry associations have thrown their support behind the Breaux-Cardin rule-of-origin amendment to the GATT Uruguay Round. The amendment, introduced in the Senate by [...]

Representatives from the textile and clothing industries are lobbying legislators to develop implementing legislation for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that is favorable to their industries. In general, they want the inter-agency Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements to be the regulatory body to decide how and when particular product tariffs under the 10-year phaseout of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement., WASHINGTON -- While the debate mounts over the broader issues of the GATT Uruguay Round treaty, the nation's textile and apparel manufacturers, importers and retailers will be busy trying to [...]

Leaders of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) are in disagreement about the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as specified in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). At its Apr 23, 1994, annual meeting, ATMI officials debated the issue of the WTO and GATT. Milliken & Co Chmn Roger Milliken is especially opposed to the WTO because he believes that the member nations are not favorable to the US., ORLANDO, Fla.--NAFTA have been enacted and GATT may have been ratified, but the American Textile Manufacturers Institute still has an international trade controversy raging in its midst. The ATMI concluded [...]

Representatives of the clothing and textile industries testified before the House Trade Subcommittee on how the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Uruguay Round treaty should be implemented. Manufacturers, importers and retailers offered differing perspectives on the issues of penalties for countries that keep their markets closed and on the phaseout of the MultiFiber Trade Arrangement. American Textile Manufacturers Institute Executive VP Carlos Moore was among those frustrated that the original 15-year phaseout had been replaced by a 10-year phaseout., WASHINGTON -- Retailers and importers went up against domestic manufacturers of textiles and apparel Wednesday on the tariff and quota phaseout details being crafted in the implementing legislation for the [...]

US textile industry leaders warned Pres Bush's administration that any October Surprise agreement in international trade negotiations might jeopardize the president's reelection prospects in the South. A trade agreement may be opposed by US farmers, steel companies and textile producers. The warning was issued amid speculations that Bush might spring a breakthrough in the much-delayed Uruguay Round talks sponsored by GATT.

Two dozen members of the Textile Distributors Assn (TDA) have initiated a mail campaign to stall GATT implementing legislation. Steering committee chairman James Gutman's letter to Sen Alfonse D'Amato emphasizes the 1 million textile jobs that will be lost to foreign competition if Congress approves GATT. The industry is appalled at the lack of public debate on the issue., NEW YORK -- They might not be able to stop GATT from becoming a reality, but at least two dozen members of the Textile Distributors Association are making a late [...]

The Textile Distributors Assn's (TDA) board of directors has voted unanimously to reject the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Although the TDA expects the agreement to be ratified by the Congress eventually, the trade association hopes to delay the ratification sufficiently to allow further review by industry and the government. TDA Pres James Marion claims that textile mills and converters, which make up the majority of the trade group's membership, will be the one hurt most by the trade agreement. The group's plan of action on the Uruguay Round has yet to be developed., NEW YORK -- The Textile Distributors Association has become the first textile-trade organization to officially give GATT the thumbs-down. Earlier this week, the TDA board of directors voted unanimously to [...]

The textile and apparel industries are lobbying to influence the legislation that will implement the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, a treaty that gradually eliminates trade quotas and tariffs in various industries. Under the treaty, the textile Multifiber Arrangement will be phased out over 10 years, and different segments of the US industry disagree over which body should be entrusted with managing the trade liberalization. The International Trade Commission and the Committee for Implementation of Textile Agreements are two possible candidates., WASHINGTON (FNS) -- While the debate mounts over the broader issues of the GATT Uruguay Round treaty, the nation's textile and apparel manufacturers, importers and retailers will be busy trying [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. -- NAFTA may be passed, and GATT signed, but the American Textile Manufacturers Institute still has an international trade battle raging -- whether to fight the creation of [...]

WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The GATT agreement came under pressure Tuesday from a coalition of U.S. textile, apparel, footwear and steel manufacturers, seeking tougher rules against dumping, countervaling duties and foreign [...]

Textile and apparel manufacturers speaking at a House Trade Subcommittee hearing on the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade Multifiber Arrangement phaseout told Congress member that the phaseout would cost thousands of US jobs. The retailers and importers stressed the necessity of getting other countries to open their markets to US apparel and textiles. The phaseout of the Multifiber Arrangement will eliminate the special trade rules that govern textiles and apparel., WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Retailers and importers went up against domestic manufacutrers of textiles and apparel Wednesday on the tariff and quota phaseout details being crafted in the implementing legislation for [...]

Pres Clinton vowed to sign the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade treaty under the fast-track system, as the Uruguay Round of talks concluded. The change in the US negotiating stance from wanting to extend the Multi-Fiber Arrangement phaseout from 10 to 15 years at the end of the talks angered members of the textile industry. Clinton must sign the agreement before Apr 15, 1994, and Congress must vote by 1995 for Jul 1, 1995, implementation., WASHINGTON -- The landmark Uruguay Round of GATT talks for world trade liberalization concluded in Geneva Wednesday after U.S. efforts to stretch out domestic textile industry protections and to force [...]

Virginia Democratic Rep L.F. Payne reports that US Trade Rep Mickey Kantor has proposed a meeting with wool industry officials to discuss the Clinton administration's plans to initiate minor cuts in the tariffs of coarse wool and major cuts in the importation of refined wool. Kantor's proposal came when he visited Capitol Hill to apprise members of Congress on issues regarding the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade., WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor is seeking a meeting with textile industry executives for help in refining proposed tariff cuts on textile imports in the Uruguay Round. The [...]

PARIS -- France's leading textile and apparel associations have called for changes in the current GATT proposals and urged their government to use its veto if necessary. 'There's a certain [...]

WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A coalition of U.S. manufacturers, including those representing textile, apparel and footwear companies, has asked President-elect Clinton to oppose any quick conclusion of the Uruguay Round of [...]

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) talks were suspended on Oct 21, 1992 after France and Germany refused to reconsider their position on agricultural subsidies. This will delay any agreement to implement the Multifiber Arrangement, which phases out US tariffs of textile products. The textile industry would like to see a 15-year phase-out period, instead of the proposed ten years. Some analysts believe the GATT Uruguay Round may now fail., Agricultural subsidies derail Uruguay Round WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The GATT talks, aimed at creating a new world order in the trade of goods and services, including apparel and textiles, collapsed [...]

WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A coalition of U.S. and European textile and apparel trade associations Tuesday lambasted the GATT plan to phase out the MultiFiber Arrangement as a sellout to low-cost [...]

WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A coalition of U.S. and European textile and apparel trade associations on Tuesday lambasted the GATT plan to phase out the MultiFiber Arrangement as a sellout to [...]

SENATE, HOUSE UNITS VOTE TO CLEAR WAY FOR FAST-TRACK WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The start of negotiations for a Mexico free-trade pact and completion of the Uruguay Round GATT talks came [...]

TEXTILE MAKERS PUSH MFA-PHASEOUT PLAN WASHINGTON (FNS) -- U.S. textile and apparel producers hope that an alliance with their counterparts in Europe on how to manage textile and apparel trade [...]