Competitiveness of the Polish Textile and Clothing Sector within the European Integration Process and the Liberalization Procedures of GATT/WTO Agreement (ATC)
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The aim of the chapter is to discuss the liberalization process within the ATC (Agreement on Textiles &Clothing) within GATT/WTO and its impact on the competitiveness of the EU and Poland in the global market of T&C. The Agreement of Textiles and Clothing as a transitional instrument, built on the following key elements:
- the product coverage,
- a programme for the progressive integration of these textile and clothing products into GATT 1994 rules,
- a liberalization process to progressively enlarge existing quotas (until they are removed) by increasing annual growth rates at each stage.
The paper focuses also on the analysis of recent trends in T&C in the EU and Poland with special reference to the shaping of comparative advantage indices of Polish exporters in the EU internal market.
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