COTANCE calls for tariff liberalisation
In reviewing the progress of the current WTO trade negotiations at the recent COTANCE Spring Council meeting in Bologna, Italy, representatives of Italy (UNIC), Spain (CEC-FECUR), Germany (VDL), France (FFTM), Sweden (SG), United Kingdom (UK Leather Federation), Netherlands (FNL), Belgium (UNITAN) and Hungary (BCE) expressed concern over the risks that the Doha Agreement may not yield the expected benefits for the Leather trade and industry and called for further tariff liberalisation.