MFA
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The Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) was an international trade agreement that governed and restricted textile and clothing exports from developing to developed countries through a system of quotas from 1974 to 2004.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MFA canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international trade agreement
ⓘ
multilateral agreement ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affected |
global patterns of textile and clothing production
ⓘ
industrialization strategies of many Asian economies ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
managing structural adjustment in textile industries of developed countries
ⓘ
preventing market disruption in developed countries ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MFA textile quota system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
bilateral quota agreements
ⓘ
clothing ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| covers |
certain clothing products
ⓘ
cotton textiles ⓘ man-made fibre textiles ⓘ wool textiles ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
discriminatory treatment of developing countries
ⓘ
inconsistency with free trade principles ⓘ |
| endTime | 2004 ⓘ |
| field |
international trade
ⓘ
textile trade ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
developed importing markets such as Canada
ⓘ
developed importing markets such as European Economic Community ⓘ developed importing markets such as Japan ⓘ developed importing markets such as United States ⓘ |
| governedBy | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
limited growth of textile and clothing exports from developing countries
ⓘ
protected textile industries in developed countries ⓘ restricted market access for developing-country textile exporters ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
developed importing countries
ⓘ
developing exporting countries ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | integration of textiles and clothing into WTO rules ⓘ |
| legalBasis | GATT framework ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
export restrictions
ⓘ
import quotas ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | GATT Textiles Surveillance Body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
clothing exports from developing countries
ⓘ
exports from developing to developed countries ⓘ textile exports from developing countries ⓘ |
| regulatoryMechanism | country- and product-specific quotas ⓘ |
| replaced |
Long-Term Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Cotton Textiles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Short-Term Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Cotton Textiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Trade Organization textile regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalExtent | 1974–2004 ⓘ |
| terminationReason | implementation of Agreement on Textiles and Clothing phase-out schedule ⓘ |
| uses | quota system ⓘ |
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