A : → The impending enlargement of the EU-15 (now 15 members) to incorporate ten new members states, namely the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia is due to take place on 1 May 2004. At that point all anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures applicable to the EU-15 will apply at the EU-25 level. It is also necessary to add that, starting from 1 May 2004, all import quotas imposed by the EU in the Chinese textiles and non-textiles sectors will apply also within the new enlarged Union.
Q : → The EU is going to expand to include new members. When will the enlarged EU become effective and who are the nem members. Also how it will affect Hong Kong and China?
