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Britain
Busting out in Britain
2005-08-23
EFL. Hat tip to Anti-idiotarian Rottweiler. Graphics to be supplied by .com
BRITAIN could be facing a bra shortage after an EU ban blocked £50million of Chinese-made clothing heading for the UK, a trade body warned today. It means some shops could run out of trousers, pullovers, blouses and other items in the coming months, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said. And the number of bras on shop floors could also drop, a spokeswoman for the BRC said.

A number of 2005 quotas are already full, meaning further imports of affected goods are held at ports and airports across Europe and denied entry. "A small retailer has probably invested all of last year’s profits in this year’s Autumn-Winter collection. They have paid for their products which are now stuck in a warehouse," he said. A new quota agreement between EU and China was signed on June 10 and ratified on July 12. It affects ten Chinese textile and clothing products. A European Commission spokesman said officials were heading to Beijing later this week to discuss a solution.
Posted by:Jackal

#9  Enough of this hyperbola.
Posted by: DMFD   2005-08-23 23:50  

#8  This thread is definitely a bust.
Posted by: not me   2005-08-23 19:37  

#7  I hate these tit-for-tat trade wars.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-08-23 16:27  

#6  Can't type? Doesn't matter! You're hired!
Posted by: Frank G   2005-08-23 16:26  

#5  So much for the double-barreled water balloon launcher...
Posted by: mojo   2005-08-23 15:35  

#4  Go ahead. Milk it for all it's worth...
Posted by: Fred   2005-08-23 15:31  

#3  Someone will be punished for this. I find no reference under Karen and in sharia law.

Infidel(le-ttes)
Posted by: Captain America   2005-08-23 14:53  

#2  I think it'd be a good idea to stay abreast of this situation...
Posted by: Fred   2005-08-23 14:22  

#1  The EU? What a bunch of boobs!
Posted by: Fun Dung Poo   2005-08-23 13:45  

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