Barely has the textiles issues been resolved that China will have its footwear exports in trouble.
It is being understood that certain legal implication of the agreement have no applicability over footwear and may attract restrictions under the WTO safeguards.
Entering in to this controversy at this juncture may disturb the fragile EU-China trade relationship.
For footwear, Italy takes the lead in seeking capping Chinese products as it is a major producer from the region.
Anti-dumping investigations by EU against China, India and Russia have been already launched in several other product categories.
These mainly argue against the pricing of products that are sold well below the cost price in the country of the origin.
Industry insiders have claimed that most of the antidumping cases involving China delve in unfair trade practices, which has no mention in the new Sino-EU textile agreement.
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