Textile exporters in India may face difficulties in accessing markets in the European Union (EU) after the removal of quotas from January 2005.
EU is setting stiff conditions on the use of chemicals in textile products, restricting preferential duties and introducing new rules of origin to keep a check on the flow of textile imports into its member states.
To begin with, EU is planning stricter labelling requirements. It is also asking its companies to factor in labour and environmental concerns